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Elvera Sanchez - Wikipedia. Contents. hide. (Top) Life and career. Personal life. References. Sources. External links. Elvera Sanchez. Elvera "Baby" Sanchez Davis (September 1, 1905 – September 3, 2000) was an American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr.
- September 1, 1905, New York City, U.S.
- 2, including Sammy Davis Jr.
- September 2, 2000 (aged 95), New York City, U.S.
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'Elvera Sanchez was born in New York City to Luisa Valentina (née Aguiar; February 14, 1884 – October 5, 1996), a Cuban immigrant, and Marco Sanchez, who was...
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8. Sept. 2000 · Elvera Sanchez Davis, a tap dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr., died on Saturday at her home in Manhattan. She was 95. Known as Baby Sanchez, Ms. Davis began performing at 16 in the...
13. Apr. 2023 · Elvera Sanchez was a Puerto Rican dancer who performed in Harlem and met Sammy Davis Sr., the father of Sammy Davis Jr. She had a troubled relationship with her son and died in 2000.
- The Will Mastin Trio
- Military Service Leaves Its Scars
- Honing His Talents with Legends
Ramona stayed with her grandmother but Sam Davis, Sr. collected his son and took him on the road with him. The boy soon developed a love for show business and at the age of 3 became a bit player in Mastin’s latest revue, Struttin’ Hannah from Savannah. He soon learned to dance, mug, sing and joke, and Mastin started using Sammy more and more. The a...
Three years later at age 18, Davis was drafted into the Army and sent to Fort Warren, Cheyenne in Wyoming for basic training. In March 1943, the War Department had racially integrated all recreation and transportation facilities on stateside bases, and Davis’s experiences in this environment were scarifying – given he had been sheltered from an und...
After his discharge in 1945, Davis left Wyoming and returned to the Trio’s act, which toured the country in theatres, carnivals, and increasingly as an opening act in nightclubs. Davis toured with Mickey Rooney (who tried to get Davis cast in his upcoming film, but MGM refused to cast a black man in the role), hung out in Los Angeles and New York w...
21. Mai 2021 · Elvera Sanchez was the Puerto Rican mother of Sammy Davis Jr., a multitalented entertainer who lost his eye in a car accident. Learn more about their family background, his career, and his relationships with other celebrities.
9. Sept. 2000 · Elvera Sanchez Davis, also known as Baby Sanchez, was a dancer who performed in Harlem and Apollo chorus lines. She married Sammy Davis Sr., a fellow dancer, and had a son, Sammy Davis Jr., who became a tap-dance prodigy.
