Entertainer Danny Kaye was born in Brooklyn in 1913. He had a very successful career on stage and screen and was the original UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador from 1954 until his death in 1987.
Danny Kaye appears in the following:
Before Bono: Danny Kaye, First UN Ambassador, on his 1954 East Asia trip
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
In 1954, entertainment superstar Danny Kaye became UNICEF's first Ambassador at Large, a post he held until his death in 1987. This is Mr Kaye's personal recounting of his first East Asian tour visiting many of the world's impoverished children.
Patricia Marx interviews Danny Kaye, 1968
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
Mr Kaye demonstrates how to imitate a French accent.
Peabody Awards Seventeenth Annual Award Presentation at Hotel Roosevelt.
Tuesday, April 16, 1957
WNYC wins two Peabodys!
Danny Kaye, Ambassador At Large
Tuesday, February 01, 1955
He was UNICEF's first Good Will Ambassador.
