Photo by Gérard Schachmes / Sygma
Negative Year: 1981 (printed year: 1980s)
Print size: 20x29.8 cm
Style: Vintage print / gelatin silber print
Story documentation on the verso
The Backstory:
Sammy Davis Jr. was often billed as the "greatest living entertainer in the world". His film and nightclub career were in full swing, however, and he became even more famous as one of the "Rat Pack", a group of free-wheeling entertainers that included Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. But even more important, he helped break down racial barriers in show business in the 1950s and 1960s.
In July 1981 Sammy Davis Jr. performed during a gala evening at the Lido, a variety club in Paris, to benefit hadicapeped children. He also received the vermeil medal of the city of Paris from the mayor during this evening.
Davis released two Grammy nominated songs — “What Kind of Fool Am I?” and “The Candy Man.” After his death in 1990, he posthumously won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002.
Sammy Davis Jr., Paris, 1981 - The Greatest Entertainer of his Time
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