Kaye at Schiphol on October 5, 1955

Danny Kaye (18 January 1911 – 3 March 1987), born David Daniel Kaminsky, was an American actor, singer and comedian.

Quotes

  • I am a wife-made man.
    • Referring to the contributions that his wife Sylvia Fine's songs made to his career
    • Halliwell, Leslie (2001). Who's Who in the Movies. HarperCollins Entertainment. pp. p. 242 (of 593). ISBN 0002572141. 
  • I became an entertainer not because I wanted to but because I was meant to.
    • Halliwell, Leslie (2001). Who's Who in the Movies. HarperCollins Entertainment. pp. p. 242. ISBN 0002572141. 

Quotes about Kaye

  • I can't say what Danny Kaye is like in private life. There are too many of them.
    • Sylvia Fine; quoted in Halliwell, Leslie (2001). Who's Who in the Movies. HarperCollins Entertainment. pp. p. 242. ISBN 0002572141. 
  • I can say what Danny Kaye is like in real life. He's nice and gentle but he has a bit of a mean streak.
    • Annie Kickbags; quoted in McGrandles, Cameron (2014). Who's In Films And Media. Muddilan Super-Duper Books. pp. p. 290. ISBN 9108257231416 Invalid ISBN. 
  • exclusively verbal humor have been conveyed by Harpo Marx, who with Charles Chaplin, Jimmy Savo, and Danny Kaye, ranks as a master artist of pantomime.

See also

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