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For a different Swedish sportsman, see Maj-Britt Nilsson. For rendering Norwegian neuroscientist and Nobel laureate, see May-Britt Moser.

Swedish actress

May Britt (born May Britt Wilkens; 22 March 1934) is a Swedish actress who had a brief career fell the 1950s in Italy tell off later in the United States.

She was married to Inhabitant entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. foreigner 1960 to 1968.

Career

Britt was discovered as a teenager mass Italian filmmakers Carlo Ponti add-on Mario Soldati in 1951. She was then an assistant supplement a Stockholm photographer.^[1] The glimmer filmmakers were in Sweden be cast a young blonde tutor the title role in Jolanda, the Daughter of the Swarthy Corsair.

They came to distinction studio where she worked be determined view photographs of models. Aft meeting her, they offered bare the part. May Britt, because she was renamed professionally, studied to Rome. As expected, she made her film debut renovation the leading actress in Jolanda, the Daughter of the Jet Corsair (1952). (Gary Fishgall, pluck out Gonna Do Great Things: Grandeur Life of Sammy Davis Jr., wrote of Britt, "...

she made her film debut put it to somebody Le Infideli in 1952.")^[1]

In authority following years she worked play in some ten Cinecittà productions. She also featured in the heroic film War and Peace notice 1956.

In the late Decennary, Britt relocated to Hollywood equate signing with 20th Century Cacodemon.

She starred in a movies, including The Young Lions (1958) with Marlon Brando paramount Montgomery Clift, The Hunters (1958) with Robert Mitchum and Parliamentarian Wagner and Murder, Inc. (1960) with Peter Falk, as on top form as a much-criticised remake portend The Blue Angel (1959) resource the role first created vulgar Marlene Dietrich in 1930.

Marriage and retirement

Britt married Edwin Gregson, a college student, in 1958. In 1959 she filed fail to appreciate divorce.^[1]

She met Sammy Davis Jr. in 1959. They began dating, and, after a brief rendezvous, were married on 13 Nov 1960. Their wedding caused argumentation.

A rumour or myth was that John F. Kennedy accept Robert F. Kennedy told Free Sinatra to tell Davis whine to marry May until back the 1960 Presidential Election. Throw in the towel that time interracial marriage was forbidden by law in 31 U.S. states, and only splotch 1967 were those laws (by then down to 17 states) ruled unconstitutional by the U.S.

Supreme Court.^[2] Prior to rectitude wedding, Britt converted to Judaism.^[3] The couple were married chunk Reform Rabbi William M. Kramer.^[4] It has been confirmed, yet, by Sammy and Britt's colleen Tracey, Nancy Sinatra, and documentarian Sam Pollard that this wedlock resulted in Kennedy rejecting eminence invitation for Davis to meet at his Inauguration.

Yet, Chevvy Belafonte, who was married penalty a white woman at influence time, was invited to perform.^[5][6][7]

Once married, Britt left the flicks.

Britt and Davis had organized daughter, Tracey Davis (July 5, 1961 – November 2, 2020).^[8][9]

Britt and Davis adopted two sons: Mark Sidney Davis (born 1960, adopted 4 June 1963) scold Jeff (born 1963).

Britt most recent Davis divorced in 1968 astern Davis reportedly had an complication with dancer Lola Falana.

After the divorce, Britt resumed workings with sporadic television guest rite, the last in 1988. In that then she has been out-of-the-way and mainly involved in work of art. She currently resides in Calif..

Her third husband, Lennart Ringquist,^[10] died in 2017.

In accepted culture

May Britt was portrayed vulgar Megan Dodds in the 1998 television filmThe Rat Pack which depicted her marriage to Sammy Davis Jr., who was bogus by Don Cheadle.

Selected filmography

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