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Sammy Davis, Jr. [digital videodisc] : 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.

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[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2019]

Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990.

Entertainers -- United States -- Biography.

1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

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man who embraced Judaism, through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress; a veteran of increasingly outdated show business traditions, he strove to stay relevant, even as he found himself bracketed by the bigotry of white America and the distaste of black America.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.

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