Danny Kaye
Birthday: 1911-01-18
Place of Birth: 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.
Movies
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
William Shatner, Liz Taylor and many more stars blow lines, lose their pants and more in this hilari...
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The Court Jester
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who...
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It's a Great Feeling
A waitress at the Warner Brothers commissary is anxious to break into pictures. She thinks her big b...
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Wonder Man
Boisterous nightclub entertainer Buzzy Bellew was the witness to a murder committed by gangster Ten ...
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White Christmas
Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show busi...
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The Hollywood Clowns
Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history....
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero...
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The Inspector General
An illiterate stooge in a traveling medicine show wanders into a strange town and is picked up on a ...
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On the Riviera
In this fast-paced remake of the Maurice Chevalier vehicle Folies Bergère, talented Danny Kaye plays...
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Hans Christian Andersen
A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on ...
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Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Peter Cottontail wants to be the #1 chief Easter Bunny, and everyone in April Valley agrees...except...
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A Song Is Born
The story of seven scholars in search of an expert to teach them about swing music. They seem to hav...
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The Five Pennies
Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He...
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from ...
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Showbiz Goes to War
While a few Hollywood celebrities such as James Stewart and Clark Gable saw combat during World War ...
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On the Double
American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel Mac...
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Merry Andrew
When eccentric English teacher Andrew Larabee needs a raise in order for his fiancée to marry him, ...
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Knock on Wood
Ventriloquist Jerry Morgan has failed with another love affair. The reason: when the relationship re...
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Task Force
After learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott and ...
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The Kid from Brooklyn
Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who ...
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Me and the Colonel
Nazis are about to overrun France, and a Jewish man named Jacobowsky is stranded in Paris. He hitche...
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Up in Arms
Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-b...
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The Emperor's New Clothes
Two con men convince a king that they have woven for him a suit made of magical cloth that only stup...
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The Madwoman of Chaillot
An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the t...
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The Man from the Diners' Club
Meek credit card company clerk Ernest Klenk is feeling the pressure of demanding coworkers, new comp...
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Money on Your Life
This fun little piece has Danny Kaye as man who buys a life insurance policy. What the insurance sal...
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Skokie
A dramatization of the controversial trial concerning the right for Neo-Nazis to march in the predom...
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Sports on the Silver Screen
HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev...
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Pinocchio
This musical adaptation of Pinocchio from 1976 features the incomparable talents of Danny Kaye, Sand...
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À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
Follow in the footsteps of burlesque actor Pierre Richard, a key figure in French cinema in the 1970...
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Edith Head: The Paramount Years
A tribute to the legendary costume designer Edith Head during her years providing costumes for the f...
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CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years
CBS honors Lucille Ball with this celebration of her three CBS series: I Love Lucy, The Lucy Show an...
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Getting an Eyeful
Nickotai (Danny Kaye) needs an eye test and is the first patient of ‘eyetestometist’ Henry Groper....
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EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
Danny Kaye tours EPCOT Center, singing its praises in Future World and the World Showcase. He meets ...
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Night Shift
Documentary short film depicting the work in a British armaments plant in which the night shift cons...
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Night of 100 Stars II
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a...
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Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Danny Kaye stars in the Disneyland 25th Anniversary television special with special guest star Micha...
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Dime a Dance
June Allyson is a cashier in a dance hall and her friend Imogene Coca wants to get a job there as a ...
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Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
Not only did Mary Tyler Moore “turn the world on with her smile,” as her show’s theme song declared,...
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Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
Highlights from the great musicals of the 1940s. Stars featured include Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney,...
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Lifetime of Comedy
Compilation of comedy sketches from the comedy kings Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye & Bi...
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I Am an American
The history of a Polish family and its contributions to the war effort throughout American history....
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Breakdowns of 1949
Flubs and bloopers that occurred on the set of some of the major Warner Bros. pictures of 1949....
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Bogart: The Untold Story
Stephen H. Bogart narrates the rise to fame of his father, Humphrey Bogart through the use of film c...
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Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a 1976 musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up,...
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The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Legendary showman Danny Kaye's greatest moments have been handpicked by Kaye's daughter, Dena, in th...
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Cupid Takes a Holiday
Because his family has a history of insanity that breaks out when a family member hasn't married by ...
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Salute to Stan Laurel
A program featuring original comedy skits written as a tribute to Stan Laurel....
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That's Dancing!
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie ca...
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The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender
A film scrapbook, images, phrases from our past, hiding their meanings behind veils. Let's lift thos...
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'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
Actress Rosemary Clooney reminisces about the making of the classic holiday film White Christmas (19...
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first hal...
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An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic
A night of classical music,conducted by famous comedian actor Danny Kaye,is something for the whole ...
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Musical Comedy Tonight II
A tribute to American musical theater, featuring scenes from "Show Boat", "South Pacific," "Sweet Ch...
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The Clinger Sisters: The First Girls of Rock & Roll
Story of The Clingers form the start to finish in the music world from little girls "The Clinger Sis...
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Assignment Children
Filmed on a world wide trip by Danny Kaye, this is an examination of the state of children in the th...
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Songs for After a War
A particular reading of the hard years of famine, repression and censorship after the massacre of th...
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The All-Star Christmas Show
This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed ov...
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Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous and adored icons of the 20th century. Like no other Hollywo...
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A Portrait of Danny Kaye
A documentary that celebrates the standout moments of Danny Kaye’s career and takes viewers behind t...
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