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Danny Kaye

Danny KayeAKA David Daniel Kaminski

Born: 18-Jan-1913
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Died: 3-Mar-1987
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Hepatitis
Remains: Buried, Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Bisexual
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Father: Jacob Kaminsky
Mother: Clara Nemerov
Wife: Sylvia Fine (composer, m. 3-Jan-1940)
Daughter: Dena Kaye
Slept with: Laurence Olivier (according to Olivier's widow)

    Oscar (honorary) 1955
    Oscar (honorary) 1982 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
    Emmy 1964 for The Danny Kaye Show
    Golden Globe 1952 for On the Riviera
    Golden Globe 1959 for Me and the Colonel
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6563 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)
    Kennedy Center Honor 1984
    Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses 1984
    UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
    Asteroid Namesake 6546 Kaye

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Madwoman of Chaillot (12-Oct-1969)
    The Man from the Diner's Club (17-Apr-1963)
    The Five Pennies (18-Jun-1959)
    Me and the Colonel (Oct-1958)
    Merry Andrew (20-Mar-1958)
    The Court Jester (27-Jan-1956)
    White Christmas (14-Oct-1954)
    Knock on Wood (14-Apr-1954)
    Hans Christian Anderson (25-Nov-1952)
    On the Riviera (20-Apr-1951)
    The Inspector General (30-Dec-1949)
    A Song is Born (19-Oct-1948)
    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (14-Aug-1947)
    The Kid from Brooklyn (21-Mar-1946)
    Wonder Man (8-Jun-1945)
    Up in Arms (17-Feb-1944)


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