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PublisherScribner
ISBN-100743227417
ISBN-139780743227414
eBay Product ID (ePID)2375956
Product Key Features
Book TitleGonna Do Great Things : the Life of Sammy Davis, Jr
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCultural Heritage, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorGary Fishgall
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight22.8 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-059035
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal792.7/028/092 B
Table Of ContentContents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Growing Up in the Country of Show Business Chapter 1: Harlem and the Road Chapter 2: The Forty-four-year-old Midget Part Two: Breaking All the Rules Chapter 3: Fort Warren Chapter 4: "Hungry and Mad" Chapter 5: The Big Time Chapter 6: A Crucial Year Part Three: Top of the Heap Chapter 7: The Return Chapter 8: Mr. Wonderful Chapter 9: Kim, Harry, and Loray Chapter 10: Big Screen, Little Screen Chapter 11: Lovers and Friends Chapter 12: The Rat Pack Chapter 13: May Chapter 14: "A One-man Band" Chapter 15: Pallies Chapter 16: Golden Boy Chapter 17: "On the Seventh Day, He Works" Chapter 18: A Book, a Film, and a TV Series Chapter 19: That's All! Part Four: An Aging Hipster from La-La Land Chapter 20: Sad Times and Swinging Times Chapter 21: Altovise Chapter 22: Entering the Seventies Chapter 23: The Candy Man and the Man in the White House Chapter 24: An Open Marriage Chapter 25: A New Showroom, a New Show, and an Old Musical Chapter 26: Difficult Adjustments Part Five: "Now I Like Me" Chapter 27: "I've Never Felt Better" Chapter 28: Turning Sixty Chapter 29: "The Alternative Is Something Else Again" Chapter 30: "I Don't Think This Is the WayI'm Supposed to Go Out" Epilogue Afterword Notes Bibliography Filmography Discography Index
SynopsisAn intimate biography of the legendary entertainer provides a multifaceted portrait of the accomplished dancer, singer, actor, and comedian; his complex often turbulent personal life; his role in the Civil Rights movement; his relationship with the Rat Pack; and more. 35,000 first printing.
LC Classification NumberPN2287.D322F57 2003
