death_date death_place children birth_place name birth_date spouse article_title birth_name occupation
21 may 1988 beverly hills , california sammy davis davis jr. , ramona davis james , suzette wilmington , north carolina sammy davis sr. . 12 december 1900 rita wade davis sammy davis sr. .
 samuel george davis dancer
sammy davis sr. .

samuel george davis sr. -lrb- december 12 , 1900 -- may 21 , 1988 -rrb- known as sammy davis sr. was an american dancer and the father of entertainer sammy davis jr. .
