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- NAME: Danny Kaye
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Comedian, Television Personality
- BIRTH DATE: January 18, 1913
- DEATH DATE: March 03, 1987
- PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
- Originally: David Daniel Kaminski
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Danny Kaye was a comedic actor and comedian who starred in films in the 1940s and 1950 and on his own TV show in the 1960s.
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(born Jan. 18, 1913, New York, N.Y., U.S.—died March 3, 1987, Los Angeles, Calif.) U.S. actor and comedian. He worked as a comic busboy in Catskills resorts from age 13 and later worked in vaudeville and nightclubs, developing his trademark pantomimes, rapid-fire nonsense songs, and physical antics. He was a success on Broadway in The Straw Hat Revue (1939) and Lady in the Dark (1940), in which he upstaged the legendary Gertrude Lawrence. His movie debut in Up in Arms (1944) was followed by starring roles in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), and White Christmas (1954). He starred on television in The Danny Kaye Show (1963–67). Much of his comedy material was written by his wife, Sylvia Fine. Kaye was awarded an honorary Academy Award in 1955. He began his long association with UNICEF in 1953 and logged thousands of miles (frequently piloting his own plane) on behalf of the organization. He was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1982 and the French Legion of Honour in 1986.
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