This makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. Even his most trusted inner circle completely betrayed him. What a sad ending for an incredible human being
He was a standup person, who sincerely cared for his fellow human beings-he also happened to be in my opinion, the greatest ALL AROUND entertainer of the 20th century, and from what I've seen thus far, twenty years into the 21st century, he has these twenty or so years to add to his claim as the greatest entertainer in the last 120 years. But then again, he's never incorporated the grabbing of his crotch into his act. (lol)
Now wait a minute. Davis’s estate probably was owed to the IRS. If you all are saying there was a legal way to distribute his personal effects to his loved ones, that is probably untrue. Doing it before IRS got there was their only chance.
@Jackson in Chicago, USA he was wealthy he was taking care of alot of people he also spent alot of money on jewelry clothes cars etc he didn't manage his money well and on top of that he didn't pay his debts
Sammy wasthe complete entertainment package. Great singer, dancer, actor. A gracious and generous human being who gave his all whenever he was on stage, and off. Badly used by a lot of people. One of the Immortals of show business, never to be forgotten.
@@raymondfrye5017 You may want to study the man....Sammy Davis, Jr was in fact a practicing Jew. He converted to the faith. You do know a Jew is someone who practices the religion of Judaism don't you? You can be of any race or nationality.
@Jay North today is my brothers bday. I was just thinking about he robbed my mother blind. When my mom found out she asked me to take over her monthly bills to help her to get back on track. We also updated her will the way she wanted. After that I was not allowed to see my mother unless it was supervised. At her funeral my brothers got the preacher. He never mentioned my deceased sister or myself.... It was all about the love of a mother for her sons. That's ok.. I kept all the documents that showed he was/is a thief.
paul broderick : Yeah, Jimi Hendrix, and Roman and Sharon Polanski. He was with Hendrix two days before he o’’deed, and three days after he said good bye in London to Sharon before she took a plane back to California, she was massacred. He and Peter Lawford said if they had been back in the U.S, they probably would have been at her house, partying. He also said in his book, ‘Why Me’?that Charlie Manson was looking for him and a few other black celebrities to kill.
The truth is there are a lot of wolves out there dressed in sheeps clothing. Many exist as home health care workers who see caregiving as a chance to take advantage of the vulnerable. The lie is no matter what anyone succeeds at taking they cant take it with them either. No one truly owns anything in this life. We can only use money to get some of our needs met while we are alive but no one owns anything truly. It all will outlast us all. All the fighting, clamoring, stealing, lies, cheating is all in vain. That is what ppl will end up paying for.
Sammy invited Ann Jillian and husband Andy to his hime for “movie night’s” and he would want to know everything about how Ann handled her cancer back in 1985. He once even came to Anns stage show in Tahoe at the Sahara Hotel casino, he became a very good friend to Ann and hubby Andy. A friendship they all cherished.
Receive JESUS as your SAVIOUR to have your name secured in His Book of Life! "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." Revelation 20:15! Awful to think of it. However, ALL will have an opportunity to choose Heaven or hell before dying. Of course one ends up in hell because of unbelief. I don't think anyone actually understands what they've done when they reject holiness. But THAT'S choosing hell.
Someone way down in the comments below brought about a VERY GOOD point. This person said that Frank would take most of the money because, he knew that Sammy owed the IRS so much and then would give Sammy his money under the table. That would make a lot of sense to me BECAUSE, Frank WAS a great friend to Sammy. Frank would refuse to perform at venues if they did not accept blacks. This guy in the interview is telling a story, but not the WHOLE story. Always do your research before take a person's story and run with it. I personally am going to do more research on this JUST for the heck of it. If I find out that his whole story is true then SHAME SHAME on EVERYONE who did him wrong.
Correct.when sammy lost his eye in car crash it was frank who paid all his bills and got him back on his feet.if frank was ur friend he would go to the ends of the earth for you.these dummies need to do research.frank raised or gave away over 1bn dollars to charity and people in need.Frank was the most generous of all entertainers.True he had a dark side and if you crossed him woe betide you.In actual fact that tour was organised to try and bring dean martin out of his depression.when dean couldnt or wouldnt continue liza minelli stood in for him.But definately frank was the best friend sammy ever had
@@barrytaylor463 I remembered something about Frank trying to get Dean out of his depression because, he lost his son in a plane crash and never gotten over that. Frank was a VERY DEAR friend to Sammy and Sammy admired him a great deal. You are so right and yes, people need to get their story straight before telling their stories.
Kat Slat Yes, this definitely makes sense. I always think of F.S. As a sincere gentleman and loyal friend. Definitely not some money hungry devious person that he’s being made to look like by these incomplete comments...
I believe Frank covered his ass. That's one of the things Frank was famous for, doing the right thing because it was just too easy to do. That's why they call him a stand up guy. That's my idea of a man.
rickbangkok what about the other people? And how you do you know if sammy told her to take some things because he knew the others was gonna do so? 🤔🤔🤔 but just point out the wife smh yell
Tbf if they didnt take it the IRS would have siezed it anyway i am suprised sinatra fucked him over like that though. Thought they were genuine friends.
This truly shows us that people are really selfish, untrustworthy, greedy, deceitful and down right scumbags! At the end of the day, there is no such thing as unconditional love OR trust! People are such phony asses! It's true that we come into this world alone and we go out alone. People aint SHIT!
I also read during that time Sinatra paid for Sammy's funeral expenses...if there is anything Sinatra wasn't was greedy. He earned tremendous fees and gave away most if it to others.
@@82luft49 I've read somewhere it might have to do with Sammy David Jr. owing the Tax Office.They probably gave him his due but had to figure it was less, otherwise the Tax Office would have reclaimed the bigger chunk of it.
