Resumen:
In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr..His life appeared to be a fulfillment of the American Dream. From his rise to top billing on the nightclub circuit to his recording contracts, his featured roles on Broadway to his Hollywood stardom, his fame and fortune in Las Vegas to his Rat Pack heyday, Sammy Davis, Jr. seemed to have had it all and have done it all. Yet despite his successes, his celebrity friendships, and his untold romances, the entertainer was a roiling storm of contradictions and conflict. Admired and reviled by both blacks and whites, he was tormented by raging insecurities, never quite coming to terms with his own skin. In his award-winning biography, Wil Haygood takes Davis beyond the icon to explore the man trapped between a world of black and white, love and hate, identity and persona. Based on painstaking research and over 250 interviews, In Black and White transcends simple biography to provide a vast and vivid cultural history of the twentieth century as well as an intimate portrayal of one of America's greatest entertainers. |
