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Danny Kaye Biography (1913-)

Born Daniel Kominski, January 18, 1913, in New York, NY; son of Jacob and Clara (Memorovsky) Kominski; married Sylvia Fine, January 3, 1940; children: Dena. Addresses: HOME--Beverly Hills, CA. OFFICE--P.O. Box 750, Beverly Hills, CA 90213.

Danny Kaye's original intention was to enter the medical profession. He is anowner of the Seattle Mariners baseball team.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

January 18, 1913

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--La Vie Paris, vaudeville revue touring United States and Asia.
• NEW YORK DEBUT--Left of Broadway, Keynote Stage, 1939.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Cabaret performances at the Dorchester Hotel in London, England.
• The Straw Hat Revue, Ambassador Theatre, NY, 1939.
• Russell Paxton, Lady in the Dark, Alvin Theatre, NY, 1941.
• vaudeville revue at the Palace Theatre, NY, 1941.
• Jerry Walker, Let's Face It, Imperial Theatre, NY, 1941.
• vaudeville revue at the Palladium, London, 1948.
• the "Royal Variety" performances, Palladium, London, 1948-52.
• Appeared in variety performances: Canadian National Exposition, 1950.
• Curran Theatre, San Francisco, 1952.
• Palace Theatre, NY, 1953.
• Shubert Theatre, Detroit, MI, 1955.
• Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, 1958.
• Curran Theatre, San Francisco, 1959.
• in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, 1959.
• Framingham, MA, 1961.
• Ziegfeld Theatre, NY, 1963.
• Noah, Two by Two, Imperial Theatre, NY, 1970-71.
• host, Opera Laugh-In, Metropolitan Opera, NY, 1973.
• Also appeared on Broadway in The Play's the Thing; Death Takes a Holiday.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• With Abe Lyman's band, throughout United States.
• for the USO, Vietnam war fronts, 1966.
• CONDUCTOR--Benefit concert, New York Philharmonic, 1965.
• charity concert, London Symphony Orchestra, 1975.
• FILM DEBUT--Up in Arms, 1944.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Wonder Man, 1945.
• Kid from Brooklyn, 1946.
• The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 1947.
• A Song Is Born, 1947.
• The Inspector-General, 1949.
• On the Riviera, 1951.
• title role, Hans Christian Andersen, 1952.
• Knock on Wood, 1954.
• White Christmas, 1954.
• The Court Jester, Paramount, 1958.
• title role, Merry Andrew, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958.
• Me and the Colonel, Columbia, 1958.
• The Five Pennies, Columbia, 1959.
• On the Double, Paramount, 1961.
• The Man from the Diner's Club, Columbia, 1963.
• The Madwoman of Chaillot, Warner Brothers, 1969.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• The Danny Kaye Show, CBS, 1963-67.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Skokie, 1981.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Dentist, Bill Cosby Show, NBC, 1986.
• John Gary Show, CBS, 1966.
• Dick Clark's Live Wednesday, NBC, 1978.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• The Secret Life of Danny Kaye.
• "Emperor's New Clothes," Monday Night Special, ABC, 1972.
• Opera Laugh-In, 1975.
• Pinocchio, 1976.