The tax man came for The Candy Man.
The Internal Revenue Service and the widow of Sammy Davis Jr. have reached a settlement on a dispute over $7 million in tax liabilities against the singer-dancer-movie star's estate.Details were not disclosed.
"Sammy was a fighter," Altovise Davis said Friday. "I know he would have wanted us to reach a settlement with the government rather than declare bankruptcy. He loved this country and the people in it and recognized his responsibilities as an American."
A charter member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," Davis died at his Beverly Hills home on May 16, 1990, of throat cancer at age 64.
His hit songs included "I've Gotta Be Me," "Mr. Bojangles" and "The Candy Man." Films included "Porgy and Bess," "Oceans 11" and "Robin and the Seven Hoods."
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