American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr. (1905–2000)
Elvera Sanchez
Sanchez with her son, Sammy Davis Jr., at Grace's Little Belmont, 1954
Born
(1905-09-01)September 1, 1905
New York City, U.S.
Died
September 3, 2000(2000-09-03) (aged 95)
New York City, U.S.
Spouse
Sammy Davis Sr.
(m. 1923; div. 1928)
Children
2, including Sammy Davis Jr.
Elvera "Baby" Sanchez Davis (September 1, 1905 – September 3, 2000) was an American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr.
Davis Jr. stated that his mother was Puerto Rican and born in San Juan; however, in the 2003 biography In Black and White, author Wil Haygood wrote that Davis' mother was born in New York City, of Afro-Cuban descent, and that Davis claimed she was Puerto Rican because he feared anti-Cuban backlash would hurt his record sales.[1]
^Haygood, Wil (2003). In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr. New York: Knopf. ISBN 0-375-40354-X. Retrieved April 29, 2006.
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