In 1954, at the age of 29, he lost his left eye in a car accident.
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Mar 24, 2022 · No, it was due to a car accident. The cone-shaped center of steering wheel in the car he was in, got him right in the eye.
Sammy wore an eye patch and then a glass eye for the rest of his life. He also converted to Judaism after talking with his pal, performer Eddie Cantor, while ...
Nov 16, 2019 · A Sun reporter went to the hospital — “Sammy Davis Jr. Suffers Eye Injury in S.B. Mishap,” the next-day headline read — and wire services ...
Dec 14, 2021 · Sammy Davis JR lost his eye when a decorative part of his steering wheel hit his eye in a crash.
Apr 24, 2024 · According to the Desert Sun, when Sammy lost his left eye in the automobile accident, Frank Sinatra paid his medical bills and had him recover ...
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“In fact knocked the eye out of the socket.” The accident nearly ended Davis' career and could have changed the course of entertainment history. Mo Rocca talks ...
Feb 17, 2019 · Sammy was thrown from the car and ended up on the highway when he noticed his eyeball hanging by nerves along the side of his cheek. Bill SAE ...