Born: January 18th, 1913 (Brooklyn)
Died: March 3rd, 1987 (heart failure)
Marriage: Sylvia Fine (1940-His death)
Children: Dena Kaye
Interesting Fact: In his youth he wanted to become a Doctor. This is interesting since laughter is the best medicine.
Awards: Though he was never nominated for an Oscar in acting he did receive two honoree awards: one in 1955 and another in 1982 as the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. In his first season of his show he received an Emmy and was nominated three other times for different shows. He was awarded two Golden Globes: "Me and the Colonel" (1958) & "On the Riviera" (1951). He also has a Star on the Walk of Fame in Motion Picture, Radio & Recoding. He also received a Laurel Award, a life achievement award from the Screen Writers Guild and hand prints at Grauman's Chinese Theater.
My Favorite Film: "The Court Jester" (1956) is his most popular film. Usually I'd rather pick my favorite as an unknown film I've discovered. With Danny Kaye, however, I am going to have to agree with the crowd that this is also my favorite.
Chef, Pilot, Conductor, Actor, Singer, Comedian, Dancer, TV host, UNICEF ambassador, husband & father - Danny sure kept himself busy. History shows that movie stars had a hard time balancing all of these talents and duties with family like, but Danny didn't just balance them, he juggled them.
For many reason's Danny is my favorite comedian of Hollywood. He could stand on his own as the funny & straight man, while being the orchestra at the same time. He was clean in his act and had his own unique form of tongue twisters that he and his wife, as his writer, developed. Most of all, he is my favorite for his love of children that far surpassed many of his day. Being an ambassador of UNICEF and with the film of "Hans Christian Andersen" (1952), you can see his kindness and care for them. What a legacy to leave behind!
His famous tongue twisting scene.
Here is a clip from Five Pennies.
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