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  • Category: Recording
  • Star rank: 424
  • Address:
    6876 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
  • GPS location:
    34.101423, -118.339805

Danny Kaye

Next star: Sarah Vaughan
Previous star: Sissy Spacek

Biography

Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) is an celebrated American Actor, Singer and Comedian; he starred in seventeen movies, notably The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952) and — perhaps his most accomplished performance The Court Jester (1956). His films were extremely popular especially his bravura performances of patter songs and children’s favorites such as The Inch Worm and The Ugly Duckling. Kaye was the first Ambassador-at-Large of UNICEF and received the French Legion of Honor in 1986 for his Years of Servitude with the organization.

Fact file

  • Born: David Daniel Kaminsky January 18, 1913 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
  • Died: March 3, 1987 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
  • Occupation: Singer, Actor, Comedian
  • Years active: 1935 to 1986
  • Spouse: Sylvia Fine (1940-1987)

Read more about Danny Kaye at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

Other stars

Danny Kaye also has stars:
  • For radio
    6113 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Gower and Vista Del Mar
  • For motion pictures
    6593 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Hudson and Whitley

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THE DVD SHELF: "Citizen Kane," Danny Kaye's "Inspector General" and Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking"
Playbill Combined , 2011-09-11 04:00:00
Screening the 70th anniversary edition of Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane"; Danny Kaye in the mirthful musical "The Inspector General"; and Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking."

THE DVD SHELF: "Citizen Kane," Danny Kaye's "Inspector General" and Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking"
Playbill Combined , 2011-09-11 04:00:00
Screening the 70th anniversary edition of Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane"; Danny Kaye in the mirthful musical "The Inspector General"; and Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking."

Hollywood Blvd, south side, between Orange and Highland

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