Danny Kaye: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Treatments that describe the life and career of Danny Kaye include Martin Gottfried, Nobody’s Fool: The Lives of Danny Kaye (1994); and David Koenig, Danny Kaye: King of Jesters (2012).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: PBS - American Masters - Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter. Oct 30, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 27, 2026
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - The Danny Kaye Show. Feb 16, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 14, 2026
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Jinx Falkenburg interviews Danny Kaye on NBC radio, 2/6/1949. Aug 01, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Perth Breakfast - Danny Kaye's life well lived. Jun 20, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Meridian - Danny Kaye tribute. Apr 23, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Masterworks Broadway - Danny Kaye. Dec 28, 2023
Add new Web site: UNICEF - Danny Kaye. May 18, 2023
Added two photographs of Danny Kaye. Jun 25, 2019
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Danny Kaye. Apr 25, 2019
Noted Kaye's first short film roles, his posthumous reception of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and his ownership of the Seattle Mariners. Jan 31, 2018
Bibliography revised. Jan 12, 2018
Add new Web site: The Kennedy Center - Danny Kaye. Mar 18, 2014
Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Danny Kaye. Jun 28, 2013
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Danny Kaye. Jun 28, 2013
Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter. Jun 28, 2013
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - The Danny Kaye Show. Jun 28, 2013
Add new Web site: Official Site of Danny Kaye. Jun 28, 2013
Article revised. Apr 19, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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