sammy davis jr
IS DEAD
Last Updated: Friday, February 05, 2021
DATE OF BIRTH
12.08.1925
BEST KNOWN FOR
SINGER, DANCER, ACTOR AND COMEDIAN NOTED FOR HIS IMPERSONATIONS OF ACTORS; NOTABLE FOR HIS WORK IN OCEAN'S 11, MR WONDERFUL, SERGEANTS 3, ROBIN AND THE 7 HOODS AND GOLDEN BOY. A VICTIM OF RACISM THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE, HE BECAME A LARGE FINANCIAL SUPPORTER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
CAUSE OF DEATH
cancer
( Throat )
Death Statistics
sammy davis jr died on 05/16/1990 at the age of 64.
sammy was prominently known as
a singer,
and is remembered fondly by family, friends, and fans.
Digging into our profile records, among our musician class of profiles,
sammy davis jr is one of
11 singers
who has died as a result of cancer .
Within the broader landscape of our profiles, sammy davis jr
was one of 224 individuals who had succumbed
to this illness, and one of 10
people who had died from Throat Cancer.