That's nice, but after all Sammy did to help plan Kennedy's Inaugural, Sinatra told Sammy not to show up. He felt Sammy's presence & performing would aggravate the white Southern "Dixiecrats."
Billboard Magazine was at 9000 Sunset Los Angeles California. My uncle Peter was director of advertising sales for Billboard Magazine. Billboard had the top floor, Don Kirshner's Rock concert had the floor below Billboard. Sammy Davis jr. Had the floor below that. My uncle wanted to introduce me to Sammy, so we got off on his floor, but Sammy wasn't there. So I never got to meet him. But my uncle told me Sammy was a nice man. I'm sorry to hear about the lack of grace concerning his passing. Sammy was a National Treasure and he should have been treated him with more respect. Thank you Sammy for being such a professional, for being a great Entertainer. I'm sorry I missed you. Godspeed.
I HAVE SEEN MR DAVIS DOZENS OF TIMES. I WAS ONE OF 500 PEOPLE THAT SAW HIS LAST PERFORMENCE AT THE FRONT ROW IN CLEVELAND OH. HE PASSED A FEW WEEKS LATER. HE DID ONE HOUR MORE THAN HIS OTHER SHOWS FOR US. THIS MAN SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THREE TIMES THE PAY THAT HE GOT. SANATRA HAD ABSOLUTLY NO TALANT NEXT TO MR DAVIS. AND DEAN MARTIN HAD 50 TIMES MORE TALANT THAN SANATRA. DEAN ONCE SAID THAT SAMMY DAVIS WAS THE GREATEST ALL AROUND ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIME. THAT'S ABSOLUTLY THE TRUTH, HANDS DOWN. GOD BLESS YOU SIR AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU GAVE US....
@@federicoperone5346 DEAR FED. SANATRA WAS A WISE GUY. ( HE ) THOUGHT HE WAS HOT SHIT BUT NOBODY REALLY LIKED HIM. BUT YOU HAD TO KISS HIS ASS TO STAY AROUND. ALL HE DID WAS SING, IF THATS WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL IT IN HIS MONOTONE VOICE. BUT ITS ALL PART OF THE PAST WHO GIVES A SHIT..DEAN WAS INCREDIBLE, SAMMY PUT THEM ALL TO SHAME WITH HIS TALANT. NEVER BE ANOTHER SAMMY...THANKS...
@@erwinmonti5066 well to gain power like sinatra you need talent, and sinatra knew that dean and sammy where way better singers and artists, so there is no need to hate sinatra because he isn't the style you like
If Sammy was born white he would have ended richer than Bennett or Sinatra or Presley. There was certainly no more talented showman than him during the 20 century. RIP Sammy.
Idk what people say Sammy will always be a legendary icon it’s a major loss when we lose them we must keep their memory alive I love living in Vegas because this is the heart of these icons I’m just sayin
I hope it is not true about Frank Sinatra getting "the lions share of the proceeds and Sammy getting a basic contract rate to perform." I just don't want to believe that. And the wife gives Sammy's eye to an attorney friend. What the hell does someone want with something like that?!!! How gruesomely morbid. That sounds like a tale.
Met Sammy 80s in the Dunes Diamond shop... Armed private guard...Sammy looked and smiled broadly and my daughter and I. Looked relieved we would not ask the usual questions, etc. A gentle spirit I saw..
So sad these s..m bags would steal from him and he thought they were his friends. People could be worse than animals when it comes to showing there true colors! RIP Sammy
@kjr291 Exactly what I was thinking. And besides you cannot steal from yourself. Altovise was his wife she could take what she wanted. Those other people not!
Coily Queensrock she tried to hide stuff from the IRS Sammy did this lady so wrong he even admitted to not loving her it's a good book about a tragic man
Altovise was his wife, why shouldn't she have right's to his possessions? She was virtually homeless and in debt after Sammy Davis Jr.s death. Well at least from what I've read and heard from reliable sources. Sad. He was truly a legendary entertainer. So gifted and talented. Rest in peace
Hold on, the reason why Sammy didnt get paid as much as Frank and Liza is because he knew that the IRS would take ALL of his profit. So the bulk of the cash went to Frank who could give it back to Sammy under the table.
yes i think you know more about this than this guy telling us what happened , he has no facts , and seems like hes makin this shit up , in order to write his stupid book !
A true story that involves Sammy Davis Jr. Frank Sammy and Dean were coming out of the Sands Hotel and Casino. Frank said to the vale to go and get his car. The Vale brought his car back to Frank. Frank proceeded to ask the vale what was the biggest tip he had ever gotten. The Vale said $500. Frank peeled off a grand and handed it to the Vale. Then Frank ask if the Vale remembered who had tipped him $500. He said "It was you Mr Sinatra" Dean and Sammy fell to the ground laughing and Frank said "I don't believe it. . .I have been out tipped by myself" I met the Vale when I worked in Vegas and he told me that story. . .
I'm saddened that before & after his passing that those he thought he could trust, those close to him would turn into such vultures knowing he would eventually expire & that his assets would inevitably be owed to the IRS 😥
There is nothing tragic about it, once he died none of this affected him. Do you get to see the greed in people in situations like this? Of course, that has always been that way and will always be that way until the end.
The same thing happened to Richard Pryor ,they walked right passed him in his wheelchair,he had m.s.,and just took what they wanted,so called friends,I actually forgot who wrote about it.
If I had been Sammy and knew it's over I would have sold it all and sold the house and just live as long as I could. I wouldn't just let vultures steal it.
