Sammy Davis Jr. his left eye in a car accident, and several years later, he converted to Judaism, finding commonalities between the oppression experienced by African-American and Jewish communities. Davis's film career began as a child in 1933. In 1960, he appeared in the Rat Pack film "Ocean's 11". After a starring role on Broadway in "Mr Wonderful" (1956), he returned to the stage in 1964's "Golden Boy." In 1966 he had his own TV variety show, titled "The Sammy Davis Jr. Show". Davis's career slowed in the late 1960s, but he had a hit record with "The Candy Man" in 1972 and
Sammy Davis Jr. series, "Baretta's Theme (Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow)" (1975–1978), which was released as a single (20th Century Records). He appeared on the television shows "The Rifleman", "I Dream of Jeannie", "All in the Family" (during which he famously kisses Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) on the cheek), and "Charlie's Angels" (with his wife, Altovise Davis). He appeared in Japanese commercials for Suntory whisky in the 1970s. On December 11, 1967, NBC broadcast a musical-variety special featuring Nancy Sinatra, daughter of Frank Sinatra, titled "Movin' with Nancy". In addition to the Emmy Award-winning musical performances, the show is notable for Nancy