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Altovise Davis (August 30, 1943 – March 14, 2009) was an American entertainer, best known as Sammy Davis, Jr.'s third wife. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina as Altovise Joanne Gore, she was raised in Brooklyn, New York and worked during the 1960s as a chorus-line dancer in various musical shows both in London and on Broadway. Her relationship with Sammy Davis, Jr. started in 1968 while they were working in the same show. They were married in a Philadelphia courthouse by the Rev. Jesse Jackson on May 11, 1970 and adopted a son, Manny, in 1989. After Sammy and Altovise married, she... MORE

Altovise Davis (August 30, 1943 – March 14, 2009) was an American entertainer, best known as Sammy Davis, Jr.'s third wife. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina as Altovise Joanne Gore, she was raised in Brooklyn, New York and worked during the 1960s as a chorus-line dancer in various musical shows both in London and on Broadway. Her relationship with Sammy Davis, Jr. started in 1968 while they were working in the same show. They were married in a Philadelphia courthouse by the Rev. Jesse Jackson on May 11, 1970 and adopted a son, Manny, in 1989. After Sammy and Altovise married, she became active with several philanthropic organizations in Los Angeles. She performed at many benefit programs, particularly for SHARE Inc., a nonprofit group that raises money for developmentally disabled, abused and neglected children. Sammy Davis, Jr. died from throat cancer on May 16, 1990, five days after their 20th wedding anniversary. In the 1970s and 1980s Altovise Davis made a few guest appearances in major TV series such as Charlie's Angels and CHiPs and minor roles in films such as Kingdom of the Spiders (1977), Boardwalk (1979), and Can't Stop the Music (1980). Both she and her husband were LESS