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Danny Kaye Onstage
A Young Danny Kaye
The staff at White Roe, Livingston Manor, New York, summer of 1935. Photograph. Music Division, Library of Congress (001.00.00)
Vaudeville
Dave Harvey, Danny Kaye, and Cathleen Young as “The Three Terpsichoreans,” ca. 1933. Photograph. Music Division, Library of Congress (002.00.00)
Broadway
Danny Kaye as Russell Paxton in the circus scene from Lady in the Dark. Alvin Theatre, New York, 1941. Facsimile. Music Division, Library of Congress (004.00.00)
"Tschaikovsky [and Other Russians]"
Kurt Weill, composer and Ira Gershwin, lyricist. “Tschaikovsky [and Other Russians],” between 1945 and 1950. Stage show arrangement. Music Division, Library of Congress (003.00.00)
"Concerto for Tongue and Orchestra"
Sylvia Fine, composer and Buddy Breuman, arranger. “Concerto for Tongue and Orchestra,” arranged for the Paramount Theatre Orchestra, ca. 1952. Holograph manuscript. Music Division, Library of Congress (007.00.00)
Kaye during the Royal Command Performance
View of stage and auditorium during the Royal Command Performance at the London Palladium. Danny Kaye at the microphone onstage, the Royal box is seen through the spotlights, November 1, 1948. Photograph. London: Fox Photos Ltd., 1948. Music Division, Library of Congress (010.00.00)
Danny Kaye Onstage
Scene outside the RKO Palace in New York City before a Danny Kaye variety show performance, 1953. Photograph. Music Division, Library of Congress (008.00.00)
The London Palladium
Danny Kaye at the Famous London Palladium, 1955. Program. Music Division, Library of Congress (011.00.00)
Kaye Onstage at Harrah's
Danny Kaye dances with the Dunhills onstage at Harrah’s in Tahoe, Nevada, 1968. Photograph. Music Division, Library of Congress (012.00.00)
Danny Kaye in Film
Danny Kaye in Hollywood
White Christmas. Film poster. United States: Paramount Pictures Corporation, 1954. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (016.00.00)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Film poster. United States: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., 1947. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress (014.00.00)
On the Riviera, 1951
On the Riviera. Film poster. United States: 20th Century Fox Film Corp., 1951. Music Division, Library of Congress (015.00.00)
Sylvia Fine the Song Writer
Sylvia Fine and Sammy Cahn. “Le Ciel me Sourit/Life Could Not Better Be,” from The Court Jester. Sheet music. Roger Desbois, translator. Hollywood: Dena Music, Inc., 1955. Music Division, Library of Congress (017.00.00)
Behind the Scenes
Sylvia Fine. “The Five Pennies.” Sheet music. New York: Dena Music, Inc., 1959. Music Division, Library of Congress (018.00.00)
Dena Productions and Knock on Wood
Danny Kaye onstage at the European premiere of Knock on Wood, April 23, 1954. Photograph. Music Division, Library of Congress (019.01.00)
Radio, Television, and Recordings
The Danny Kaye Show on Radio
Script from The Danny Kaye Show (radio) from March 1, 1946. Cover page and page 3. Guest stars: Orson Welles and Georgia Gibbs. Writers: Goodman Ace, Sylvia Fine, Bud Gagnon, and Henry Howard. Music Division, Library of Congress (020.00.00 and 020.01.00)
The Danny Kaye Show on Television
CBS News press information for October 13, 1964: Lucille Ball, John Gary are “The Danny Kaye Show” Guest Stars Nov. 4. Music Division, Library of Congress (021.00.00)
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