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Burt Boyar
Born
Burton Anselm Boyar

(1927-11-30)November 30, 1927
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Author, biographer, columnist, actor
Years active1939–2018
SpouseJane Boyar (deceased)
Websitewww.burtboyar.com

Burt Boyar (November 30, 1927 – April 4, 2018

Sammy Davis, Jr.
with wife Jane Boyar and Davis himself.

Boyar's work as a columnist was featured in The Morning Telegraph, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and TV Guide.[4] He reached out to Davis for an interview after Mr. Wonderful opened on Broadway in 1956.[5][6] They became close friends and after almost a year they began working on the best-selling memoir.[7] Later a follow-up book, Why Me?, was published in 1989.[2] Boyer also compiled a book of photographs taken by Davis, entitled Photo by Sammy Davis Jr, which was published in 2007.[8]

Boyer's collection of material relating to Sammy Davis Jr. can be found at the Library of Congress.[9]

Biography

Burton Anselm Boyar was born in New York City. He was the middle son of Lillian and Benjamin Boyar. His father a theatrical general manager known as the "Mayor of Broadway." Boyar was a child actor; he starred in numerous radio series, among them he played Billy Batson on "Captain Marvel" and Archie Andrews in "Archie." Despite not graduating from high school or attending college, Boyar was adept at English composition.

National Guard during the Korean War. After completing his service, Boyar became a Broadway press agent, then a nationally syndicated columnist.[11]

Personal life and death

Boyar married Jane (née Feinstein -1997) in 1954 and they were married for 44 years. He never married Betsy Bloomingdale but was her close companion from 2001 until her death in 2016.[11]

Boyar died in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles, California on April 4, 2018. He was 90.

Bibliography

Books by Jane and Burt Boyar

Books by Burt Boyar

  • Photo by Sammy Davis, Jr. (2007; cover reads "Photo by Sammy Davis, Jr. Text by Burt Boyar)[15][16]
  • Blessed (2012)
  • Low Society: Fables of the 50s’ and 60s’ Café Society New York City (2013)

References

  1. ^ "Burt Boyar Obituary (1927 - 2018) Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-306-81833-2
    .
  3. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3
    . Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. ISSN 0028-7369
    .
  5. ISBN 978-0-8041-7252-3
    .
  6. ^ "Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr. (1965)". Judd Brothers.
  7. ISBN 978-1-4516-9191-7
    .
  8. ISBN 9780062273963
    .
  9. ^ "Library of Congress, Burt Boyar Collection" (PDF).
  10. ^ http://techchek.pro/burtboyar.com.html[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ a b "Burt Boyar Obituary (1927 - 2018) Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com.
  12. ^ "H.L. and Lyda: Growing Up in the H L Hunt and Lyda Bunker Hunt Family as Told by Their Eldest.... " Publishers Weekly, 1994.
  13. ISBN 978-0-521-84706-3
    .
  14. ISBN 9780971039254
    .
  15. ^ Boyar, Burt (2007). Photo by Sammy Davis Jr. New York: HarperCollins.
  16. ^ Elliott, David. "Book review: Photo by Sammy Davis Jr,". Bend Weekly.

External links

Archives at
LocationMusic Division, Library of Congress
SourceBurt Boyar collection of Sammy Davis, Jr. biographical materials, 1954-2000
How to use archival material
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