There are a variety of names one comes across when reading about Danny. I have tried to list some of the most common names and associations below that you might come across in the biography, articles, or elsewhere on this site.

(Listed in alphabetical order by last name)

Bonis, Herb . . . Danny's manager ('50s until ?)

Dukoff, Eddie . . . Danny's manager ('40s until the mid-'50s)

Fine, Sylvia . . . Danny's wife, also known as Sylvia Fine Kaye

Freedland, Michael . . . author, Danny Kaye biographer

Goldwyn, Sam . . . studio producer (responsible for 6 of Danny's films)

Gottfried, Martin . . . author, Danny Kaye biographer

Kominsky, Clara . . . Danny's mother

Kominsky, Jakob . . . Danny's father

Kaye, Dena . . . Danny's daughter, with Sylvia

Liebman, Max . . . co-wrote songs with Sylvia Fine for Danny during the late '30s & early '40s

Mehta, Zubin . . . conductor and friend

Prager, Sammy . . . Danny's accompanist and close friend since the mid-'40s

The below pictures are not mine. Their respective copyrights are labeled on the pictures either by watermark or lettering. The pictures are posted here for your educational benefit.

Reiner, Carl . . . actor, appeared with Danny in Skokie

Singer, Kurt . . . author, Danny Kaye biographer

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