Davis consequently lost his left eye to the bullet-shaped horn button (a standard feature in 1954 and 1955 Cadillacs). His friend, actor Jeff Chandler, said he would give one of his own eyes to keep Davis from total blindness. He wore an eye patch for at least six months following the 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.
The crash happened at around 7 am. Sammy's left eye was smashed when his face flew into the bulbous metal steering wheel hub of his new lime green Cadillac. In ...
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.
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Mar 19, 2023 · March 19, 1954- On a desert freeway, singer Sammy Davis Jr. lost an eye in an auto accident. He was left lying bleeding unattended in a ...
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 ...
Aug 29, 2022 · Within weeks of his accident, Davis returned to the stage to perform, wearing an eye patch and eventually a glass eye. After almost four years ...