Danny Kaye
Born January 18, 1911 (Age: 115)
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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 23 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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 23 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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
2007
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 96
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000
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as Phil Davis (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 89
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 86
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
1982
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as Self
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Age: 71
An Evening with John Denver
1975
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as Self
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Age: 64
The Sound of Laughter
1963
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as Nikolai Nikolayevich
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Age: 52
On the Double
1961
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as Pfc. Ernie Williams
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Age: 50
Lifetime of Comedy
1960
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 48
The Five Pennies
1959
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as Red Nichols
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Age: 48
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
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as Self
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Age: 47
Assignment Children
1955
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as Self - Narrator
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Age: 44
White Christmas
1954
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as Phil Davis
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Age: 43
Night Shift
1942
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as Danny Kaye
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Age: 30