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Sammy Davis, Jr. : I've gotta be me / produced by Sally Rosenthal and Michael Kantor ; edited by Steven Wechsler ; written by Laurence Maslon directed by Sam Pollard ; a production of Thirteen Productions LLC's American masters for WNET; in coproduction with ZDF ; in collaboration with ARTE. |
| OCLC |
1081298280 |
| ISBN |
9781531709082 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
841887040839 |
| Music number |
AM61702 PBS |
| Publisher |
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2019] |
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[Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution. |
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©2019. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
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DVD video. |
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Television program. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990.
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Entertainers -- United States -- Biography.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Documentary television programs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026207
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026725
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Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2011026724
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| Creation/Production credits |
Original music, Christopher Rife. |
| System details note |
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen; 5.1 surround. |
| Target audience |
Rating: TV14. |
| Summary |
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man who embraced Judaism, through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress; a veteran of increasingly outdated show business traditions, he strove to stay relevant, even as he found himself bracketed by the bigotry of white America and the distaste of black America.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. |
| Cast |
Sammy Davis, Jr. |
| Language note |
With optional English SDH subtitles and descriptive video. |
| General note |
Special features: Being black in America; Persona; Sammy's funeral; Star. |
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