Sammy Davis Jr. Lost An Eye — And Almost Lost Everything Else With It

Sammy Davis Jr. lost his left eye in a car crash on November 19, 1954 — but that was only the beginning. What followed was a story nobody tells in full: a forced marriage arranged under mob threat, a religious conversion that started in a hospital bed, a career that somehow got bigger after the accident than before it, and a man who earned $50 million and died owing the IRS $7 million. This is the complete story — from a three-year-old boy billed as "Silent Sam, the Dancing Midget" on the vaudeville circuit, to the night the Las Vegas Strip went dark in his honor. If you're into deep-dive stories about the hidden lives of Hollywood legends, subscribe — we cover the full picture, not just the highlight reel. #SammyDavisJr