Adds Don Cheadle: "Sammy Davis, Jr., was not only a towering, sui generis talent but also a performer who used his platform and prestige to fight for equality and justice" A century ago, on Dec. 8, ...

Swedish actress and Sammy Davis Jr’s ex-wife, May Britt, has died. She was 91. Britt, the second wife of the legendary Rat Pack member, died of natural causes at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana ...

When I was a kid, I was Sammy Davis Jr. before I was anyone else. I started my entertainment career as a tap dancer. That was what led to my first appearance on television, in Philadelphia on KYW-TV.

Through his father’s networking and union position, it was Ray, Jr. who first connected with Davis’s orchestra, serving as its drummer from 1975-81. “During the whole time when I was taking drum ...

For what would have been his 100th birthday, PEOPLE spoke to some of Sammy Davis Jr.'s former friends and colleagues Scott Huver is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been writing about entertainment ...