Sammy Davis Jr. lived a stored life. Adored by millions over a six-decade-long career, he was considered an entertainment icon and a national treasure. But depite lifetime earnings that topped $50 million, Sammy died in 1990 near bankruptcy, His estate was declared insolvent, and there was no possib
Deconstructing Sammy: Music, Money, Madness, and the Mob
β Scribed by Birkbeck, Matt
- Book ID
- 108168694
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 271 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780061700200
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