Heartless People you think are family and friends rob you blind. Sammy you were a loving soul and a great entertainer that had wolves around you. Shame follows all the one that deceived you.... God Bless you forever in our Hearts..RIP Sammy Davis
Sammy was one of the greatest showman back then. He could sing, dance/tap & play piano. He was humorous & laughed at racism. He's a legend that deserved more credence.
If he owed money to the IRS then presumably his relatives, if they wanted his property without the authorities getting it , would have to first of all get it out of the US where it could be impounded .The same goes for any earnings, so it is not surprising that his friends only paid him the basic contract fee as if they gave him all of the money it would be taken off him.I am not saying it was right to tax dodge only that seems to be what they were doing.
I would like to believe that people were doing him a favor by taking things from him only to repay Sammy under the table, and out of the IRS's radar. But his stuff started disappearing only after his cancer went public as terminal. And not before, even when Sammy's money troubles were pretty well known.
@@elevationnnnnn well he could still perform before the cancer but not after so it makes sense they would step in when it was clear he wasn't going to make it
Anton LaVey?...LaVey ended up praying to God to take his soul after all his years of invoking Satan. It's like that episode on the Twilight Zone where Benniker (?) sells his soul to the Devil, but the Devil says eternal life is not in the contract. Regards
@@thehashearthasheart7146 : It was ANTON LAVEY, NOT SAMMY DAVIS, who prayed to God when he knew it was all over. He was a Satanist from the word GO. Sorry if I wasn't clear. I will edit my comment. Regards
OK! So if I follow this.............the IRS takes the house when he dies because he's so in debt? Right? So why the Hell NOT have your friends take what ever they could? Why would they leave it for the F--king IRS?
Lot of bullshit here. Sinatra not only helped Sammy throughout his whole life, after Sammy died Sinatra helped his wife pay the bills and IRS liens. This guy wrote Sammy's bio??!! Doesn't seem he knows what he should have.
Oh for heavens sake. Sammy couldn't take it with him. He was heavily in debt. Owed the IRS millions. It was all going to be auctioned off to pay off these debts anyway. In reality, Sammy would probably be glad friends and relatives got the stuff rather than the IRS.
Karen Koe if he was so happy about it why didn't they just ask him for the stuff instead of Stealing it from him when he was sick with throat cancer down and out ? Real friends don't do that
Yeah, but he worked his ass of to get that money 53 years,but you have to remember Sammy was also sending his dad a fat cut of the money he was making doing shows.Sammy also had a huge spending issue as well,he could not for the life of him ,save any money.He was a shopaholic.I feel bad for his legacy though,he had two kids he couldn't leave anything too.His staff had no right to touch anything without his permission, neither did his so called wife.Not to speak I'll of the dead, that Frank Sinatra was something else,.............
Evil people!!!! Vultures!!!! I always think of that scene in Zorba The Greek, when the old woman is in her bed dieing, and Zorba's trying to shield her eyes from the scavengers in her very room picking her dry before she's drawn her last breath!!! -Sammy was such a talent!!! It's sad to know this is how it ended for him. Years ago, a photographer friend of mine asked me to come along on a photo shoot to the Carlton I think it was, for a benefit to raise money for H.E.A.R.T. An organization that helped people with recovery from addictions. Sammy was the feature. We watched Sammy from behind the stage. It was such a very big thrilling!!! I had Loved him and saw him as such a big talent as a little girl.. To see him on stage,.... giving it his all.... When that curtain came down you could just see him almost collapse!!! People back stage ran to talk with him, as well as my friend and myself. We were last in line, and I could clearly see how tired Sammy was..... I felt bad..... I told my friend, in a whisper "We're not going to get to see him." He herd me, and told somebody " I want to see these two in my dressing room right now." Wow!!! I didn't know what to say other that the usual "I think you're wonderful, and I named my cat after you....." I didn't want to tax him anymore than that, plus I realized I didn't really have much more to tell him and it would be selfish of me to .... try to get more time with this great talent who was clearly deserving of his quiet, rest, alone time. -Thank you Sammy, for giving a Bloomington, Minnesota, sweed, the time of your day. (RIP ❤️ Sammy)
disgusting. i remember trying to meet him years ago. his book yes i can had inspired me to write a whole album of music FOR him. and ill never forget ...altovise. who made SURE i didnt even get a chance to APPROACH him. they will ALL have there reward....believe that. he was a brilliant man. @jodah.
I was fortunate to hear Sammy perform live on the Robert Q. Lewis show accompanied by organist George Wright singing the song "The Candy Man" at it's release. At the conclusion of his performance, Sammy said to G. W., man you are the greatest. Sammy and George had performed at the N. Y. Paramount in the 1940's.
That's exactly what I was going to say. I'd rather long time employees and family take it than the IRS. I always thought the IRS came in and took everything after he died. I actually feel better now that I know they didn't get EVERYTHING.
Stupid incorrect comment.this guy isnt even telling the truth.FACT1frank and sammy had the idea of a tour with dean martin to try to help dean with his depression after his sons death.FACT2 after a few concerts dean pulled out and Liza Minelli took his place
@@frattura30 correct mate. I know that lee j cobb story to be true cos he told it himself.And when George Raft was totally skint and owed 100s of thousand of dollars to IRS frank paid his bill and gave him some "spending"money.Frank would never have screwed sammy over, he loved him like a brother.he bailed him out several times esp when he lost his eye in that car crash frank paid all his bills and his debts and got hum back on his feet.Like u say this guy is trying to discredit frank.Sinatra did 10xmore charity gigs than any entertainer.True he had a short temper and a dark side but if u were franks friend he would anything for you
Barry Taylor It didn’t sound to me like he was blaming Frank personally. More than likely Frank’s business people did the contracts and set it up to where Frank ended up making more money.
