Who was Sammy Davis Jr. second wife? Meet May Britt

Sammy Davis Jr. was married three times. His second wife was Swedish actress May Britt, whom he married in 1960. They had three children together and divorced in 1968.

Sammy Davis Jr had a starring role on Broadway in Mr. Wonderful with Chita Rivera (1956). In 1959, Davis became a member of the Rat Pack, led by his friend Frank Sinatra.

In 1958, Sammy Davis Jr was hired to crown the winner of the Miss Cavalcade of Jazz beauty contest for the famed fourteenth Cavalcade of Jazz concert.  In 1960, he appeared in the Rat Pack film Ocean’s 11.

In 1953, Sammy Davis Jr was offered his own television show on ABC, Three for the Road—with the Will Mastin Trio. His biggest hit, “The Candy Man”, reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1972.

In 2017, Sammy Davis Jr was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. On May 27–28, 1973, Davis hosted the first annual 20-hour Highway Safety Foundation telethon.