Adds Don Cheadle: "Sammy Davis, Jr., was not only a towering, sui generis talent but also a performer who used his platform and prestige to fight for equality and justice" A century ago, on Dec. 8, ...

The ex-wife of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. has died. May Britt was 91 years old. Britt’s death was confirmed by her son Mark, ...

May Britt, a Swedish-born actor whose 1960 marriage to Sammy Davis Jr. made them unwitting flashpoints in America's fight ...

Swedish actress and Sammy Davis Jr’s ex-wife, May Britt, has died. She was 91. Britt, the second wife of the legendary Rat Pack member, died of natural causes at Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana ...

Born Maj-Britt Wilkens on March 22, 1934, on Lidingö, an island near Stockholm, May Britt's journey to stardom began in an unconventional manner. Initially working as an assistant to a Swedish ...

After her marriage ended, she resumed acting, taking roles in episodes of The Danny Thomas Hour, Mission: Impossible, The ...

In 2024, Rolling Stone released an article exploring singer and performer Sammy Davis Jr.’s connection to the Church of Satan, and now “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. is daring to dance with the devil ...

Through his father’s networking and union position, it was Ray, Jr. who first connected with Davis’s orchestra, serving as its drummer from 1975-81. “During the whole time when I was taking drum ...

She was a white actress, he was a popular Black entertainer, and their relationship elicited racist reactions in 1960, ...