Probably the greatest all rounder . Sadly missed Disgracefully treated Disgracefully discarded May all low life who indulged themselves at his expense , if it truly exists..........rot in hell !
When my Grandmother died, my Mom could only stand in horror and watch the family descend on her tiny farmhouse and throw everything out on to the lawn to be picked over. Mom managed to get for us a picture of Grandma and Grandpa standing on a Southern Colorado dirt road, next to his new Model T Ford, when they had just been married, embracing, smiling, ready to face the world. She had copies made for all five of us kids so we would remember how beautiful they were. Grandma did not deserve her home being torn up. She had very little. She didn't need much. But they did it anyway. That's why I have never and will never speak to any of them again, They are monsters. And Grandma is an Angel. And now so is Mom.
When I hear the word entourage I think parasites.
In Spanish, we call it sequito.
Armand Rodriguez that’s why he became broke!!
Thats a great word replacement.
You got that right.
So much for his oh so loyal lovng friend Sinatra. Mr. Davis was a means to an end for that schmuck...
This makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. Even his most trusted inner circle completely betrayed him. What a sad ending for an incredible human being
Bottom line is, when you have money, don,t trust ANYONE. Not even family
He was a standup person, who sincerely cared for his fellow human beings-he also happened to be in my opinion, the greatest ALL AROUND entertainer of the 20th century, and from what I've seen thus far, twenty years into the 21st century, he has these twenty or so years to add to his claim as the greatest entertainer in the last 120 years. But then again, he's never incorporated the grabbing of his crotch into his act. (lol)
Now wait a minute. Davis’s estate probably was owed to the IRS. If you all are saying there was a legal way to distribute his personal effects to his loved ones, that is probably untrue. Doing it before IRS got there was their only chance.
Maybe they thought he didn't need these things where he was going. It's cruel but it's harsh reality.
@@777jones yeah. Better his wife gets the jewelry than the government. How do people not get that
How incredibly sad. What a terrible way to treat such a gifted, wonderful man.
When you are rich, you have no friends, just hangers on.
@Jackson in Chicago, USA well, people thought he was rich and he had fame.
@Jewel Clark who?
Jewel Clark spot on! I love how you brought Mitt Romney in. Too right.
@Jackson in Chicago, USA he was wealthy he was taking care of alot of people he also spent alot of money on jewelry clothes cars etc he didn't manage his money well and on top of that he didn't pay his debts
777jones love how it sounds but they would have got the 2 by now. There’s nothing there. Don’t be gullible.
Sammy wasthe complete entertainment package. Great singer, dancer, actor. A gracious and generous human being who gave his all whenever he was on stage, and off. Badly used by a lot of people. One of the Immortals of show business, never to be forgotten.
Greetings.
Well said.
OL.
@Who am I Really He was not you stupid troll bigot.
@Who am I Really I thought he was Jewish?
@@TheOlskool4ever No.
@@raymondfrye5017 You may want to study the man....Sammy Davis, Jr was in fact a practicing Jew. He converted to the faith. You do know a Jew is someone who practices the religion of Judaism don't you? You can be of any race or nationality.
My Sister Took Everything when My Mom Died
I wound up Homeless
I made it but I Never Forgot
I Always Try to Help Others
Jay North God Bless
Good for. God less. Hug hug
@@RA82828 Yikes!! That's just evil.
@Jay North today is my brothers bday. I was just thinking about he robbed my mother blind. When my mom found out she asked me to take over her monthly bills to help her to get back on track. We also updated her will the way she wanted. After that I was not allowed to see my mother unless it was supervised. At her funeral my brothers got the preacher. He never mentioned my deceased sister or myself.... It was all about the love of a mother for her sons. That's ok.. I kept all the documents that showed he was/is a thief.
@left field ..same.
makes total sense... satan NEVER has your back, he only stabs you in it.
Yep
What a dumb comment.
@@JoeyMayo he projects all the time too.
that's deceit 101 day one. you've been paying attention in class. good for you JM.
It's what happens when you sell your soul to the Devil for fame and fortune.
@@20alphabet what happens bro?
He ran with a questionable crowd so the outcome is not too surprising.
paul broderick : Yeah, Jimi Hendrix, and Roman and Sharon Polanski. He was with Hendrix two days before he o’’deed, and three days after he said good bye in London to Sharon before she took a plane back to California, she was massacred. He and Peter Lawford said if they had been back in the U.S, they probably would have been at her house, partying. He also said in his book, ‘Why Me’?that Charlie Manson was looking for him and a few other black celebrities to kill.
The truth is there are a lot of wolves out there dressed in sheeps clothing. Many exist as home health care workers who see caregiving as a chance to take advantage of the vulnerable. The lie is no matter what anyone succeeds at taking they cant take it with them either. No one truly owns anything in this life. We can only use money to get some of our needs met while we are alive but no one owns anything truly. It all will outlast us all. All the fighting, clamoring, stealing, lies, cheating is all in vain. That is what ppl will end up paying for.
@@ethereal1257 Very true
He who smells it will eventually be dealt it.
Sammy invited Ann Jillian and husband Andy to his hime for “movie night’s” and he would want to know everything about how Ann handled her cancer back in 1985. He once even came to Anns stage show in Tahoe at the Sahara Hotel casino, he became a very good friend to Ann and hubby Andy. A friendship they all cherished.
Took his glass eye? DAMN, that's cold.
I don't believe that. I will never trust a white author biography of a successful Black man. Just because he wrote it , makes it true.
An eye for an eye. 👁️
It was her right. He would have laughed.
@som Slovaak why a Serbian film?
@som Slovaak Well, you said a Serbian film...what? Are they all porno or something? Relax.
