Danny Kaye

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Biography

Recent Role:
Mimisenrei (E) on Inuyasha
Gender:
Male
Born:
1-18-1913
Died:
3-3-1987 (Heart Attack)
Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Birth Name:
David Daniel Kaminsky
AKA:
Duvidelleh, David Kaminsky
Danny Kaye's father was an immigrant tailor who had traveled to America from the Ukraine.

He didn't do well in school and dropped out at the age of 13 to work at a country club in the Catskill Mountains, in an area known to be populated by Russian immigrants.

After he left there he did various jobs of singing and performing.

In 1940 Danny married his love Sylvia Fine whom he had met two years prior in 1938. The two were a team and she often wrote for him.

Before going into television and movies, Danny spent time on Broadway in







… More various musical productions.

In 1944 Danny began his career in movies with "Up In Arms" which was followed by other similar hits including "Wonder Man" and "The Court Jester".

By 1960 Danny was looking to move out of movies and into television and in 1963 he got his own series "The Danny Kaye Show".

Danny Kaye passed away in 1987 from hepatitis which he was infected with during a blood transfusion for his heart 4 years prior.

Danny was survived by his wife Sylvia and daughter Dena.

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    10 Perfect
    Not often you see such a talented performer. hide show

    Danny Kaye is one of my favourite all time performers. His ability to entertain the good old fashioned way in movies which you would be happy to let children watch even now is most enduring.

    Often singing and dancing also in his films, my favourite movies of all were the ones where he played duel roles.

    His popularity when he was alive so great that he got his own show which ran for many successful years.

    Sadly no longer with us, Danny Kaye will always continue to live on in his TV and more so movie roles which are timeless to anyone at any age.

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