SAMMY DAVIS JR. - DOCUMENT SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: IVOR DAVID BALDING - HFSID 283171

SAMMY DAVIS JR. & IVOR DAVID BALDING
Davis and Balding sign a Stock Subscription agreement for a new company-Establishment Discotheques Ltd.
Document signed: "Sammy Davis Jr." and "Ivor D. Balding". 1p. 8½x11, on Establishment Discotheques Ltd. letterhead. New York, New York, no date. Agreement addressed to Davis acknowledging receipt of $1000. and outlining the stock purchase agreement between Davis and Establishment Discotheques Ltd. Considered by many as the "World's Greatest Living Performer" during the height of his career, SAMMY DAVIS JR. (1925-1990) was a versatile performer, winning popularity on both sides of the color barrier for his acting, singing, dancing and impersonations. A member of the famed "Rat Pack", Davis appeared with Sinatra and friends in Ocean's 11 in 1960, nine years before his acclaimed performance in Sweet Charity. Nominated for a Tony Award for Golden Boy (1974), Davis also had a number of hit records, including "Love Me or Leave Me", "That Old Black Magic", "What Kind of Fool Am I?" and "The Candy Man". IVOR DAVID BALDING (born 1942) founded the New Theatre in New York. While there, he produced some 21 plays - receiving 2 Tony Award nominations and 5 Obie Awards. He then went to CBS Sports in Europe and conceived and produced the Circus World Championships, held annually in London (1976-1986). He co-founded Circus Flora (1985) - The first Big Top Tent ever at The Kennedy Center. He was the circus consultant for Big Top Pee Wee (1988), collaborated on Endangered Species (1990) and was recipient of the Excellence in the Arts award from the Arts & Educations Council of St Louis in 2008. Horizontal and vertical fold creases. Filing and staple holes at top margin. Lightly toned at top edge. Otherwise, fine condition.