| Deconstructing Sammy: Music, Money, and Madness Contributor(s): Birkbeck, Matt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061450677 ISBN-13: 9780061450679 Publisher: Amistad Press OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 Annotation: A serious work of investigative journalism that unveils the extraordinary story of an international celebrity at the center of a confluence of entertainment, politics, and organized crime, and demonstrates how even Sammy Davis Jr.'s outsized talent couldn't save him from himself. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Music - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.48 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Equal parts cultural history, celebrity biography, and brilliant investigative journalism, Deconstructing Sammy by Matt Birkbeck is a behind-the-scenes look at the disastrous fall of one of the brightest stars of Hollywood and Las Vegas: Sammy Davis, Jr. A member of the infamous Rat Pack, a compatriot of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, and one of the most popular performers of his day, Sammy Davis, Jr. was an entertainment icon and a national treasure who earned more than $50 million over the course of his career yet ended up nearly destitute. Deconstructing Sammy tells the whole sad, sordid, fascinating true story. |
Contributor Bio(s): Birkbeck, Matt: - Award-winning investigative journalist Matt Birkbeck is a former correspondent for People magazine and has written for the New York Times, Reader's Digest, Boston Magazine, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. He is the author of A Beautiful Child and A Deadly Secret, which was the subject of an MSNBC documentary, and coauthor of Till Death Do Us Part. He lives in Pennsylvania. |