That's why they always say, when you're alive they lie on you and when you die they lie about you.😒 r.i.p candy man:
"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
" (Mark 8:36).
All thats important in this life
Is being Saved by Grace , Believing in the Death , Burial , & Resurrection of
Jesus Christ
U sell your soul in that Hollyweird lifestyle...
Receive JESUS as your SAVIOUR to have your name secured in His Book of Life!
"And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire."
Revelation 20:15!
Awful to think of it. However, ALL will have an opportunity to choose Heaven or hell before dying. Of course one ends up in hell because of unbelief. I don't think anyone actually understands what they've done when they reject holiness. But THAT'S choosing hell.
SAD THAT THE PEOPLE HE TRUSTED IGNORED HIM IN HIS HOUR OF NEED...
Someone way down in the comments below brought about a VERY GOOD point. This person said that Frank would take most of the money because, he knew that Sammy owed the IRS so much and then would give Sammy his money under the table. That would make a lot of sense to me BECAUSE, Frank WAS a great friend to Sammy. Frank would refuse to perform at venues if they did not accept blacks. This guy in the interview is telling a story, but not the WHOLE story. Always do your research before take a person's story and run with it. I personally am going to do more research on this JUST for the heck of it. If I find out that his whole story is true then SHAME SHAME on EVERYONE who did him wrong.
Correct.when sammy lost his eye in car crash it was frank who paid all his bills and got him back on his feet.if frank was ur friend he would go to the ends of the earth for you.these dummies need to do research.frank raised or gave away over 1bn dollars to charity and people in need.Frank was the most generous of all entertainers.True he had a dark side and if you crossed him woe betide you.In actual fact that tour was organised to try and bring dean martin out of his depression.when dean couldnt or wouldnt continue liza minelli stood in for him.But definately frank was the best friend sammy ever had
@@barrytaylor463 I remembered something about Frank trying to get Dean out of his depression because, he lost his son in a plane crash and never gotten over that. Frank was a VERY DEAR friend to Sammy and Sammy admired him a great deal. You are so right and yes, people need to get their story straight before telling their stories.
@@katslat8410 correct kat
Kat Slat
Yes, this definitely makes sense.
I always think of F.S. As a sincere gentleman and loyal friend. Definitely not some money hungry devious person that he’s being made to look like by these incomplete comments...
I believe Frank covered his ass.
That's one of the things Frank was famous for, doing the right thing because it was just too easy to do.
That's why they call him a stand up guy. That's my idea of a man.
she took his glass eye....damn that is low of his wife..
rickbangkok what about the other people? And how you do you know if sammy told her to take some things because he knew the others was gonna do so? 🤔🤔🤔 but just point out the wife smh yell
she was married to him for 20 yrs, that was the house they bought together . She had the right to it. She also bore the burden of his IRS debts
They never saw eye to eye.
@@shigsho Didn't see eye-to-eye? Maybe it was because her one eye only focused on gold and his other eye was made of glass.
Brings tears to a glass eye
Wow, the thing he was most afraid of, ending up like Mr Bojangles and he was so close to being that way.
If he had lived a few years longer, he would have.
Pretty sure that
Frank and Dino would have somehow taken care of him.
That’s what happens when you make a lots and lots of money and do not manage it correctly.
R.I.P MY BROTHER SAMMY , these vultures will get there come uppence
I hope so.
you bet...
They always do!
That amazing talented guy,shat on time and time again. Shame on every single person that stole !!!! From a genius . Money hungry BASTARDS
@vinnyusa2009 Huh? You must be one of those demented people who sees a black person and says "He's racist!"
@ What's that?...knuckle dragging wops are half black?...Hahahaha!...It's the Revenge of the Abyssinians for Mussolini's invasion.Ha! You made my day.
So very sad to see how his friends and family treated him on the end
Shocked about Sinatra and that bitch of a wife Altovese.
Tbf if they didnt take it the IRS would have siezed it anyway i am suprised sinatra fucked him over like that though. Thought they were genuine friends.
Roger D yes .... It was very sad especially his wife . Why did she take the man's eye? SMh
atomic3939 and white people have been killing white people... Now what's your point?
yeah make it racial you asshole
This truly shows us that people are really selfish, untrustworthy, greedy, deceitful and down right scumbags! At the end of the day, there is no such thing as unconditional love OR trust! People are such phony asses! It's true that we come into this world alone and we go out alone. People aint SHIT!
Sammy once said every time he sings bojangles he fears he will end the same way. His biggest fear. That's why he couldn't risk not singing.
I also read during that time Sinatra paid for Sammy's funeral expenses...if there is anything Sinatra wasn't was greedy. He earned tremendous fees and gave away most if it to others.
This sounds strange. All his life Sinatra is reported having helped total strangers, why shouldn't he help him? I think we're missing the big picture.
@@lilise3965 Hmm good question.
@@82luft49 I've read somewhere it might have to do with Sammy David Jr. owing the Tax Office.They probably gave him his due but had to figure it was less, otherwise the Tax Office would have reclaimed the bigger chunk of it.
That's nice, but after all Sammy did to help plan Kennedy's Inaugural, Sinatra told Sammy not to show up. He felt Sammy's presence & performing would aggravate the white Southern
"Dixiecrats."
Except paying Sammy while Sammy was alive to use the money.
When you don't pay your taxes you end up like REDD FOXX !
Redd Foxx?...he didn't pay taxes?...What happened to him?
What greedy bastards. And who would take his glass eye that's just flipping creepy???
sammys so under rated
So so sad.looting hes house while he was dying in hospital.and hes ex wife took hes glass eye.now how low can you go.
Rest in peace sammy.
If he was cremated his eye had to come out anyway. Could of put it in the urn with his ashes.
