Lionel Richie is going to bring Sammy'Davis Jr's life story to the big screen and it will be based on the 1965 memoir 'Yes I Can: The Story Of Sammy Davis Jr.' . The book was co-written by Sammy, his wife Jane and author Burt Boyar. The movie has finally got the go ahead after a long-running legal battle with the executors of Sammy Davis Jr.'s estate which dates back to 2012 and was focused on who owns the rights to the project, Richie said, " I'm so grateful to be working closely with the Davis family on this and couldn't be happier to be moving forward on this passion project." In 2015, a film, TV series and documentary about Sammy's career were announced but none of them came to fruition . Sammy was an acclaimed dancer and singer and was part of the famous Rat Pack super-group of entertainers popular in the 1950s and 1960s. The group included Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop and the collective regularly performed on stage together and all appeared in several movies including 'Ocean's 11' and 'Sergeants 3'.
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