Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr. (36 page)

Somebody else said, “Are you doing modest bits or don’t you
know
how big you are? They’ll roll out a red carpet anywhere you go.”

Dave said, “He’s out of his mind and I’ll prove it.” He picked up
the phone. “Maybe years ago it was one thing … hello, may I have the Desert Inn, please.”

The act. At Ciro’s, after the accident Life
Magazine

My mother, Elvera Davis

Martin Luther King

Jane Boyar

Burt Boyar

Tony and Jeff

Photo by Jerry Lewis

Jane Boyar, George Gilbert

The Bogarts in the dressing room at Ciro’s

Jim Waters

Dave Landfield

James Cagney

Fred Astaire and Ed Sullivan