Danny Kaye
American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (1911–1987)
Danny Kaye (18 January 1911 – 3 March 1987), born David Daniel Kaminsky, was an American actor, singer and comedian.
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Quotes edit
- Civilization? I'll stay right here [in the Congo]!
- "Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)" (1947), Decca
- 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 edit
- 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.
- Muriel Rukeyser The Life of Poetry (1949)
See also edit
External links edit
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