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Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye's biography

Danny Kaye is 74 years old comedian born at Brooklyn. He was born on Saturday 18th of January 1913. According to year of birth 1913 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 18th of January means he is Capricorn. These people are stable in nature. As the sign lord is “Saturn”, the person will be judgemental in his approach.

He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be comedian. You can know him also as singer, aircraft pilot, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor, film actor, television presenter. He is recently known as recording artist.

Danny Kaye's family

Danny Kaye's ex spouse

Sylvia Fine

Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine have been together since 1940 for 47 years. She is known as actor. His ex spouse was born on Friday 29th of August 1913 in Brooklyn. His ex spouse died on Monday 28th of October 1991 in Manhattan. Sylvia Fine was 78 years old, when this happened.

Danny Kaye's schools

We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Thomas Jefferson High School.

Danny Kaye's career

His main focus is to be comedian.

How did Danny Kaye die

He died on on Tuesday 3rd of March 1987 when he was 74 years old at Los Angeles. Danny Kayes death was caused by heart failure. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Danny Kaye's Awards

  • In 1953 received a Special Tony Award for heading a variety bill at the Palace Theater.
  • Was awarded three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6125 Hollywood Blvd.; for Motion Pictures at 6563 Hollywood BLvd.; and for Radio at 6101 Hollywood Blvd.

What Danny Kaye has done for a first time

  • Was the first choice of producers to star in the Broadway musical "The Music Man", but the role eventually went to Robert Preston.

Danny Kaye's quotes

  • Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it.
  • You bet I arrived overnight. Over a few hundred nights in the Catskills, in vaudeville, in clubs and on Broadway. [on being an overnight film success in the 1940s]
  • If you're not cooking with joy, happiness and love, you're not cooking well.
  • I became an entertainer not because I wanted to but because I was meant to.

Danny Kaye's body shape

Lets describe how Danny Kaye looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.