News about Danny Kaye

The swan is one of spring's most popular sights. In fact, these grand fowl, the country's largest flying birds and one of the world's largest flying birds, mate for life and, in fact, bond until puberty. The swan has long been synonymous with sacrifice, fidelity, and serenity. They are tied up in some of our oldest traditions, the Children of Lir, in outstanding classical music; In Charles-Camille Saint-Sanovsky's Carnival of the Animals, they are the most popular air he ever wrote. And don't forget the Ugly Duckling in Hans Christian Andersen's collected fairy tales - indelibly linked, for postwar generations, with Danny Kaye's charming tale. A swan's wing feathers were found out through centuries of writers' quills, as her man is described as a 'cob'. (Benefit is, by the way, the collective noun for swans is 'bevy.'

Was art expert Blunt on a mission to protect senior members of the Royal Family from association with the immoral earnings of goodtime girls Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies was gripping the post-war public?Was he attempting to save the reputation of Prince Philip and erase any public sign of a louche, party-going lifestyle more suited to a dissolute bachelor than the prince consort of a Queen? The Palace has long denied any involvement in the events of the weekend, but rumors and mystery persist. Philip had been in touch with Ward on several occasions, and he had even been sketched by the artist at Buckingham Palace. Now, this and other drawings had quickly disappeared due to the mystery purchaser.

Anne Whitfield, an actress best known for the 1954 holiday film White Christmas, has died at the age of 85 after a 'unexpected accident.' According to her obituary, the Hollywood actress, who had a prolific television career, died February 15 in Yakima, Washington, surrounded by her family. She passed on a walk in her neighborhood after an 'unexpected occurrence.'

According to the Met Office, the majority of us have at least another 12 months of anticipating a white Christmas. Despite this year's nascent production of Irving Berlin's yuletide warmers in Sheffield, we still have reasons to be optimistic this year. Don't worry that it's quick. This is a musical with a decidedly sketchy plot that will quickly devolve into slush. In Paul Foster's twinkle-toed production, however, the tale's shortcomings are swept aside. As our ex-U.S. Army variety act Bob and Phil (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye in the film version) greet showgirl sisters Judy and Betty and then follow them to an unseasonably hot, snow-free Vermont for Christmas. Here, the boys explore Hank Waverly, the boy's beloved but adamant WWII general, and how to save his crumbling ski resort by staging a full-scale Broadway beano. Count Your Blessings is shamelessly saccharine, while other numbers seem to be Berlin's odds and ends. But who cares when the completely extraneous I Love A Piano cues a huge, tumultuous full-company tap dance with everyone dressed like keyboards?

Time Out asked a number of musicians to select their most coveted British music venues and then combined their findings with insights from the publication's editorial staff, which culminated in the definitive list. These are venues that are authentic, that are committed to promoting properly good music and emerging artists, energetic audiences, and excellent sound quality,' Time Out says.

George R. Robertson, a Chief Hurst actor who appeared in six films on the franchise, died at the age of 89. His family told the Hollywood Reporter that he died in a Toronto hospital this past Sunday, and a memorial has been unveiled for the second half of March. The Police Academy franchise began in 1984 and spawned seven films in the ensuing decade, with Robertson in the first six. The films, which were set in an unspecified American town, revolved around a police academy that has been told it must admit any applicants, including the zaniest. Robertson put on a memorable appearance as a member of the old guard longing for the days when the cops 'all had Johnsons.'

JOAN COLLINS: From handing over the tickets and finding your seat to the anticipation and excitement of seeing the advertisements for forthcoming attractions, I've loved the whole experience of cinemagoing. However, I've noticed recently that films tend to be divided into a few rather predictable groups. First, the plot is free, as in the trailers on a recent outing to the theater. They were mainly science fiction: futuristic, computer-generated potboilers. The dismal films that make you completely dissatisfied, as many of those nominated for this year's Oscar competitions are included in the second camp.