Sammy davis jr autobiography book
Sammy davis jr autobiography book
Sammy davis jr autobiography yes i...
Sammy: An Autobiography
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Sammy Davis, Jr. had collaborated on his two autobiographies, Yes I Can (1965) and Why Me? (1989), with authors Jane and Burt Boyar.
Burt’s beloved wife Jane passed away in 1997, and three years later in 2000 Burt Boyar released a newly edited version of the two autobiographies combined, titled Sammy: An Autobiography.
It was a great time to re-release Sammy’s memoirs.
The 1996 movie Swingers, coinciding with the swing revival of the 1990s, helped popularise a grunge-era revival of a Rat Pack-era aesthetic.
Sammy davis jr autobiography book pdf
In November 1999, Rhino Records released a critically-acclaimed 4-CD box set of Sammy’s music, also titled Yes I Can. In January 2000, Warner Brothers announced a remake of the Rat Pack’s classic film Ocean’s 11, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts.
The release of the film in 2001 marked increasing interest in the halcyon days when Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. ruled Las Vegas. In 2001, Sammy Davis