[rollei_list] Re: Sammy Davis, Jr. and his Rollei

Jerry has had other expensive habits..... I think he is the guy that never 
wears the same clothes twice...wear them and toss them....whether they be 
Armani suits or cotton socks...

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From: "Jeffery Smith" <jls@xxxxxxxxxx>
> The Rollei on the book cover looks more like a Baby Rollei (Sammy was a
> pretty small guy, and the Rollei looks small in his hands.
> 
> I do remember Jerry Lewis from decades ago talking about photographer (I
> think he was substituting for Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show). He said
> that the hobby was an expensive addiction. How right he was.
> 
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
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> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rollei_list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stan Yoder
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 11:04 AM
> To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [rollei_list] Sammy Davis, Jr. and his Rollei
> 
> 
> Our local rag had a feature review yesterday of "Photo by Sammy Davis, Jr."
> Text by Burt Boyar, 
> Regan Books, $49.50.
> 
> Apparently he started documenting his life/entertainer environment early
> with a Brownie. Later on 
> Jerry Lewis gave him a Rollei TLR. A couple of pix from the book were
> included: Robert Kennedy, Judy 
> Garland, and what seems to be a self-portrait showing Sammy with the Rollei
> (finger on the release, 
> L-R reversed,) and Jerry.
> 
> Stan Yoder
> Pittsburgh
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