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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 .
Danny Kaye. Music Department: The Danny Kaye Show. Danny Kaye left school at the age of 13 to work in the so-called Borscht Belt of Jewish resorts in the Catskill Mountains. It was there he learned the basics of show biz.
- January 18, 1911
- March 3, 1987
Danny Kaye. Music Department: The Danny Kaye Show. Danny Kaye left school at the age of 13 to work in the so-called Borscht Belt of Jewish resorts in the Catskill Mountains. It was there he learned the basics of show biz. From there he went through a series of jobs in and out of the business.
- Actor, Director, Music Department
- January 18, 1911
- 2 min
- March 3, 1987
Mar 18, 2024 · Danny Kaye, energetic multitalented American actor and comedian who later became known for his involvement with humanitarian causes. Kaye was best known for his work on the films The Inspector General (1949), White Christmas (1954, in which he costarred with Bing Crosby), and Merry Andrew (1958).
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Sep 16, 2005 · Danny Kaye was a great American entertainer with an enormous creative range, encompassing dance, popular song, classical music, complicated verse, impersonation and improvisation, which melded...
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Mar 4, 1987 · Danny Kaye, the rubbery-faced, gibberish-spouting comedian who was one of the world’s most successful entertainers of the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, died early Tuesday. He was 74 and died at...
A gangster's moll hides out at a musical research institute where Professor Hobart Frisbee (Danny Kaye) teaches and leads. Love starts to blossom.
