Sammy Davis Jr.: Death of the Entertainer | Reviving a Mobit

Mobituaries with Mo Rocca

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Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 20.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week, we’re celebrating the birthday of the legendary Sammy Davis Jr. by revisiting a special Mobit. From the age of three Sammy Davis, Jr. did it all better than anyone else - singing, dancing, acting, even gun spinning. Mo talks to friends and family about what drove him to keep performing, even after the car crash that nearly killed him. Featuring Carol Burnett, Chita Rivera, Kim Novak, Dionne Warwick and more.

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0:00.0	Once upon a time, Amazon Music met audiobooks and listeners everywhere rejoiced.
0:05.8	Oh yeah.
0:06.6	Because now they could listen to one audiobook title a month from an enormous library of popular audiobook titles, including romanticity,
0:15.3	autobiographies, true crime, and more.
0:19.3	Suddenly listeners didn't mind sitting in traffic or even missing their flight.
0:23.4	Amazon Music Unlimited now includes Audible.
0:25.8	No way.
0:26.4	Download the Amazon Music app now to start listening.
0:29.2	Terms apply.
0:33.5	This episode is about a man who has been called the greatest entertainer of the 20th century.
0:39.3	Jeez, look at that.
0:42.3	So, naturally, I wanted to talk to a car expert.
0:45.3	Yeah, that's a gorgeous vehicle, beautifully restored.
0:48.3	I'm with my friend Matt Anderson.
0:50.3	He's the curator of transportation at the Henry Ford Museum. And we're in a suburb of Detroit looking at a stunning, shiny red
0:58.0	1953 Cadillac El Dorado with the car's owner, Neil Porter.
1:03.0	A lot of the parts of the car were hand-built.
1:05.0	The wraparound windshield is cool. The curve in the glass.
1:08.0	This is the very first of the wrap-round windshields,
1:10.0	1953.
1:13.3	Neil invited me to sit behind the wheel.
1:15.3	For you to get in.
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