The facts of Sammy Davis Jr.'s life: Loved, hated and endlessly ...

He was in vaudeville with his dad by age 3. He lost an eye, and nearly his life, in 1954. Throat cancer killed him in May 1990 at age 64. In between he did a whole lotta living. He was loved and hated and endlessly debated. ... Headlining: Sammy's name dominated the Frontier Casino marquee in Las Vegas, but he had to stay in a rooming house across town; had no dressing room; couldn't gamble, drink or dine in the hotel; and had to wait outside between acts like every other ...