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AKA: David Daniel Kaminsky
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 01/18/1913
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Death Date: 03/03/1987
biography
Gifted, energetic and immensely charismatic comedic entertainer who honed his skills as a rapid-fire patter singer, a comedian and a master of fractured foreign accents and mimicry on the "Borscht Belt" circuit of Catskill resorts and in vaudeville, before moving to Broadway and films in the early 1940s. With clever songs and special material tailored to showcase his comedic gifts and light sweet voice written by Sylvia Fine (whom he married in 1940) and the backing of Samuel Goldwyn with whom he signed in 1943, Kaye starred in a series of evergreen comedies with music, often playing befuddled
Worked as a performing busboy at Catskill summer camps; worked as a soda jerk between engagements
Travelled to the Orient with A.B. Marcus Show
Toured with Abe Lyman's Band
1937
Short film debut, "Dime a Dance" (two-reel short; produced by small independent film company, Educational Pictures)
1938
Starred in "Getting an Eyeful" and "Cupid Takes a Holiday", short subjects for Educational Pictures; three shorts were later compiled into film titled, "The Danny Kaye Story/Birth of a Star" (1944)
