Glad to see AJ colleague Terry Teachout has changed his mind about Wil Haygood’s “In Black and White: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr.” Though Terry still believes it’s sloppily written (revised upward to “not beautifully written”), he now says “it tells a fascinating story in a very effective way, so much so that my memory of the book was more enthusiastic than my review.” Maybe Terry will come around on the writing one day. He’s halfway there. My staff of thousands hopes so. It reminds me that my review, first published in the Chicago Sun-Times, was a flat-out rave. The prose may not have the mandarin elegance Terry prefers, but it’s plenty beautiful.
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