Post by Admin on Nov 21, 2020 14:03:43 GMT -4
Tracey Davis, daughter of Sammy Davis Jr., has died, her ex-husband Guy Garner confirmed to the Associated Press.
Garner said Tracey died in Franklin, Tennessee, on November 2, following a short illness. An official cause of death was not revealed.
Tracey was born on July 5, 1961 to Davis and his second wife, Swedish actress May Britt Ringquist (who divorced him in 1968 after his affair with actress Lola Falana).
In her 2014 book, titled Sammy Davis Jr.: A Personal Journey With My Father, Tracey revealed that her parents' interracial marriage led to President John F. Kennedy refusing to allow Davis to perform at his Inauguration.
Davis was a registered Democrat who supported Kennedy's 1960 campaign for president. Davis died from complications of throat cancer in 1990 at age 64.
Tracey used her life experiences to pen her 1996 book Sammy Davis Jr.: My Father, in which she shared personal recollections about getting to know her dad as an adult. She said his busy career kept him on the road for much of her childhood.
Last month, MGM announced they were using the book to develop a Sammy Davis Jr. biopic, to which Tracey said in a statement: "I am thrilled to know my father’s life, both private and public, will be brought to the big screen with this team of storytellers.
"He and my mother May Britt took on the world, choosing love and compassion over hatred and bigotry, and I am a product of that decision."
Tracey is survived by her mother, her four children, her half-brother Manny and her two adopted brothers, Mark and Jeff.
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Bobby Brown Jr.'s Cause Of Death Still Being Investigated
LOS ANGELES, CA — The investigation into the cause of Bobby Brown Jr.'s death is still ongoing, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. The 28-year-old son of Bobby Brown's death is "deferred pending additional investigation."
The Los Angeles Police Department arrived at Bobby Brown Jr.'s home after a report of an unspecified medical emergency in the 5200 block of White Oak Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to LAPD Officer Jeff Lee. There is no criminal investigation, and no foul play is suspected in his death.
Brown Jr. was found in his home, TMZ reports. He was the son of singer Bobby Brown and Kim Ward, whom Bobby Brown dated before becoming engaged to Whitney Houston.
"Bobby Brown Jr. was not feeling well in the days leading up to his death, and he was experiencing flu-like symptoms ... according to his family," TMZ reported. "A source connected to the family tells TMZ Bobby Jr. did not have COVID."
No stranger to tragedy, Brown's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, who he had with Whitney Houston, died at 22-years-old in 2015.
She was found in January of that year unconscious in her home's bathtub in Roswell, Georgia. She died several months later after being taken off a ventilator and put into hospice care. She died just a few years after her mother, who drowned in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton in 2012.
May they both RIP......
