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Danny Kaye 1913 - 1987

David Daniel Kaminsky of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States was born on January 8, 1913 at Brooklyn in New York, NY, and died at age 74 years old on March 3, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA. David Kaminsky was buried at Kensico Cemetery 273 Lakeview Ave, in Valhalla, Westchester County, NY.

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    Danny Kaye was an American actor, singer, dancer and comedian. He was a jack of all trades! He was born as David Daniel Kaminsky on January 18, 1911 in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for his performances featuring physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs. Over his career, Kaye starred in 17 films such as Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), 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".
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    January 8, 1913
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Kaye was born to Ukrainian–Jewish immigrants Jacob Kaminsky and Clara Nemerovsky. He was the youngest of three sons and was the only child in his immediate family to be born in the United States. His parents and older brothers Larry and Mac left Yekaterinoslav (then part of Novorossia, Russian empire) and immigrated to the US two years before Danny's birth

  • Nationality & Locations

    Kaye was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. After his mother's death he ran away to Florida for a little, and then came back to New York. He spent most of his early career in New York City, and later in life moved to Los Angeles, CA.

  • Early Life & Education

    He attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, but he did not graduate.

  • Professional Career

    His career of pantomime gestures, and facial expressions started with his early career with the Three Terpsichoreans. They were a vaudeville dance act that was playing in Osaka, Japan as part of a six-month tour of Asia. One night, a typhoon hit the hotel leaving heavy damage, no power, etc. In an attempt to calm the crowd who did not speak English , Kaye went on stage holding a flashlight to light up his face and started to use pantomime gestures, songs, and facial expressions. This is what made him and his career so unique. He then acted on Broadway, and in 1944 his debut film was "Up in Arms" and starred in other movies such as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), White Christmas (1954), The Court Jester (1956), and Merry Andrew (1958). He also hosted "The Danny Kaye Show" radio show from 1963 to 1967 and the series won four Emmy awards and a Peabody award.

  • Personal Life & Family

    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.
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    March 3, 1987
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    Heart failure brought on by internal bleeding and complications of hepatitis C.
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    Kensico Cemetery 273 Lakeview Ave, in Valhalla, Westchester County, New York 10595, United States
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White Christmas - Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby
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White Christmas - Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby
Rosemary Clooney starred alongside Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas in 1954. It was the first film to be shot in Paramount's VistaVision process with color by Technicolor. The film boasted more than 15 songs.

Lucky for Danny Kaye, Donald O'Connor became sick and was unable to shoot the film after Fred Astaire declined the project.

Even though Vera-Ellen's character Ellen played the younger sister to Betty (Rosie Clooney), Rosemary Clooney was 7 years younger.

The film took in $12 million dollars in 1954. Tickets were approximately 25¢ for children under 12 and 50¢ for over 12 & adults.
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1954 - Musicals were big, VistaVision was new (enabling wide screen movies), and "White Christmas" debuted.
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Kaminsky, Ian (Feb 20, 1998 - Aug 31, 2003) Kaminsky, Sidney (Jul 14, 1919 - Mar 7, 1992) Kaminsky, Rose (Jul 7, 1910 - May 23, 1997) Kaminsky, Margaret (Oct 29, 1901 - Jul 1985) Kaminsky, Celia (May 14, 1896 - Sep 1992) Kaminsky, Annie (Sep 11, 1897 - Apr 1964) Kaminsky, Catherine (Feb 1, 1910 - Jun 1980) Kaminsky, Anthony (Mar 7, 1921 - Aug 1982) Kaminsky, Sophie (Jul 24, 1899 - Sep 1977) Kaminsky, Carl (Sep 11, 1896 - Jul 1975)
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