Sylvia Fine and Danny Kaye Musical Comedy Library

Collection

Call Number: MSS 108

Scope and Contents

The collection includes published or typescript scores, sheet music, lyrics, librettos and other materials from the collection of Sylvia Fine and Danny Kaye.

Dates

ca. 1913-ca. 1977

Creator

Fine, Sylvia

Language of Materials

InEnglish.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers by appointment. There are no restricted materials in the collection. Please contact the Special Collections staff to schedule an appointment.

Conditions Governing Use

The Sylvia Fine and Danny Kaye Musical Comedy Library is the physical property of the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library of Yale University. Copyrights belong to the composers and authors, or their legal heirs and assigns.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Dena Kaye.

Arrangement

Organized into four series: I. Lyrics and scores. II. Extra copies. III. Sheet music, copies and piano conductor's score. IV. Inventory.

Extent

19 Linear Feet (19 boxes)

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/music.mss.0108

Additional Description

Overview

Scores, sheet music, lyrics, and librettos belonging to Sylvia Fine and Danny Kaye

Biographical / Historical

Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky in 1913) ranks among the most talented and versatile stars of Broadway, Hollywood, radio and television; he was admired for his acting, singing, dancing, and comedy. His many films included The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and The Inspector General. He died in 1987.

In 1940 Kaye married Sylvia Fine (1913-1991), a lyricist and composer. She wrote many of her songs for Kaye and helped manage his career, and she was a successful movie and TV producer in her own right.

Fine and Kaye had one daughter, Dena Kaye.

Separated Materials

Researchers interested in Fine and Kaye may also wish to consult the Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Collection at Music Division of the Library of Congress. That collection contains the bulk of their personal papers.