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Sammy Davis, Jr. : I've gotta be me Cover Image DVD DVD

Sammy Davis, Jr. : I've gotta be me

Davis, Sammy Jr 1925-1990 (performer,, on-screen participant.). Rosenthal, Sally, (television producer.). Kantor, Michael, 1961- (television producer.). Wechsler, Steven, (editor of moving image work.). Maslon, Laurence, (screenwriter.). Pollard, Sam, (television director.). Thirteen Productions, (production company.). Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, (production company.). Association relative à la télévision européenne, (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distributor.). Sammy Davis, Jr. (Cast).

Record details

  • ISBN: 1531709087
  • ISBN: 9781531709082
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019]
  • Distributor: [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution

Content descriptions

General Note:
Special features: Being black in America; Persona; Sammy's funeral; Star.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Original music, Christopher Rife.
Participant or Performer Note: Sammy Davis, Jr.
Summary, etc.: Examines entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.'s journey to create his own identity, as a black man who embraced Judaism, through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress; a veteran of increasingly outdated show business traditions, he strove to stay relevant, even as he found himself bracketed by the bigotry of white America and the distaste of black America. Features new interviews with Billy Crystal, Norman Lear, Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg, Kim Novak, and others, with photographs from Davis's personal collection and performance footage.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV14.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen; 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
With optional English SDH subtitles and descriptive video.

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Subject: Davis, Sammy Jr 1925-1990
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  • 4 of 4 copies available at Bibliomation.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford DVD AMERICAN MASTERS DAVIS, JR. (Text) 32544072535536 Adult DVD Available -
Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven DVD 792.709 SAM (Text) 31953145373042 Adult Nonfiction DVD Available -
New Milford Public Library DVD B DAVIS (Text) 34021131523843 Adult Nonfiction DVD Available -
Seymour Public Library DVD B DAVIS, JR (Text) 34043144469814 Adult DVD Available -

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