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The Evolution of Sammy Davis, Jr
Title
The Evolution of Sammy Davis, Jr. / Tony Brown Productions.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : Tony Brown Productions, [1991]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©1991
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (1 video file (26 min., 43 sec)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by Tony Brown Productions, 1991.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 18, 2018.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
In this program from Tony Brown's Journal from the 1980s, Sammy Davis reflects on his television interview with Tony Brown in 1971. Davis says, "I’ve survived where other cats would have been down the tubes. A lot of people don’t like themselves. I’ve stopped trying to adjust because its uncomfortable, let me be the best me I can be."
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
9 - 12, Academic/AP
Contents
Saloon Singer (4:22); Interracial Marriages (3:40); Lack of Community Commitment (3:49); Black Presence in the Media (4:15); Career Reflections (10:23); Credits: The Evolution of Sammy Davis, Jr. (0:11);
Videorecording number
167347 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Infobase, film distributor.
Tony Brown Productions (Firm)
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