Sammy Davis Jr. Get A Star

One of the original Rat Pack, Sammy Davis Jr. was honored yesterday on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. His shining recognition will be placed outside the Riviera Hotel where his widow, Altovise, accepted the award. Born in Harlem back in 1925, Sammy was just three years old when he began dancing. An auto-accident in 1954 almost killed him, but left him with the loss of his left eye. It was in 1959 that he joined Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford, forming the famed Rat Pack of Vegas. He was married to dancer Altovise Gore in 1970 by Rev. Jesse Jackson and remained married until his 1990 death from throat cancer.

Eventually celebrity VIP stars will dot four miles of sidewalk along the Strip. Sammy's star is a 3ft square slab of polished granite weighing 180 lbs and features his name in gold embossed letters.

Source: Robin Leach