They even took his glass eye .
3 hours after death he was smoking.
Sir David
Greetings.
Cruel.
OL.
Archie Bunker said, do you take cream and sugar with that eye LOL
Prolly worth good money to the right collector. No? Still wrong and creepy as hell tho.
Billboard Magazine was at 9000 Sunset Los Angeles California.
My uncle Peter was director of advertising sales for Billboard Magazine. Billboard had the top floor, Don Kirshner's Rock concert had the floor below Billboard.
Sammy Davis jr. Had the floor below that. My uncle wanted to introduce me to Sammy, so we got off on his floor, but Sammy wasn't there. So I never got to meet him.
But my uncle told me Sammy was a nice man. I'm sorry to hear about the lack of grace concerning his passing. Sammy was a National Treasure and he should have been treated him with more respect.
Thank you Sammy for being such a professional, for being a great Entertainer. I'm sorry I missed you.
Godspeed.
I HAVE SEEN MR DAVIS DOZENS OF TIMES. I WAS ONE OF 500 PEOPLE THAT SAW HIS LAST PERFORMENCE AT THE FRONT ROW IN CLEVELAND OH. HE PASSED A FEW WEEKS LATER. HE DID ONE HOUR MORE THAN HIS OTHER SHOWS FOR US. THIS MAN SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THREE TIMES THE PAY THAT HE GOT. SANATRA HAD ABSOLUTLY NO TALANT NEXT TO MR DAVIS. AND DEAN MARTIN HAD 50 TIMES MORE TALANT THAN SANATRA. DEAN ONCE SAID THAT SAMMY DAVIS WAS THE GREATEST ALL AROUND ENTERTAINER OF ALL TIME. THAT'S ABSOLUTLY THE TRUTH, HANDS DOWN. GOD BLESS YOU SIR AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU GAVE US....
super cool. did he just dance?
i dont understand the point of saying constantly that sinatra has no talent, when it's wrong. those three cats had the best talent in town
@@federicoperone5346 DEAR FED. SANATRA WAS A WISE GUY. ( HE ) THOUGHT HE WAS HOT SHIT BUT NOBODY REALLY LIKED HIM. BUT YOU HAD TO KISS HIS ASS TO STAY AROUND. ALL HE DID WAS SING, IF THATS WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL IT IN HIS MONOTONE VOICE. BUT ITS ALL PART OF THE PAST WHO GIVES A SHIT..DEAN WAS INCREDIBLE, SAMMY PUT THEM ALL TO SHAME WITH HIS TALANT. NEVER BE ANOTHER SAMMY...THANKS...
@@erwinmonti5066 well to gain power like sinatra you need talent, and sinatra knew that dean and sammy where way better singers and artists, so there is no need to hate sinatra because he isn't the style you like
Did you ever here Frank Sing//
All the Rat Pack Wes Great...
Frank the Best Ever//
If Sammy was born white he would have ended richer than Bennett or Sinatra or Presley. There was certainly no more talented showman than him during the 20 century. RIP Sammy.
Somehow I can see Sammy saying, "Just take it"when he knew the end was near.
I will always remember the incredible strength and range of his singing voice.
The joyous positive energy
Sinatra gave him the money on the side.
Idk what people say Sammy will always be a legendary icon it’s a major loss when we lose them we must keep their memory alive I love living in Vegas because this is the heart of these icons I’m just sayin
Matt wrote a wonderful book. Knowing all those people well for many years I am not surprised.
Very sad ending for my dear Sammy.
I hope it is not true about Frank Sinatra getting "the lions share of the proceeds and Sammy getting a basic contract rate to perform." I just don't want to believe that.
And the wife gives Sammy's eye to an attorney friend. What the hell does someone want with something like that?!!! How gruesomely morbid. That sounds like a tale.
Why you think lawyers are called SHYSTERS.
It does sound like some of this is less than straight up
Met Sammy 80s in the Dunes Diamond shop... Armed private guard...Sammy looked and smiled broadly and my daughter and I. Looked relieved we would not ask the usual questions, etc. A gentle spirit I saw..
Sammy, a truly Great Entertainer...
So sad these s..m bags would steal from him and he thought they were his friends. People could be worse than animals when it comes to showing there true colors! RIP Sammy
@kjr291 Exactly what I was thinking. And besides you cannot steal from yourself. Altovise was his wife she could take what she wanted. Those other people not!
Coily Queensrock she tried to hide stuff from the IRS Sammy did this lady so wrong he even admitted to not loving her it's a good book about a tragic man
well you cant take it with you.
It's not how much you make, it's what you do with what you make.
Smh took his glass eye? People are low
In her in her defense, if she has one, I think she took it so other people wouldn't take it as a souvenir.
@@mr.balloffur Plus it makes a great party favour.
@@randy7068 Oooo!
Altovise was his wife, why shouldn't she have right's to his possessions? She was virtually homeless and in debt after Sammy Davis Jr.s death. Well at least from what I've read and heard from reliable sources. Sad. He was truly a legendary entertainer. So gifted and talented. Rest in peace
My dad died from lung cancer 3 packs a day! We were robbed of our inheritance while making funeral arrangements. They even took his food
Hold on, the reason why Sammy didnt get paid as much as Frank and Liza is because he knew that the IRS would take ALL of his profit. So the bulk of the cash went to Frank who could give it back to Sammy under the table.
GREAT POINT!!
yes i think you know more about this than this guy telling us what happened , he has no facts , and seems like hes makin this shit up , in order to write his stupid book !
A true story that involves Sammy Davis Jr.
