Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns and interviews for over 600 magazines and newspapers. But his life was filled with personal passions and his commitment to give back to the world." “My father is remembered as an entertainer, with his many talents showcased on the new DVD collection. “We have started a weaving project for women and schools in India, built a park in Cairo, funded a baroque music festival in France, an opera company in Sydney, and a food pantry in Aspen. “He received an Honorary Oscar (1954) and also the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (1981) for his humanitarian work.”ĭena, who became a journalist and author, now heads the Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation, which funds projects around the world. “He became UNICEF’s first spokesman in 1954,” noted Dena. Kaye toured Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar and Thailand to meet and entertain children for the documentary “Assignment Children,” released in 1955. The chance meeting led to a lifetime devotion to UNICEF and the world’s children. Re-starting at the top end opposite major stars like Bob Hope (Casanova's Big Night), Humphrey Bogart (We're No Angels) and Danny Kaye (The Court Jester). “He was sitting next to the head of UNICEF and the two had plenty of time to talk.” “He was on a flight from London to New York when the plane had to turn back,” said Dena. Hawkins infiltrates the court of the evil villain Basil Rathbone, but when. In this swashbuckling comic farce, star Danny Kaye plays kind-hearted entertainer Hawkins who disguises himself as the legendary king of jesters, Giacomo. It was while flying, as a passenger in 1953, that Kaye first learned about UNICEF. The Court Jester (DVD) DVD (UPC: 032429277589) Adventure (Aspect: ) Available Formats: DVD Price: 14. “He conducted orchestras, was a master of Chinese cooking, owned a baseball team (part owner of the Seattle Mariners), worked tirelessly as a humanitarian for UNICEF, and was a jet pilot,” recalled Dena. “He used to make scrambled eggs with onions and green peppers.”īut handling eggs wasn’t Kaye’s only off-screen talent. “One of the earliest memories of my father is seeing him in front of the stove making Christmas breakfast,” she recalled.
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So if you like Kaye, Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Glynnis Johns, munchkins, or just plain clean simple nonsense, along with singing, dancing, secret identities, medieval/renaissance costume films, or humorous fencing.this is the movie for you.Despite the Hollywood demands facing her parents - her mother, Sylvia Fine (1913-1991), was a lyricist, composer and producer who wrote many of Kaye’s songs - Dena says her parents were determined to raise her in a loving family. And oldtimers and movie buffs will recognize many MGM musical supporting actors and actresses who do their best to maintain a straight face thruout Kaye's many antics.how I so wish that they were making "outtakes" in those days. (Kaye and Rathbone provide one of the more humorous rapier battles on screen.) Then there are all the wondrous "little people" that seem to have escaped from Munchkinland. Then there's Angela Lansbury and Glynnis Johns during their starlet phase, and of course, Basil Rathbone as one of the villains. But its all there: the wonderful singing, dancing, humor, bright Hollywood costumes (medieval England in this case), spoofy special effects that one looks for in a Danny Kaye film.not to mention, romance, excitement, double dealing.and the famous "the vessel with the pestle has the pellet with the poison routine.".
(The trick is to figure out which one you are looking at to buy).
Yes, it's back in print, in both cheap not really digitally remastered format, and wonderful clear pristine remastered format.
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