Altovise Joanne Davis (née Gore; August 30, 1943 â€" March 14, 2009)
was an American entertainer, best known for being Sammy Davis Jr.'s
third wife.Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Altovise Joanne Gore,
she was raised in Brooklyn, New York. A life member of The Actors
Studio, Gore worked during the 1960s as a chorus-line dancer in
various musical shows both in London and on Broadway.Her relationship
with Sammy Davis Jr. started in 1968 while they were working in the
same show. They were married in a Philadelphia courthouse by the Rev.
Jesse Jackson on May 11, 1970, and adopted a son, Manny, in 1989.Sammy
Davis Jr. died from throat cancer on May 16, 1990, five days after
their 20th wedding anniversary.
was an American entertainer, best known for being Sammy Davis Jr.'s
third wife.Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Altovise Joanne Gore,
she was raised in Brooklyn, New York. A life member of The Actors
Studio, Gore worked during the 1960s as a chorus-line dancer in
various musical shows both in London and on Broadway.Her relationship
with Sammy Davis Jr. started in 1968 while they were working in the
same show. They were married in a Philadelphia courthouse by the Rev.
Jesse Jackson on May 11, 1970, and adopted a son, Manny, in 1989.Sammy
Davis Jr. died from throat cancer on May 16, 1990, five days after
their 20th wedding anniversary.
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