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Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me explores Davis' journey to create his own identity - as a black man who embraced Judaism - through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress. Yet, his life was complex, complicated, and contradictory. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, so vast and multi-faceted that it was dizzying in its scope and scale. Entertainment,' a show-business meteor who blazed across the twentieth century. The first major film documentary to examine Sammy Davis, Jr.'s vast talent and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th century America.

In addition, Davis was the most public black figure to embrace Judaism, tying his identity to that of another persecuted minority.ДЇeaturing exclusive interviews with Billy Crystal, Norman Lear, Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Kim Novak, as well as never-before-seen photos from DavisвЂ™ vast personal collection and rare footage from his performances in television, film and concert, American Masters вЂ“ Sammy Davis, Jr.: IвЂ™ve Gotta Be Meexplores the life and art of a uniquely gifted entertainer whose trajectory paralleled the major flashpoints of American society, from the Great Depression through the 1980s.Д®njoy this rebroadcast from 2019 of IвЂ™ve Gotta Be Me on American Masters Friday September 24 at 9pm on WITF.He was 'Mr. Sammy Davis, Jr., had the kind of career that was indisputably. on WXXI-TV, is the first major film documentary to examine the performerвЂ™s vast career and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th-century America. Davis strove to achieve the American Dream in a time of racial prejudice and shifting political territory.ДЄ veteran of increasingly outdated show business traditions, he worked tirelessly to stay relevant, even as he frequently found himself caught between the bigotry of white America and the distaste of black America. Sammy Davis, Jr.: American Masters, airing Friday, September 24 at 9 p.m. Pollard also directed the very fine American Masters on John Wayne and John Ford from 2006, so you canвЂ™t say he isnвЂ™t working from a diversified portfolio. His life was also complex, complicated and contradictory. had an indisputably legendary career that was vast in scope and scale. The program is also available on-demand through the PBS Video app. Could Sammy Davis Jr read Learned to tap dance like a master Both of his parents, Elvera Sanchez and Sammy Davis Sr., were vaudevillians who danced with the Will Mastin Troupe.

#SAMMY DAVIS JR AMERICAN MASTERS ANDROID#

You can stream WITF TV live on our website and through the PBS Video app on Roku, Apple TV and iPhone and Android smartphones. was an American entertainer who had a net worth equal to 5 million at the time of his death. Watch IвЂ™ve Gotta Be MeВ on American Masters Friday, September 24 at 9pm on WITF. Now, itвЂ™s time to find better ways to interact with you and ensure we meet your high standards of what a credible media organization should be. The days of journalismвЂ™s one-way street of simply producing stories for the public have long been over.

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