She began as a shy young woman in Sweden, plucked from a photography studio and thrust into European cinema, then Hollywood. Sharing the screen with giants like Marlon Brando and Robert Mitchum, May Britt seemed destined for a glittering, uncomplicated stardom. Instead, she chose a path that would test every part of her courage: loving Sammy Davis Jr. in a country still fighting over who had the right to marry whom.
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