Sammy Davis Jr..
The first major film documentary to examine the performer’s vast career and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America. Sammy Davis, Jr., had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, vast in scope and scale. And yet,...
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| Format: | Streaming video |
| Language: | English |
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2019.
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| Online Access: | A Kanopy streaming video Cover Image |
| Summary: | The first major film documentary to examine the performer’s vast career and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America. Sammy Davis, Jr., had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, vast in scope and scale. And yet, his life was complex, complicated and contradictory. Davis strove to achieve the American Dream in a time of racial prejudice and shifting political territory. He was a veteran of increasingly outdated show business traditions and worked tirelessly to stay relevant, even as he frequently found himself bracketed by the bigotry of white America and the distaste of black America. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. Winner of a **Black Reel Award** for Outstanding Independent Documentary. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (1 hr., 40 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 01:40:00 |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |