9 Stories on Sammy Davis Jr.
Altovise Davis, the widow of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., has died. She was 65.
We asked the Sports Illustrated writers who covered the Beijing Olympics to leave us with their indelible memory of the Games.
Voters will determine if America is ready for a black president come November, but Hollywood, often ahead of the national curve, made up its mind about the issue ages ago.
Joey Bishop, the deadpan comic with the catchphrase "Son of a gun!" – and the last surviving member of Frank Sinatra's swinging '60s "Rat Pack" – has died. He was 89.
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Sammy Davis Jr. Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story Rhino
I may be wrong about this, but I'm pretty certain that Dave Frishberg is the only composer/lyricist who has ever found a rhyme for the phrase "counterfeit debentures." He tucked this nugget into hi...
Altovise Davis, the widow of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., has died. She was 65.
We asked the Sports Illustrated writers who covered the Beijing Olympics to leave us with their indelible memory of the Games.
Voters will determine if America is ready for a black president come November, but Hollywood, often ahead of the national curve, made up its mind about the issue ages ago.
Joey Bishop, the deadpan comic with the catchphrase "Son of a gun!" – and the last surviving member of Frank Sinatra's swinging '60s "Rat Pack" – has died. He was 89.
1. Tadd Fujikawa Wasn't it refreshing to see a teenage golf prodigy actually having fun?
In an unprecedented sweep, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" set an Oscar record by winning all 11 awards for which it had been nominated, including best picture of the year.
It sounds like something you'd debate with your dorm buddies, scarfing down Cheetos: Is Gilligan's Island an apt metaphor for 20th-century America? In Gilligan's Wake (Picador), sure to be the seas...
Sammy Davis Jr. Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story Rhino
I may be wrong about this, but I'm pretty certain that Dave Frishberg is the only composer/lyricist who has ever found a rhyme for the phrase "counterfeit debentures." He tucked this nugget into hi...
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