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A Short Biography of Danny Kaye

Author Name:

Danny Kaye

Born As:

David Daniel Kaminsky

Other Names:

Born:

18 Jan 1913

Died:

3 Mar 1987




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Actor, comedian and singer                          
Selected Works:

Feature Films:

Up in Arms - 1944
The Birth of a Star - compilation of 1937-38 short subjects - 1945
Wonder Man - 1945
The Kid from Brooklyn - 1946
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - 1947
A Song Is Born - 1948
It's a Great Feeling - 1949 - Cameo
The Inspector General - 1949
On the Riviera - 1951
Hans Christian Andersen - 1952
Knock on Wood - 1954
White Christmas - 1954
The Court Jester - 1956
Merry Andrew - 1958
Me and the Colonel - 1958
The Five Pennies - 1959
The Millionairess - 1960
On the Double - 1961
The Man from the Diner's Club - 1963
The Madwoman of Chaillot - 1969

Short Subjects:

Moon Over Manhattan - 1935
Dime a Dance - 1937
Getting an Eyeful - 1938
Cupid Takes a Holiday - 1938
Money on Your Life - 1938
Screen Snapshots: Out of This World Series - 1947
Assignment Children - 1954
Screen Snapshots: Hula from Hollywood - 1954
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Beauty - 1955
Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood - 1956

Television Work:

Autumn Laughter - 1938
The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball - 1962
The Danny Kaye Show - 1963 – 1967
Here Comes Peter Cottontail - 1971 - voice
Pinocchio - 1976
Peter Pan - 1976
An Evening with Danny Kaye - 1981
Skokie - 1981

A guest appearance on "Paladin of the Lost Hour", an episode of the The New Twilight Zone - 1985. This appearance, in the role of Gaspar, is hailed by the Internet Movie Database as one of the greatest performances of his entire career.

A guest appearance on "The Dentist", an episode of The Cosby Show - 1986, his last performance.                          
Wife Sylvia Fine, one child Dena Kaye.                          
Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award - 1981                          
Asteroid 6546 Kaye is named for Danny Kaye.