Sylvia Fine

Sylvia Fine

Sylvia Fine (1913, Brooklyn, New York – October 28, 1991, New York City) was an American lyricist and wife of the comedian Danny Kaye.

She was an audition pianist when she remet a young Danny Kaye, whom she had not seen since they were at school together, nine years previously. After a whirlwind romance, they were married in 1940.

She took a direct role in managing her husband's career and wrote many of his songs for him, both in film and recordings. Those for the film "The Court Jester" were co-written with Sammy Cahn. Fine received a Peabody Award in 1980, and during her career she was also nominated for two Oscars and two Emmys.

Fine and Kaye had a daughter, Dena, who was born in 1946, and they remained married until his death in 1987.

elected list of Sylvia Fine songs

* "Anatole of Paris" from "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1947)
* "The Inspector General" from "The Inspector General" (1949)
* "The Moon Is Blue" (Herschel Burke Gilbert, Sylvia Fine) from "The Moon Is Blue" (1953) - Oscar nominee, Best Original Song
* "Knock on Wood" from "Knock on Wood" (1954)
* "(You'll Never) Outfox the Fox" (Sammy Cahn, Sylvia Fine) from "The Court Jester" (1956)
* "The Five Pennies" from "The Five Pennies" (1959) - Oscar nominee, Best Original Song
* "Lullaby in Ragtime," also from "Five Pennies", a sumptuous song that fulfills both its title words, and which Barbara Cook turned into a standard

Death

Sylvia Fine Kaye died of emphysema at the age of 78 in New York City in 1991.

External links

* [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=3993600&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1 List of Sylvia Fine songs at ASCAP website]
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/sylvia-fine Short biography]
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