Frank Sammy and Dean were coming out of the Sands Hotel and Casino. Frank said to the vale to go and get his car. The Vale brought his car back to Frank. Frank proceeded to ask the vale what was the biggest tip he had ever gotten. The Vale said $500. Frank peeled off a grand and handed it to the Vale. Then Frank ask if the Vale remembered who had tipped him $500. He said "It was you Mr Sinatra" Dean and Sammy fell to the ground laughing and Frank said "I don't believe it. . .I have been out tipped by myself" I met the Vale when I worked in Vegas and he told me that story. . .
1:28 he never wanted to turn into mr bojangles, even it meant he'd have a higher chance of living longer
Trust No One
But God!
She took his EYE?? There are no words!!!
I'm saddened that before & after his passing that those he thought he could trust, those close to him would turn into such vultures knowing he would eventually expire & that his assets would inevitably be owed to the IRS 😥
Better them take it than the irs... Did they give it to the kids?
Yup
What happened to those Sammy jewels? I saw the Ultimate Event on 28 Feb 1989. Fabulous Sammy!
They took those first
Where was his wife during all of this?!
Boning Frank!
There is nothing tragic about it, once he died none of this affected him. Do you get to see the greed in people in situations like this? Of course, that has always been that way and will always be that way until the end.
Only they were doing it to him when he was alive, mr "Oooooo look at me i'm really edgy"
His wife was a trip, took his glass eye,It's obvious he didn't see the train wreck coming.Friends like these you don't need enemies.
The same thing happened to Richard Pryor ,they walked right passed him in his wheelchair,he had m.s.,and just took what they wanted,so called friends,I actually forgot who wrote about it.
That's terrible!
In the end he died just 8 years before Frank, we have lost so many brilliant singers.
If I had been Sammy and knew it's over I would have sold it all and sold the house and just live as long as I could. I wouldn't just let vultures steal it.
At the end.... Mr. Bojangles !! Such a Beautiful Person. Such a great performer . The Best !!
Heartless People you think are family and friends rob you blind. Sammy you were a loving soul and a great entertainer that had wolves around you. Shame follows all the one that deceived you.... God Bless you forever in our Hearts..RIP Sammy Davis
Sammy was one of the greatest showman back then. He could sing, dance/tap & play piano. He was humorous & laughed at racism. He's a legend that deserved more credence.
When, your married, everything is hers. Only if had he left a will. Then, stealing comes into play.
It was hers so it wasn't stealing...IRS was going to steal it!!
Wills are invalidated when huge amounts of capital are involved.
No body knows for whom he works,when you’re dead everybody changes to vultures!
he pissed away more on cocaine than he ever lost to the hangers on.
Tim Hitt. So what?
Guess you was there
@@sparx180 So why complain?
@@lilise3965 So what is complaining? It is called sarcasm you idiot.
I have to wonder if part of his need for acceptance was in part due to his mother abandoning him
RIP, Sammy.
People with an 'entourage' .. need to be loved. And this is the price they pay for that temporary fix. Very sad.
god bless you Mr. Davis Jr. You were one of the greats
even took a man's eye!?! messed up what people do.
The book is excellent!
Y do celebrities think that they do not have to pay taxes ?
Ikr?
If he owed money to the IRS then presumably his relatives, if they wanted his property without the authorities getting it , would have to first of all get it out of the US where it could be impounded .The same goes for any earnings, so it is not surprising that his friends only paid him the basic contract fee as if they gave him all of the money it would be taken off him.I am not saying it was right to tax dodge only that seems to be what they were doing.
I would like to believe that people were doing him a favor by taking things from him only to repay Sammy under the table, and out of the IRS's radar. But his stuff started disappearing only after his cancer went public as terminal. And not before, even when Sammy's money troubles were pretty well known.
@@elevationnnnnn well he could still perform before the cancer but not after so it makes sense they would step in when it was clear he wasn't going to make it
He dies while they were taking him apart how gruesome...
R.I.P. Sammy.
He did cocaine. When you do drugs, you make wrong decisions.
Sammy couldn't take it with him but his thieving family and "friends" surely could... and did.
His wife took so the IRS couldn't get. Can't say as I blame her he pissed a lot of money away on drugs and parties,.
When you sell your soul..........Anton Levay looking for his crystal ball.
Anton LaVey?...LaVey ended up praying to God to take his soul after all his years of invoking Satan.
It's like that episode on the Twilight Zone where Benniker (?) sells his soul to the Devil, but the Devil says eternal life is not in the contract.
Regards
@@raymondfrye5017 what on Earth are you babbling about?
@@thehashearthasheart7146 Exactly what is your point?
@@raymondfrye5017 you mentioned that Sammy Davis Jr, prayed to God to take his soul after all invoking of Satan. What are you talking about?
@@thehashearthasheart7146 : It was ANTON LAVEY, NOT SAMMY DAVIS, who prayed to God when he knew it was all over. He was a Satanist from the word GO. Sorry if I wasn't clear. I will edit my comment.
Regards
Can anyone say VULTURES!
OK! So if I follow this.............the IRS takes the house when he dies because he's so in debt? Right? So why the Hell NOT have your friends take what ever they could? Why would they leave it for the F--king IRS?
Sammy had an insurance policy that paid out to his kids. The last thing he could do for his family.
Lot of bullshit here. Sinatra not only helped Sammy throughout his whole life, after Sammy died Sinatra helped his wife pay the bills and IRS liens. This guy wrote Sammy's bio??!! Doesn't seem he knows what he should have.
Amazing,including his eyeball.
And we all wished we could be in the RAT PACK... start spreddin the nooz. Tanks Frank.v
Sammy Davis Jr was literally “the fastest gun in the west.” He was a quick draw artist. He could draw, shoot and hit a target in about 0.4 seconds.
