Danny Kaye was Born on January 18,1913 in Brooklyn, New York. Danny Kaye passed way on March 3, 1987 in Los Angeles, California from a Heart Attack.

Danny was named "King of Brooklyn" at the Welcome Back to Brooklyn Festival in 1986. One of Kaye's hit songs, "Dena", written by his wife Sylvia Fine was for his daughter, Dena Kaye.

Danny Kaye was one of the original owners of the Seattle Mariners professional baseball team.

In 1939, Danny made his Broadway debut in the "Straw Hat Revue" After performing on Broadway, he first appeared on film in 1944 in UP IN ARMS.

In 1956, Danny Kaye gave one of his great performances as the phoney court jester in THE COURT JESTER.

In 1960, Kaye began doing specials on television and this led to his own TV series, THE DANNY KAYE SHOW.

Kaye would continue to do musicals and comedies until his retirement in 1967.

Danny Kaye's film credits include:

THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT
THE MAN FROM THE DINER'S CLUB
ON THE DOUBLE
THE MILLIONAIRESS
THE FIVE PENNIES
ME AND THE COLONEL
MERRY ANDREW
THE COURT JESTER
WHITE CHRISTMAS
KNOCK ON WOOD
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
ON THE RIVIERA
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
A SONG IS BORN
THE SECRET LIFE OF WLATER MITTY
THE KID FROM BROOKLYN
WONDER MAN
UP IN ARMS
MONEY O YOUR LIFE
CUPID TAKES A HOLIDAY
GETTING AN EYEFUL
DIME A DANCE
MOON OVER HANHATTAN