Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Danny Kaye across 3 places, from 1939 to 1987.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Danny Kaye is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Danny Kaye was documented, and when
1939year
Brooklynattested“Kaye and Sylvia Fine grew up in Brooklyn, living a few blocks apart, but they did not meet until they were working on an off-Broadway show in 1939.”source: Wikipedia: Danny Kaye
1953 to 1954period
New Yorkattested“In 1953, Decca released Danny at the Palace, a live recording made at the New York Palace Theater, followed by Knock On Wood (Decca, 1954) a set of songs from the movie of the same name sung by Kaye, accompanied by Victor Young and His S…”source: Wikipedia: Danny Kaye
3 March 1987exact date
Cedars-Sinai Medical Centerattested“He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the early morning hours of March 3, 1987, aged 76, from complications of heart failure, internal bleeding, and hepatitis C.”source: Wikipedia: Danny Kaye
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18 January 1911exact date
Brooklynmentioned“David Daniel Kaminsky was born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 18, 1911 (though he would later say 1913), to Russian Jewish immigrants Jacob and Clara () Kaminsky.”source: Wikipedia: Danny Kaye
1937year
Catskillsmentioned“He was working in the Catskills in 1937 under the name Danny Kolbin.”source: Wikipedia: Danny Kaye
3 January 1940exact date
Fort Lauderdalementioned“Kaye, working in Florida, proposed on the telephone; they were married in Fort Lauderdale on January 3, 1940.”source: Wikipedia: Danny Kaye
3 January 1940exact date
Floridamentioned“Kaye, working in Florida, proposed on the telephone; they were married in Fort Lauderdale on January 3, 1940.”source: Wikipedia: Danny Kaye
1948year
London Palladiummentioned“His wife, Sylvia, described the Kaplan character: When he appeared at the London Palladium in 1948, he "roused the Royal family to laughter and was the first of many performers who have turned British variety into an American preserve."…”source: Wikipedia: Danny Kaye
1948year
Londonmentioned“His wife, Sylvia, described the Kaplan character: When he appeared at the London Palladium in 1948, he "roused the Royal family to laughter and was the first of many performers who have turned British variety into an American preserve."…”source: Wikipedia: Danny Kaye
1949year
Londonmentioned“Kaye was flying home from London in 1949 when one of the plane's four engines lost its propeller and caught fire.”source: Wikipedia: Danny Kaye
1950year
Brazilmentioned“The success of the pairing prompted both acts to record through 1950, producing such rhythmically comical fare as "The Woody Woodpecker Song" (based on the bird from the Walter Lantz cartoons and a Billboard hit for the quartet), "Put 'e…”source: Wikipedia: Danny Kaye
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