Danny Kaye
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Danny Kaye was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs.
Danny Kaye was an American entertainer known for acting, comedy, singing, and dancing, who became famous for his physical humor, unique pantomime style, and fast-paced novelty songs. He matters as a significant figure in entertainment history who helped define mid-20th-century comedy and musical performance through his distinctive and influential comedic style.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1911
- Died
- 1987
- Works
- 14
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1911
- Active to
- 1987
Discography
- Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) / Bread and Butter Woman1947
- Big Brass Band From Brazil / It's A Quiet Town (In Crossbone County)1948
- The Peony Bush / Once in Love With Amy1950
- Danny Kaye With The Johnny Green Orchestra1951
- Anywhere I Wander / Wonderful Copenhagen1952
- Sings Selections From the Samuel Goldwyn Technicolor Production Hans Christian Andersen1952
- Thumbalina / No Two People1952
- Thumbalina / Wonderful Copenhagen1952
- Anywhere I Wander / No Two People1953
- Danny at the Palace1957
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
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· 2004 · cited 7,985x
- Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990–2017: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
· 2020 · cited 6,544x
- Integrative analysis of 111 reference human epigenomes
· 2015 · cited 6,193x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,068x
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Encyclopedic overview
Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs.
Kaye starred in 23 films, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), 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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