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
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
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.
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.
- Title
- Register to the Sylvia Fine and Danny Kaye Musical Comedy Library
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Gilmore Music Library Repository
Contact:
120 High Street
PO Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520 US
(203) 432-0497
musicspecialcollections@yale.edu
120 High Street
PO Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520 US
(203) 432-0497
musicspecialcollections@yale.edu