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Elvera "Baby" Sanchez Davis (September 1, 1905 – September 3, 2000) was an American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr.. Davis Jr. stated that his mother was Puerto Rican and born in San Juan; however, in the 2003 biography In Black and White, author Wil Haygood wrote that Davis' mother was born in New York City, of Afro-Cuban descent, and that Davis claimed she was Puerto Rican because ...
Elvera "Bebé" Sanchez Davis (1 de septiembre de 1905 -3 de septiembre de 2000) fue una bailarina estadounidense y madre de Sammy Davis Jr.
8 de sept. de 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 de abr. de 2023 · Born Sept. 1, 1905, Elvera was known as “Baby Sanchez.” She began performing as a dancer during her teen years. If Elvera is hardly mentioned in Davis’s autobiography, he did acknowledge her,...
9 de sept. de 2000 · Elvera Sanchez Davis, 95, a tap dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr., died Sept. 2 at her home in Manhattan. Ms. Davis, known as Baby Sanchez, began performing at 16 in the chorus line at...
10 de may. de 2014 · Sammy Davis Jr. was practically born in a trunk on Dec. 8, 1925, to vaudevillians Sammy Davis Sr. and Elvera Sanchez, who was Puerto Rican. The two separated in 1928, and Davis’ father and...
A popular African American entertainer, Sammy Davis, Jr., lent his fame and talents to several events in support of Martin Luther King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Born in New York City to vaudeville performers Elvera Sanchez and Sammy Davis, Sr., Davis, Jr., was performing on stage at the age of three.
