American Masters – Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me

Premieres Tuesday, February 19 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) with exclusive bonus performance footage

Available on DVD February 19 via PBS Distribution

Streams Wednesday, February 20 via pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps

 

Film Interviewees

(in alphabetical order)

 

Featured Interviews:

• Burt Boyar
• Todd Boyd
• Leslie Bricusse
• Bob Brown
• Billy Crystal
• Michael Dinwiddie
• Gerald Early
• Will Friedwald
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Margo Jefferson
• Quincy Jones
• David Kaufman
• Jason King
• Buz Kohan
• Norman Lear
• Baayork Lee
• Jerry Lewis
• Kim Novak
• Emilie Raymond
• Chita Rivera
• Max Rudin
• Donald Rumsfeld

• George Schlatter

 

Featured Interviews (continued):

• Arthur Silber
• Michele Simms-Burton
• Nancy Sinatra
• David Steinberg
• Charles Strouse
• Paula Wayne

 

Clips Featuring:

• Eddie Cantor
• Diahann Carroll
• Sammy Davis, Jr.
• Arsenio Hall
• Gregory Hines
• Michael Jackson
• President John F. Kennedy
• Larry King
• Peter Lawford
• David Letterman
• Dean Martin
• Eddie Murphy
• President Richard M. Nixon
• Carroll O’Connor
• Dinah Shore
• Frank Sinatra
• Ethel Waters
• Will Mastin Trio