The entertainer, who would have turned 100 this month, reinvented himself by starring in the musical version of Clifford Odets’s prizefighting drama “Golden Boy.”
As the 1960s began, Sammy Davis Jr. was one of the most revered and highly paid live entertainers in America. He headlined in Las Vegas. He starred in prime time variety specials. He had even broken ground as a Black leading man in several dramatic t... [1978 chars]