Everything You Didn't Know About the Rat Pack

Sammy Davis Jr.'s Public Marriage

Sammy Davis Jr. had been married three times in his life. After a brief marriage to a woman named Loray White (1958-1959), he married Swedish actor May Britt in 1960. The general public was outraged due to the fact that they were of different races. Mixed-race marriage was legal in California, where the two lived, but illegal in 31 other states.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.