The Danny Kaye Show

Stories, rare images, and other curiosities beyond the amazing material in the amazing book "Danny Kaye: King of Jesters"

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Danny Kaye's "First Film" a Fraud

›
Check most any online film resource for Danny Kaye’s motion picture debut and the answer will come up Moon Over Manhattan , a 1935 short su...
1 comment:
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Love Letters from Danny

›
Happy Valentines Day, Young Lovers! Picking up from last time, I’ve reprinted some of the tender passages from Danny Kaye’s love lette...
6 comments:
Monday, February 11, 2013

Prelude to Valentine's Day: Danny Kaye the Romantic

›
One unfortunate misconception that has arisen over the last 20 years is that Danny Kaye was perpetually remote, dispassionate, uninterested...
9 comments:
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Somebody's Fool: Setting the Record Straight

›
Much of what is considered common knowledge today about Danny Kaye and his career is based on the book Nobody’s Fool: The Lives of Danny Ka...
9 comments:
Thursday, January 31, 2013

Why Victoria Clammed Up

›
Not quite 4 years old, Victoria Paige Meyerink rejuvenated The Danny Kaye Show in its 1964-1965 second season. It was my great joy yes...
9 comments:
Friday, January 18, 2013

The Court Jester’s King Speaks!

›
In The Court Jester , Danny sings a lullaby to the rightful heir to the throne, played by young Larry Stalley. Or was it Gary? In cele...
10 comments:
Monday, January 14, 2013

Centennial Celebrations Continue

›
Danny Kaye did not live long enough to see his 100th birthday, but did masquerade as an addled geezer in The Court Jester . I just r...
2 comments:
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

David Koenig
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.