Sammy Davis Jr. Died $15 Million In Debt - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 08-05-2008, 03:58 PM

Former Rat Pack member Sammy Davis Jr. died with millions of dollars worth of debt, leaving his estate in a shambles, a new tell-all book has revealed.

According to Deconstructing Sammy, a forthcoming biography by Matt Birkbeck, the star was so broke in his final years that when he was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1989, he opted out of surgery which offered him an 80 per cent chance of survival.

Instead, he chose to undergo radiation treatment, which only offered a 30 per cent survival rate, reasoning that if he couldn't sing, he couldn't make money.

Davis Jr. died in 1990 owing $15 million to America's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - despite earning more than $50 million in his lifetime, reports New York gossip column Page Six.

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)

MonarC · 08-05-2008, 05:20 PM

WOW! I hope they are not going after his relatives for that money.

08-05-2008, 03:58 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Sammy Davis Jr. Died $15 Million In Debt Former Rat Pack member Sammy Davis Jr. died with millions of dollars worth of debt, leaving his estate in a shambles, a new tell-all book has revealed. According to Deconstructing Sammy, a forthcoming biography by Matt Birkbeck, the star was so broke in his final years that when he was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1989, he opted out of surgery which offered him an 80 per cent chance of survival. Instead, he chose to undergo radiation treatment, which only offered a 30 per cent survival rate, reasoning that if he couldn't sing, he couldn't make money. Davis Jr. died in 1990 owing $15 million to America's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - despite earning more than $50 million in his lifetime, reports New York gossip column Page Six. (This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)
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08-05-2008, 05:20 PM	#2
MonarC The truth will set you free Forum Fanatic Join Date: Dec 05, 2002 Location: 3rd Stone From The Sun Posts: 9,525	WOW! I hope they are not going after his relatives for that money.