Danny Kaye

thumb|right|Kaye at Schiphol on October 5, 1955 Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; 18 January 1911 – 3 March 1987) was an American actor, comedian and singer. Quotes Civilization? I'll stay right here [in the Congo]! "Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)" (1947), Decca I am a wife-made man. Referring to the contributions that his wife Sylvia Fine's songs made to his career Leslie Halliwell Who's Who in the Movies 2001 HarperCollins Entertainment 0002572141 242 (of 593) I became an entertainer not because I wanted to but because I was meant to. Leslie Halliwell Who's Who in the Movies 2001 HarperCollins Entertainment 0002572141 242 Quotes about Kaye I can't say what Danny Kaye is like in private life. There are too many of them. Sylvia Fine; quoted in Leslie Halliwell Who's Who in the Movies 2001 HarperCollins Entertainment 0002572141 242 I can say what Danny Kaye is like in real life. He's nice and gentle but he has a bit of a mean streak. Annie Kickbags; quoted in Cameron McGrandles Who's In Films And Media 2014 Muddilan Super-Duper Books 9108257231416 290 [E]xclusively verbal humor have been conveyed by Harpo Marx, who with Charles Chaplin, Jimmy Savo, and Danny Kaye, ranks as a master artist of pantomime. Muriel Rukeyser The Life of Poetry (1949) See also Sylvia Fine The Court Jester External links Category:1911 births Category:1987 deaths Category:Actors from New York City Category:Singers from the United States Category:Comedians from the United States Category:Dancers from the United States Category:Ambassadors of the United States Category:Aviators from the United States Category:Philanthropists from the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:LGBT people Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Category:UNICEF goodwill ambassadors Category:Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe (film) winners