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Article: Sammy Davis Jr. takes on G.E., Colonel Parker and the mob in TV Guide; getting dramatic parts wasn't easy for blacks in the old days.
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- March 20, 1989
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/ADVANCE FOR RELEASE 6 P.M., EST TODAY/ SAMMY DAVIS JR. TAKES ON G.E., COLONEL PARKER AND THE MOB IN TV GUIDE;
GETTING DRAMATIC PARTS WASN'T EASY FOR BLACKS IN THE OLD DAYS
/ADVANCE/RADNOR, Pa., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Breaking into dramatic television in 1958 was no easy feat for Sammy Davis Jr., who, despite his huge success as an entertainer, still faced many racial barriers that year, including a lost opportunity to star in a movie with Elvis Presley, and a media uproar over his friendship with actress Kim Novak.
In excerpts from his soon-to-be-published book, "Why Me? The Sammy Davis, Jr. Story," appearing in the current (March ...
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