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M Actor Elijah Kelley has been tapped to portray Sammy Davis Jr. in a forthcoming biographical series. Hulu announced Thursday that the eight-part series, executive produced by "Precious" director Lee Daniels, will explore Davis' life "through the lens of his racial identity and his complex relationship with the Black Community." As a member of the Rat Pack, Davis helped break racial barriers in the segregated entertainment business of the 1950s and 1960s. Davis, who had a career spanning 50 years in theater, film, television, music and concert performance, died in 199...
Source: arkansasonline.com
