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Altovise Gore Davis Dies at 65

| Los Angeles |

March 15, 2009

Altovise Gore Davis, a Broadway performer and the widow of the actor Sammy Davis, Jr., died of complications from a stroke, according to The Los Angeles Times. She was 65 years old.

Davis appeared in small roles in four Broadway musicals, Kwamina, High Spirits, Pousse-Café, and Sherry, as well as the 1965 City Center revival of Guys and Dolls. She also appeared in films and on television, including Can’t Stop the Music and Charlie’s Angels.

She is survived by her son, Manny.

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