The entertainer, who would have turned 100 this month, reinvented himself by starring in the musical version of Clifford Odets’s prizefighting drama “Golden Boy.” The entertainer, who would have ...
As the 1960s began, Sammy Davis Jr. was one of the most revered and highly paid live entertainers in America. He headlined in Las Vegas. He starred in prime time variety specials. He had even broken ...
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Britt’s death was confirmed by her son Mark, who said his mother died in Los Angeles on Dec. 11. She died at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center of natural causes, he told The Hollywood ...
May Britt, the Swedish-born actress whose marriage to Black entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. in 1960 drew racist reactions in Hollywood and elsewhere, all while the Civil Rights Movement was gathering ...
She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, worrying John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign. By Clay Risen May Britt, the ...
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