Tag: The Danny Kaye Show
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DANNY KAYE
January 18, 1911 Danny Kaye was born David Daniel Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York, in 1911, although he would later claim 1913. A multi-talented performer, he was an actor, singer, dancer, comedian, and musician. A high school drop-out, Kaye’s first break came in 1933 when he joined a vaudeville dance act that toured the United States and Asia. …
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LUCY: 40 YEARS OF TELEVISION
1964 Part Two ~ AUGUST to DECEMBER In addition to kicking off Season Three of “The Lucy Show,” Lucille Ball does specials with Danny Kaye, Bob Hope and Jack Benny. “Lucy and the Good Skate” (TLS S3;E1) ~ September 21, 1964 When Lucy fears she isn’t spending enough time with her kids, she takes up roller…
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THE DANNY KAYE SHOW WITH LUCILLE BALL
November 11, 1962 Directed by Greg Garrison Written by Herbert Baker, Ernest Chambers, Sylvia Fine Danny Kaye (Host) was born David Kaminsky in 1911 and left school at the age of 13 to work in the Borscht Belt of Jewish resorts in the Catskill Mountains. It was there he learned the basics of show biz.…
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Lucy Meets Danny Kaye
S3;E15~ December 28, 1964 Synopsis When Lucy writes away for tickets to “The Danny Kaye Show” but is turned down, she wangles her way in to see Kaye, first at a fancy Manhattan eatery then at his ritzy hotel suite. In order to get her into the show, Kaye offers to give her a walk-on…