Sylvia Fine (1913, Brooklyn, New York – October 28, 1991, New York City) was a Jewish American lyricist and the wife of the comedian Danny Kaye.
Raised in East New York, she attended Thomas Jefferson High School and studied music at Brooklyn College, where she wrote the music for the school's alma mater, with lyrics from the poet Robert Friend.
She was working as an audition pianist when she renewed her acquaintance with Danny Kaye, whom she had ...
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Sylvia Fine (1913, Brooklyn, New York – October 28, 1991, New York City) was a Jewish American lyricist and the wife of the comedian Danny Kaye.
Raised in East New York, she attended Thomas Jefferson High School and studied music at Brooklyn College, where she wrote the music for the school's alma mater, with lyrics from the poet Robert Friend.
She was working as an audition pianist when she renewed her acquaintance with Danny Kaye, whom she had not seen since they were in high 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, although estranged circa 1947,...
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