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Sammy Davis Jr., Photographer

Posted By Scott Baradell On February 25, 2007 @ 12:25 pm In Photojournalism | No Comments

A new 339-page compilation, Photo by Sammy Davis, Jr., chronicles the legendary entertainer’s life with the Rat Pack in the 1950s and ’60s. The LA Times reports ^[2]:

Davis never went anywhere without a camera, and always had the best equipment, but wasn’t a stickler for technique. “A lot of the photos are out of focus, but it doesn’t even matter,” said (editor Burt) Boyar. “What photographer could shoot Frank (Sinatra) in his pajamas?”

View images from the book here ^[3], or read the Publishers Weekly ^[4] review.

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[2] The LA Times reports: http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-ca-davis25feb25,0,1044884.story?coll=cl-movies

[3] here: http://www.amazon.com/Photo-Sammy-Davis-Burt-Boyar/dp/images/0061146056

[4] Publishers Weekly: http://www.actuphoto.com/photographie_4330

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