Born January 18, 1913 in New York, New York [Died] March 3, 1987. Los Angeles, California. American actor and comedian. Real name: David Daniel Kaminsky. Born to a Ukrainian immigrant family, he toured hotels and nightclubs across the United States as a comedian in the 1930s. In 1941, he performed the rare song "Tchaikovsky" in the Broadway musical "Lady in the Dark," in which he recited the names of over 50 Russian composers at a rapid pace, and became so popular that he surpassed the lead actress, Gertrude Lawrence. Since then, he has frequently performed his tongue-tied songs in films and on stage. In the early 1940s, he was noticed by Hollywood filmmaker Samuel Goldwyn and entered the film industry, and was active mainly in films from 1944 to 1963. His representative works include Wonder Man (1945) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947). From 1954, he traveled around the world as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). In 1954, he received an honorary Academy Award, and in 1986, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor. Kay |
[生]1913.1.18. ニューヨーク,ニューヨーク [没]1987.3.3. カリフォルニア,ロサンゼルス アメリカ合衆国の俳優兼コメディアン。本名 David Daniel Kaminsky。ウクライナからの移民の家庭に生まれ,1930年代はコメディアンとして全米各地のホテルやナイトクラブを回った。1941年ブロードウェー・ミュージカル『レディ・イン・ザ・ダーク』Lady in the Darkで 50人以上のロシア人作曲家の名前を早口で暗唱する珍曲『チャイコフスキー』Tchaikovskyを披露すると,主演女優ガートルード・ロレンスをしのぐほどの人気を博した。以後,映画や舞台で舌がもつれるような早口の曲をたびたび披露している。1940年代初め,ハリウッドの映画制作者サミュエル・ゴールドウィンに注目され映画界入りを果たし,1944~63年は映画を中心に活躍した。代表作は『ダニー・ケイの天国と地獄』Wonder Man(1945),『虹を掴む男』The Secret Life of Walter Mitty(1947)など。1954年から約 30年にわたり,国連児童基金 UNICEFの親善大使として世界各地を訪れた。1954年アカデミー賞名誉賞を受賞,1986年にはフランスのレジオン・ドヌール勲章を授与された。 ケイ
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