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Elvera "Baby" Sanchez Davis (September 1, 1905 – September 3, 2000) was an American dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr.
Sep 8, 2000 · Elvera Sanchez Davis, a tap dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis Jr., died on Saturday at her home in Manhattan. She was 95.
Apr 13, 2023 · Elvera Sanchez was a Puerto Rican dancer who performed in Harlem and met Sammy Davis Sr., the father of Sammy Davis Jr. She had a troubled relationship with her son and died in 2000.
'Elvera Sanchez was born in New York City to Luisa Valentina (née Aguiar; February 14, 1884 – October 5, 1996), a Cuban immigrant, and Marco Sanchez, who was...
Sep 9, 2000 · Elvera Sanchez Davis, also known as Baby Sanchez, was a dancer who performed in Harlem and Apollo chorus lines. She married Sammy Davis Sr., a fellow dancer, and had a son, Sammy Davis Jr., who became a tap-dance prodigy.
May 21, 2021 · Davis was born on December 8, 1925, in New York City to an African American father, Sammy Davis Sr., and Puerto Rican mother, Elvera Sanchez. His grandmother raised him but could not prevent his father from bringing the 3-year-old Davis onstage to perform with the Will Mastin Trio.
Sep 9, 2000 · Elvera Sanchez Davis, 95, former dancer and mother of Sammy Davis Jr. Born in Harlem, Davis was a tap dancer who performed in the chorus of a vaudeville troupe headed by Will Mastin....
