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Sammy Davis Jr. Entertains in Chicago Royalty Free Stock Photo

Michael Bilandic, Heather Bilandic, and Sammy Davis Jr. in Chicago in 1978 Royalty Free Stock Photo

Closeup of Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Sammy Davis JR Royalty Free Stock Photo

Walk of fame star Samuel George `Sammy` Davis Jr. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Sammy Davis Jr. at Senior Citizens Picnic in Chicago in 1978 Royalty Free Stock Photo

Statue or Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. inside building Royalty Free Stock Photo

Multi-talented entertainment legend, Sammy Davis Jr., arrives at a senior citizens` picnic in Chicago, Illinois, in June, 1978. Davis was a singer/recording artist, actor, comedian and a humanitarian known for his civil rights activism and philanthropy. He was born in Harlem in New York City on July 8, 1925 and died from throat cancer in Beverly Hills, California on May 16, 1990 at the age of 64.