Original double weight photograph of Sammy Davis Jr. and Altovise Joanne Gore, 1970

Sammy Davis Jr., Altovise Joanne Davis (subjects)
Frank Edwards (photographer)

N.p. N.p., 1970. Vintage borderless double weight photograph of Sammy Davis Jr. and Altovise Joanne Davis, three months after their wedding, in August, 1970. Provenance sticker, a Frank Edwards photographer stamp, and a Dell publishing stamp, with the annotation "Aug. 70" on the verso.

Davis began dating Altovise Joanne Davis (née Gore), a dancer in Davis' hit musical "Golden Boy" in 1968, and were married on May 11, 1970 by Reverend Jessie Jackson. Gore was Davis' third wife, and they remained married until Davis' death in 1990.

7.5 x 7.5 inches. Light edgewear, else Near Fine.


[Book #170826]