Why Me? : The Autobiography of Sammy Davis, Jr.

Boyar, Jane, Boyar, Burt, Davis, Sammy, Jr.

ISBN 10: 0747405565 / ISBN 13: 9780747405566

Published by Little, Brown Book Group Limited, 1990

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Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Me? : The Autobiography of Sammy Davis, Jr.
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747405565
• ISBN 13: 9780747405566
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: New Ed.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 0.467 pounds

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Synopsis

You name it and it sounds as if Sammy Davis Jr. has done it. In this sprawling, revealing, lively second autobiography (following the bestseller Yes, I Can , also coauthored with the Boyars) stories of money, sex, violence, drugs, booze, fame, luxury and extravagance spill out relentlessly. Superstardom, admits Davis, has always been his be-all and end-all, and the almost obligatory downside--failed marriages, sickness, age, his own personal IRS auditor--are featured heavily here, along with insider show-biz gossip. More up-tone tales involve life-long buddy and supporter Frank Sinatra, the Rat Pack, the Kennedys, Richard Nixon. At the core of the book is the extraordinary black experience of the last 50 years. Davis became a star in the '40s at a Vegas hotel where he could headline but not sleep. In the '70s, he slept in Lincoln's bed in the White House, guest of the president. Even Mr. Wonderful (Davis's first Broadway smash hit) couldn't top that.