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Diahann Carroll on her friendship with Sammy Davis, Jr. and meeting Marlon Brando

Bud Yorkin on the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit," guest-starring Sammy Davis, Jr.

Mike Douglas on Sammy Davis, Jr. appearing on The Mike Douglas Show

Leslie Uggams on working with Sammy Davis, Jr.

Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on the play "Golden Boy" starring Sammy Davis, Jr.

Howard Smit on working with Sammy Davis, Jr. as a guest star on The Mod Squad
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Lee Adams
Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on the play "Golden Boy" starring Sammy Davis, Jr.
Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on depicting the African-American experience in the play "Golden Boy" starring Sammy Davis, Jr.
Steve Allen
Steve Allen on Sammy Davis, Jr. as a guest on Tonight - and Dwight Hemion placing Davis on the stage
Larry Auerbach
Larry Auerbach on representing Sammy Davis, Jr.
Pat Boone
Pat Boone on his favorite guests on The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll on her friendship with Sammy Davis, Jr. and meeting Marlon Brando
Diahann Carroll on The Sammy Davis Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration special (airdate: February 4, 1990)
Roy Clark
Roy Clark on the guests of Hee Haw, including Al Martino, Garth Brooks, and Sammy Davis, Jr.
Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna on Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. guest-starring on Make Room for Granddaddy, and on previous experiences with the two men
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal on his "Sammy Davis, Jr." imitation on Saturday Night Live
Bill Daily
Bill Daily on a photo of him with Sammy Davis Jr. from I Dream of Jeannie
Bill Dana
Bill Dana on Sammy Davis Jr.'s reaction to the episode of All in the Family he wrote
Bill Dana with Emerson College
Bill Dana on working with Norman Lear on writing the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit," featuring Sammy Davis, Jr.
Mike Douglas
Mike Douglas on Sammy Davis, Jr. appearing on The Mike Douglas Show
Mike Douglas on final say for booking guests
Brad Garrett
Brad Garrett on opening for Sammy Davis, Jr. and Frank Sinatra
Dwight Hemion
Dwight Hemion and Gary Smith on dealing with performers like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.
Buz Kohan
Buz Kohan on writing material for Sammy Davis, Jr.
Buz Kohan on writing for several Sammy Davis, Jr. TV specials
Buz Kohan on working with Sammy Davis, Jr. on his 60th Anniversary Celebration
Buz Kohan on working with Sammy Davis, Jr. on his TV specials and series and on he and Bill Angelos becoming head writers on The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (at the same time they were writing Perry Como's TV specials)
Buz Kohan on working with Sammy Davis, Jr. after the end of The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show
Norman Lear with Emerson College
Norman Lear on Bill Dana writing the "Sammy's Visit" episode of All in the Family -- and the script not being submitted for an Emmy award for Bill Dana
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis on Sammy Davis, Jr.
Sam Lovullo
Sam Lovullo on his favorite guests on Hee Haw, including Ray Charles, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Paul Anka
Peter Marshall
Peter Marshall on his friendship with Sammy Davis, Jr.
Nolan Miller
Nolan Miller on the guest-stars of Charlie's Angels including Ida Lupino and Sammy Davis, Jr.
Walter C. Miller
Walter C. Miller on working with Jerry Lewis and Sammy Davis, Jr.
Frank Nastasi
Frank Nastasi on Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. appearing on The Soupy Sales Show
Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols on working with Sammy Davis, Jr. and Pearl Bailey
Marty Pasetta
Marty Pasetta on directing Sammy Davis, Jr.
David Pressman
David Pressman on the guest stars of One Life to Live: Sammy Davis, Jr.
John Rich
John Rich on informing guest star Sammy Davis, Jr. ("Sammy's Visit") on the way All in the Family was rehearsed
John Rich on insisting that guest star Sammy Davis Jr. not use cue cards on the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit"
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney on working with Sammy Davis, Jr.
Isabel Sanford
Isabel Sanford on the notion of doing a reunion of The Jeffersons, and on working with Sammy Davis, Jr.
Nina Shaw
Nina Shaw on she and Arsenio Hall both being close to Sammy Davis, Jr.
Sidney Sheldon
Sidney Sheldon on guest stars on I Dream of Jeannie
Howard Smit
Howard Smit on working with Sammy Davis, Jr. as a guest star on The Mod Squad
Gary Smith
Gary Smith on working with Sammy Davis, Jr. and on working with African-American performers
Gary Smith on producing Singer Presents Tony Bennett, directed by Dwight Hemion, and on producing Sammy for Sammy Davis, Jr.
Aaron Spelling
Aaron Spelling on network interference when writing for Sammy Davis, Jr. on Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater
Charles Strouse
Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on the play "Golden Boy" starring Sammy Davis, Jr.
Lee Adams and Charles Strouse on depicting the African-American experience in the play "Golden Boy" starring Sammy Davis, Jr.
Ret Turner
Ret Turner on doing wardrobe for Sammy Davis, Jr.
Leslie Uggams
Leslie Uggams on working with Sammy Davis, Jr.
Bud Yorkin
Bud Yorkin on the All in the Family episode "Sammy's Visit," guest-starring Sammy Davis, Jr.
Bud Yorkin on working with Sammy Davis, Jr.