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"I became an entertainer not because I wanted to but because I was meant to."
— Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye entry at Wikipedia
Danny Kaye credits [1935-86] at Internet Movie Database

Danny Kaye won an Honorary Oscar® in 1955 and received the Academy's Jean Herscholt Award in 1982

He also received
a Special Tony Award® for his Broadway variety show (1953)
an Emmy Award for his CBS-TV show (1963)
the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (1983)
Kennedy Center Honors tribute (1984)
three stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (for Movies, Radio & Recording)
and footprints in the forecourt at Grauman's Chinese Theatre {19 Oct 1969}

Movies & TV of Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye credits [1935-86] at Internet Movie Database
browse Danny Kaye on DVD at Amazon

"Danny Kaye Collection" on VHS [] $39.00
http://www.amazon.com/Danny-Kaye-Collection-VHS/dp/078311124X/
"Up In Arms" [1944], "Wonder Man"[1945], "The Kid From Booklyn" [1946], "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" [1947], "A Song Is Born" [1948], and "Han Christian Anderson" [1952]

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"Up In Arms" [1944]

"Wonder Man" [1945]
http://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Danny-Kaye-Virginia-Mayo/dp/B000EWHDJU/
http://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Man-Danny-Kaye/dp/6305082375/

"The Kid From Brooklyn" [1946]

"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" [1947]
Directed by Norman Z. McLeod; story by James Thurber; starring Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo & Boris Karloff
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039808/
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Walter-Mitty-Danny-Virginia/dp/B000EWD1KK/
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Walter-Mitty/dp/6305047529/

"A Song Is Born" [1948] /tt0040820/
Directed by Howard Hawks; co-written by Thomas Monroe, Harry Tugend & Billy Wilder;
starring Danny Kaye & Virginia Mayo
http://www.amazon.com/Song-Born-Danny-Kaye/dp/B001PPLINW/

"The Inspector General" [1949]
copy to MdE/philosFF; see also Russian "InspGen" 1954
http://www.amazon.com/Inspector-General-Danny-Kaye/dp/B0000AGWJ3/
http://www.amazon.com/Inspector-General-Danny-Kaye/dp/B000PDZS4K/
http://www.amazon.com/Inspector-General-Danny-Kaye/dp/B000X7SCO6/
http://www.amazon.com/The-Inspector-General/dp/B000FEXYCM/

"On The Riviera" [1951]
http://www.amazon.com/Riviera-Danny-Kaye/dp/B000ND91Z4/

"Hans Christian Andersen" musical [1952]
http://www.amazon.com/Hans-Christian-Andersen-Danny-Kaye/dp/B000056H2A/
http://www.amazon.com/Hans-Christian-Andersen-Danny-Kaye/dp/6305082324/

"Knock On Wood" [1954] starring Danny Kaye, Mai Zetterling
http://www.amazon.com/Knock-Wood-Danny-Kaye/dp/B003UMW67K/

"White Christmas" [1954]
http://www.amazon.com/White-Christmas-Blu-ray-Bing-Crosby/dp/B001UHOWX8/
http://www.amazon.com/White-Christmas-Rosemary-Clooney/dp/B000TGJ8BW/

"The Court Jester" musical [1955]
http://www.amazon.com/Court-Jester-Danny-Kaye/dp/079215519X/
SK's movie fansite

"Merry Andrew" [1958] starring Danny Kaye, Pier Angeli, Baccaloni, Noel Purcell
http://www.amazon.com/Merry-Andrew-Remaster-Danny-Kaye/dp/B004VUR68O/

"Me and The Colonel" [1958]

"The Five Pennies" [1959]
http://www.amazon.com/Five-Pennies-Danny-Kaye/dp/B000BDH6B2/

"The Millionairess" [1960]

"On The Double" [1961]
http://www.amazon.com/Double-Danny-Kayes-Roger-Fuller/dp/B000AOCEW8/

"The Danny Kaye Show with Lucille Ball" [1962 TV special]

"The Man From The Diner's Club" [1963]

"The Danny Kaye Show" CBS-TV series [1963-1967]
http://www.amazon.com/Danny-Kaye-Variety-Show-Starring/dp/1904533310/

"The  Madwoman  of  Chaillot"
[Commonwealth United 1969]

This adaptation of Jean Giraudoux's play pits the dotty team of Kate Hepburn, Giulietta Masina, Edith Evans & Margaret Leighton, with help from Danny Kaye and ingenues Richard Chamberlain & Nannete Newman, against titans of the international business world Charles Boyer, Yul Brynner, Oskar Homolka, Paul Henreid, & Donald Pleasance. Directed by Bryan Forbes, and the soundtrack by Michael J. Lewis is especially fine. Warner color VHS video [4/93] for $17.99 full credits from IMDb

"Here Comes Peter Cottontail" [1971 TV special]
http://www.amazon.com/Here-Comes-Peter-Cottontail-Danny/dp/B0006IIOIQ/

"The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes" [1972 TV special]
http://www.amazon.com/Emperors-New-Clothes-30th-Anniversary/dp/B00006AUHJ/

"An Evening With Danny Kaye" [1981 TV special]

guest appearance on "The Muppet Show" [1978]
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Muppet-Show-Roger-Bergen/dp/B0009EP4JO/
Magic Lantern's 'The Muppets' Page

"Skokie" [1981]
http://www.amazon.com/Skokie-Danny-Kaye/dp/B00009MEHI/

Recordings By Danny Kaye

Books By Danny Kaye
http://www.amazon.com/Danny-Kayes-Stories-Many-Lands/dp/B000EISCDU/
http://www.amazon.com/Danny-Kayes-Around-World-Story/dp/B000Q7RUSM/
http://www.amazon.com/Danny-Kayes-Stories-Faraway-Places/dp/B000KOKF8S/
http://www.amazon.com/Grimms-Fairy-Tales-Told-Danny/dp/B000KXVU6K/

Other Works By Danny Kaye

listen online to radio show episodes at Radio Lovers
Danny Kaye credits [1939-70] at the Internet Broadway Database
http://www.amazon.com/The-Best-of-Danny-Kaye/dp/1892562138/ VHS
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Danny-Kaye-Television-Years/dp/B00007CVS1/

Works About Danny Kaye
http://www.amazon.com/Nobodys-Fool-Lives-Danny-Kaye/dp/0671712276/
http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Danny-Michael-Freedland/dp/0491039808/
http://www.amazon.com/Danny-Kaye-Story-Kurt-Singer/dp/B0013MU4EQ/
http://www.amazon.com/life-story-Danny-Kaye/dp/B0006DCFR2/
http://www.amazon.com/Danny-Kaye-saga-Kurt-Singer/dp/B0007JD1SM/

Links
Danny Kaye credits [1935-86] at Internet Movie Database
Danny Kaye credits [1939-70] at the Internet Broadway Database
browse Danny Kaye on DVD at Amazon
Danny Kaye posters category at AllPosters.com

Kennedy Center Honors biography page for Danny Kaye
SK's Danny Kaye Tribute fansite
http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=dannykayewebrin1;id=5;prvw

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