The Rise And Fall Of The Legendary Harlem Beauty Vera Francis 1950’s (Photographs)
Harlem's Vera Francis, Boston-born beauty, was married twice, a mother of two, and a talented woman in the 1950's.Continue reading
Actor Chosen To Play Harlem’s “Candy Man” Sammy Davis Jr In New Biopic
Talk of the film Scandalous, which will explore the love story between Harlem born Sammy Davis Jr. and Kim Novak, has been in motion for a while and we now know who will portray “The Candy Man” singer.Continue reading
Well’s Restaurant In Harlem, The Best Chicken And Waffles In The World 1938-1982
Wells Restaurant (to those in the know it was "Wells" and "Wells Supper Club"), was generally regarded as the home of the best chicken and waffles in the world on (Seventh Avenue, now re-named) Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard between 132nd and 133rd Streets in Harlem, New York.Continue reading
A Sammy Davis Jr. Mini-Series In On Its Way For One Of Harlem’s Most Talented
Last summer Lionel Richie confirmed his production company RichLion were producing a Sammy Davis Jr. biopic and now it seems as if there is a miniseries for the Hollywood legend in the works as well, helmed by Lee Daniels and Tom Hanks.Continue reading
The Harlem Candy Man And Rat Packer Sammy Davis Jr. Miniseries Is On Its Way
Last summer Lionel Richie confirmed his production company Rich Lion is producing about Harlemite Sammy Davis Jr. biopic and now it seems as if there is a miniseries for the Hollywood legend in the works as well, helmed by Lee Daniels and Tom Hanks.Continue reading
Harlem’s Margo Rodriguez, Half Of Mambo Duo, Passes (Video)
Margo Rodriguez, half of the husband-and-wife team Augie and Margo, who danced the mambo on television and before presidents and helped it evolve from a nightclub craze into popular entertainment.Continue reading
Obba Babatunde And Friends In Once In A Lifetime With Apollo’s Ray Chew At Lincoln Center
Obba Babatundé's expansive career spans over four decades and his uncanny ability to captivate his audiences has made him a memorable presence in film, television and on the stage. Continue reading
Byron Allen Acquires Rights To Harlem’s Candy Man Sammy Davis Jr Biography
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has acquired the global media rights to “Deconstructing Sammy,” Matt Birkbeck’s critically-acclaimed biography of legendary entertainer, Harlem's Sammy Davis Jr, writes Euroweb.Continue reading
“Anna Lucasta” With Harlem’s Sammy Davis Jr, Eartha Kitt, Frederick O’Neal,…(Full Film)
Here's one of our HW Picks for one of the Legendary films starring a Harlemite superstar Sammy Davis Jr..Continue reading
Vera Francis One Of The Sexiest Women In Harlem, 1950’s (Photograph)
Vera Francis is an African-American model, actress, pin-up girl, presenter and friend of the stars like Harlem born Sammy Davis Jr., and more of 1950's Harlem, NY.Continue reading
Experience Mister Show Business Harlem’s “Sammy Davis Jr., I’ve Gotta Be Me” (Video)
DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, runs November 9-16, 2017, at the IFC Center, Cinepolis Chelsea and the SVA Theatre. Our pick is Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me, about the legendary Harlemite Sammy Davis Jr.,.
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Harlem’s ‘Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me,’ Film Review
The Hollywood Reports that reports that Director Sam Pollard dives into the 60 years of show business career of the iconic entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr., for American Masters.Continue reading
Harlem’s “Queen Of The Keys” Lillette Jenkins-Wisner (Video)
The Harlem born Lillette Jenkins-Wisner dubbed Queen of the Keys, Lillette is an internationally renowned concert pianist and vocalist.Continue reading
In Celebration Of Harlem’s Mr Wonderful, Samuel George “Sammy” Davis Jr, 1925 – 1990
Before Jamie Foxx, Harlem resident Donald Glover and Janet Jackson, Harlem man Sammy Davis Jr. was The triple threat performer on his birthday on December 8th, 1925, in Harlem, NY.Continue reading
City College Readies For The Return Of ‘On Kentucky Avenue’
Back by popular demand, On Kentucky Avenue: A Celebration of Atlantic City’s Historic Club Harlem returns to City College’s performing arts center Aaron Davis Hall on Friday, February 19, for a three-day encore engagement. Continue reading