. . World news – CA – Sammy Davis Jr. TheGrio – Tracy Davis’ Daughter Dies at 59

The mother and author died in Franklin, Tennessee on November 2 of a short illness. Her ex-husband, Jay Garner, confirmed her death in a statement to The Associated Press.

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“She loved and adored her children more than anything. Needless to say, they were all shocked and devastated by the loss of their mother, as well as Tracy’s mother, May Brett Ringkist and her two brothers, Mark and Geoff,  ».

Davis, who was bi-ethnic, wrote two books about the life of a Rat Pack artist. The first is titled Sammy Davis Jr.. My father was released in 1996 and told the story of the gentle relationship that she had with her father when she was a child due to his career and her efforts to build a relationship with him as an adult. MGM had plans to turn the book into a movie and a deal was announced last month.

“I am delighted to know that my father’s life, both private and public, will be on the big screen with this team of storytellers,” Davis said at the time.. « He and my mother, May Brett, took over the world, choosing love and compassion over hate and prejudice, and I am the product of this decision. ».

“His story as a generation talent trying to forge his way as a father, husband, and black man in America is a story that I have long wanted to help tell,” she said at Deadline. “I am honored to be part of such an amazing team that delivers such an important story to our community.

Davis’s second book by Sammy Davis Jr.. : A Personal Journey with My Dad, which debuted in 2014, narrates her father’s experience of racism as a black artist.

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