Danny Kaye
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"Danny Kaye" was an American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire Novelty song/nonsense songs.

Kaye starred in 17 movies, notably The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film)/The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (film)/The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (film)/Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (film)/White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1956). His films were popular, especially his bravura performances of patter songs and favorites such as "Inchworm (song)/Inchworm" and "The Ugly Duckling". He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF in 1954 and received the Legion of Honour/French Legion of Honor in 1986 for his years of work with the organization.

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Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.

To travel is to take a journey into yourself.

Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can.

You bet I arrived overnight. Over a few hundred nights in the Catskills, in vaudeville, in clubs and on Broadway.

I wasn't born a fool. It took work to get this way.