Oh for heavens sake. Sammy couldn't take it with him. He was heavily in debt. Owed the IRS millions. It was all going to be auctioned off to pay off these debts anyway. In reality, Sammy would probably be glad friends and relatives got the stuff rather than the IRS.
Karen Koe if he was so happy about it why didn't they just ask him for the stuff instead of Stealing it from him when he was sick with throat cancer down and out ? Real friends don't do that
True.
were you born stupid?
Karen Koe
Thanks 4 that take on the situation.
Yeah, but he worked his ass of to get that money 53 years,but you have to remember Sammy was also sending his dad a fat cut of the money he was making doing shows.Sammy also had a huge spending issue as well,he could not for the life of him ,save any money.He was a shopaholic.I feel bad for his legacy though,he had two kids he couldn't leave anything too.His staff had no right to touch anything without his permission, neither did his so called wife.Not to speak I'll of the dead, that Frank Sinatra was something else,.............
Manager, office staff, wife were taking his stuff even his glass eye, when heard he was terminal.
Damn, "she took his glass eye". Well if this is all true, it reminds me of the saying: He/she who has many friends, has NO friends.
Evil people!!!! Vultures!!!! I always think of that scene in Zorba The Greek, when the old woman is in her bed dieing, and Zorba's trying to shield her eyes from the scavengers in her very room picking her dry before she's drawn her last breath!!! -Sammy was such a talent!!! It's sad to know this is how it ended for him. Years ago, a photographer friend of mine asked me to come along on a photo shoot to the Carlton I think it was, for a benefit to raise money for H.E.A.R.T. An organization that helped people with recovery from addictions. Sammy was the feature. We watched Sammy from behind the stage. It was such a very big thrilling!!! I had Loved him and saw him as such a big talent as a little girl.. To see him on stage,.... giving it his all.... When that curtain came down you could just see him almost collapse!!! People back stage ran to talk with him, as well as my friend and myself. We were last in line, and I could clearly see how tired Sammy was..... I felt bad..... I told my friend, in a whisper "We're not going to get to see him." He herd me, and told somebody " I want to see these two in my dressing room right now." Wow!!! I didn't know what to say other that the usual "I think you're wonderful, and I named my cat after you....." I didn't want to tax him anymore than that, plus I realized I didn't really have much more to tell him and it would be selfish of me to .... try to get more time with this great talent who was clearly deserving of his quiet, rest, alone time. -Thank you Sammy, for giving a Bloomington, Minnesota, sweed, the time of your day. (RIP ❤️ Sammy)
@Tom Reedy Tom, I'm sorry. re3??? I don't understand
@Tom Reedy Tom💖No worries sweet. Just seems we're a couple of people who Loved Sammy too. 🙏All my best to you Tom. 😀🙋
That always is the final outcome when you sell your soul to the devil for fame
So terribly sad
??? Man worked hard all his life, fought for civil rights was a generous soul. Don't see him selling it for fame
disgusting. i remember trying to meet him years ago. his book yes i can had inspired me to write a whole album of music FOR him. and ill never forget ...altovise. who made SURE i didnt even get a chance to APPROACH him. they will ALL have there reward....believe that. he was a brilliant man. @jodah.
I was fortunate to hear Sammy perform live on the Robert Q. Lewis show accompanied by organist George Wright singing the song "The Candy Man" at it's release. At the conclusion of his performance, Sammy said to G. W., man you are the greatest. Sammy and George had performed at the N. Y. Paramount in the 1940's.
That's exactly what I was going to say. I'd rather long time employees and family take it than the IRS. I always thought the IRS came in and took everything after he died. I actually feel better now that I know they didn't get EVERYTHING.
Sad. Even the concert did not help him, but made Sinatra richer.
Thats ashame. What kind of friend is that. He didnt need the money.
Stupid incorrect comment.this guy isnt even telling the truth.FACT1frank and sammy had the idea of a tour with dean martin to try to help dean with his depression after his sons death.FACT2 after a few concerts dean pulled out and Liza Minelli took his place
@@barrytaylor463 thank you
@@frattura30 correct mate. I know that lee j cobb story to be true cos he told it himself.And when George Raft was totally skint and owed 100s of thousand of dollars to IRS frank paid his bill and gave him some "spending"money.Frank would never have screwed sammy over, he loved him like a brother.he bailed him out several times esp when he lost his eye in that car crash frank paid all his bills and his debts and got hum back on his feet.Like u say this guy is trying to discredit frank.Sinatra did 10xmore charity gigs than any entertainer.True he had a short temper and a dark side but if u were franks friend he would anything for you
Barry Taylor It didn’t sound to me like he was blaming Frank personally. More than likely Frank’s business people did the contracts and set it up to where Frank ended up making more money.
Probably the greatest all rounder .
Sadly missed
Disgracefully treated
Disgracefully discarded
May all low life who indulged themselves at his expense , if it truly exists..........rot in hell !
"Ouch, Man!!!"
Sad
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When my Grandmother died, my Mom could only stand in horror and watch the family descend on her tiny farmhouse and throw everything out on to the lawn to be picked over. Mom managed to get for us a picture of Grandma and Grandpa standing on a Southern Colorado dirt road, next to his new Model T Ford, when they had just been married, embracing, smiling, ready to face the world. She had copies made for all five of us kids so we would remember how beautiful they were. Grandma did not deserve her home being torn up. She had very little. She didn't need much. But they did it anyway. That's why I have never and will never speak to any of them again, They are monsters. And Grandma is an Angel. And now so is Mom.
What a shame. No respect shown to an amazing Talent.
I just read this book it's sad and fascinating his wife Was a piece of work it's a must read for any Sammy Davis jr fan