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Sammy Davis Jr. Biopic To Be Produced By Lena Waithe

A Sammy Davis Jr. biopic is in the works.

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Leontyne Price has achieved heights in the music world that many aspire to but that very few reach. As a singer she became famous all around the world. Mary Leontyne Price was born in Laurel, Mississippi, on February 10, 1927. As a youth, she sang in church choirs. Later, she attended Central State

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