American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (1911–1987)
Danny Kaye
Born
David Daniel Kaminsky
(1911-01-18)January 18, 1911
New York City, U.S.
Died
March 3, 1987(1987-03-03) (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
Actor
comedian
singer
dancer
television presenter
Years active
1933–1987
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Sylvia Fine
(m. 1940)
Children
1
Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; Yiddish: דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs.
Kaye starred in 17 films, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1955). His films were popular, especially for his performances of patter songs and favorites such as "Inchworm" and "The Ugly Duckling".
He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF in 1954 and received the French Legion of Honour in 1986 for his years of work with the organization.[1]
^"French Honor Danny Kaye". The Modesto Bee. February 26, 1986. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
DannyKaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; Yiddish: דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer...
The DannyKaye Show is an American variety show, hosted by the stage and screen star DannyKaye, which aired on Wednesday nights from September 25, 1963...
compositions and productions were performed by her husband, comedian DannyKaye. Fine was a Peabody Award-winner and was nominated for two Academy Awards...
(1963), as well as specials featuring performers such as Gene Kelly and DannyKaye. In 1952, he created the Tap Dance Concerto with composer Morton Gould...
which seats more than 2,000, is a major performance site; the Sylvia and DannyKaye Playhouse, a 675-seat proscenium theatre, has over 100,000 visitors annually...
Court Jester is a 1955 American historical musical comedy film starring DannyKaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury and Cecil Parker. The film...
Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. His early roles were on The DannyKaye Show and The Lucy Show. Korman briefly starred in his own sitcom The Harvey...
character, a daydreamer, on himself. It was made into a film in 1947 starring DannyKaye, with a remake in 2013 directed by, and starring Ben Stiller. Mitty is...
"acknowledged masterpieces". It was made into a 1947 film of the same name, with DannyKaye in the title role, though the film is very different from the original...
programmes and appeared with the Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason, Dean Martin and DannyKaye television programs. He starred in ABC's musical version of The Canterville...
of any other funster on the screen." Three other newcomers to films — DannyKaye, June Allyson, and Barry Sullivan — were featured in the short, filmed...
A Song Is Born (also known as That's Life), starring DannyKaye and Virginia Mayo, is a 1948 Technicolor musical film remake of Howard Hawks' 1941 movie...
witty scripts made her a natural talent for radio. She was a regular on DannyKaye's short-lived but memorably zany comedy-variety show in 1946, which also...
History Y, with Kaye returning as director and starring Djimon Hounsou, was in active development as of 2020. High school student Danny Vinyard antagonizes...
the music from the film Just for You (1952) DannyKaye sings Hans Christian Andersen (1952): DannyKaye with Jane Wyman, Gordon Jenkins and his Chorus...
directed by Elliott Nugent and starring DannyKaye and Dinah Shore. It was nominated for two Academy Awards in 1945. Danny Weems works as an elevator operator...
actress. At the age of four, Meyerink became DannyKaye's co-star on the CBS variety series The DannyKaye Show and, in 2006, was honored by the Young...
recorded by the movie stars Groucho Marx, Jimmy Durante, Jane Wyman, and DannyKaye, with chorus and orchestra directed by Sonny Burke. The song was a popular...
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