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Monday, 16 May 2022 14:33

ZANI Remembers Sammy Davis Jr (1925 - 1990)

Sammy received tap-dancing lessons courtesy of the great Bill "Bojangles" Robinson when he was a little older.

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Legend Dean Martin (7th June 7, 1917 – 25th December 1995) on ZANI

Dino Crocetti was born in 1917 in Steubenville, Ohio, to Italian immigrants. His father a barber, and his mother, a cook. Dino was the second son, and the family spoke Italian until he went to school. Consequently, Dino was picked on at school and soon learned to fight. He left school as soon as possible and started working in the local steel mills.

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