@brewsmack However, in her memoirs Plowright denies that there had been an affair between the two men. Producer Perry Lafferty reported: People would ask me, Is he gay? Is he gay? I never saw anything to substantiate that in all the time I was with him. Kayes final girlfriend, Marlene Sorosky, reported that he told her, Ive never had a homosexual experience in my life. Ive never had any kind of gay relationship. Ive had opportunities, but I never did anything about them.
Joan Plowright, Olivier’s widow, has dealt with the matter in different ways on different occasions: she deflected the question (but alluded to Olivier’s “demons”) in a BBC interview & was reported saying on another occasion that “I have always resented the comments that it was I who was the homewrecker of Larry’s marriage to Vivien Leigh. Danny Kaye was attached to Larry far earlier than I.”
@sislau There are persistent rumors that Kaye was either homosexual or bisexual & some sources claim that Kaye & Laurence Olivier had a 10-yr relationship in the ’50s while Olivier was still married to Vivien Leigh. A biography of Leigh states that the alleged relationship caused her to have a breakdown.
Actually – to add a comment, Danny Kaye admitted to his wife he had homosexual opportunities but never took them up. Also he had too many sexual affairs with women and if you studied him as closely as I have ( not only in movies but also in news items, tv interviews etc. there is absolutely no way this man was gay ! His wife wrote a lot of his material and so it suited a camp style which blended wellwith his elegance BUT just check his subtle nuances and gestures – all male.
The casting of Danny Kaye as Andersen was perfect and led him to become UNICEF’s chief goodwill ambassador. Andersen’s genius was that his stories have meaning for adults as well as children.
I have not attacked homosexuality in any way and do not intend to. All I have asked (please count how many times) is for YOU to STATE YOUR SOURCE on why you’d think Danny Kaye was gay. Whatever else for anyone else. I do not care. It is their business and that’s fine. But HE was not gay. You have never stated a source, only some random hope in your mind (from some far fetched fantasy, no doubt). My head is just fine, thank you. I KNOW the truth. Good luck to you in your insecurities.
Guess what, it was (and still is) very, very common in Hollywood and Show Biz. It’s because of people like you that gay actors stay in the closet! No, I will not retract. It is my belief that he was gay. Get your head out of your ass!
Guess what- we live in an age where being gay is not a big deal, and I don’t like your implication that it is something scandalous or something to be ashamed of. You don’t know what goes on behind closed doors, out of your view- perhaps there are those that DO know what the real story is. You challenging it to the extent that you are indicates that you have a problem that someone might be gay or might have led a double life, whether it’s Danny Kaye or anyone else.
Again, where is YOUR proof? Just cuz you hear about stuff like this going on in Hollywood TODAY, does not mean this is how things were in Danny’s time. Besides, I can say whatever I like too, like Robert Redford and Paul Newman were lovers, and that’s why they made movies together. See? I can do it too. Doesn’t make it true. I have enough ties with Hollywood today (relatives and friends in the biz) that I am too aware of how things are, but that doesn’t mean Danny ever was, so please retract.
Again, your source? Having family that grew up with the family is a pretty close source on my end … Got lots of inside info on a few of Hollywood’s greats, including Judy Garland, Buddy Hackett, Danny Kaye, and others.
Now that I will dispute wholeheartedly … Danny was married for 47 years to the same woman. He was straight through and through (and that’s not just wishful thinking). Please check your sources.
Oh my goodness, I have not heard this song in years?! – Then as soon as he started singing… I joined in…. Blimey I love this film!
Comments about his sexual condition don’t make any sense. The opinion must be about the video and not on his private life.
Best entertainer ever.
all i know about this story is a nude king and some town boys,,, wait, wheres the problem?
¿ Tiene mucha importancia si era gay o no era gay ?….. ¿ que más te da ya ?
I love Danny Kaye! He’s hilarious
Thank you for that, brewsmack. I really appreciate your comments and sources.
See, midnightatutopia, was that so hard?
@brewsmack However, in her memoirs Plowright denies that there had been an affair between the two men. Producer Perry Lafferty reported: People would ask me, Is he gay? Is he gay? I never saw anything to substantiate that in all the time I was with him. Kayes final girlfriend, Marlene Sorosky, reported that he told her, Ive never had a homosexual experience in my life. Ive never had any kind of gay relationship. Ive had opportunities, but I never did anything about them.
Joan Plowright, Olivier’s widow, has dealt with the matter in different ways on different occasions: she deflected the question (but alluded to Olivier’s “demons”) in a BBC interview & was reported saying on another occasion that “I have always resented the comments that it was I who was the homewrecker of Larry’s marriage to Vivien Leigh. Danny Kaye was attached to Larry far earlier than I.”
@brewsmack The alleged relationship has been denied by Olivier’s official biographer, Terry Coleman.
@sislau There are persistent rumors that Kaye was either homosexual or bisexual & some sources claim that Kaye & Laurence Olivier had a 10-yr relationship in the ’50s while Olivier was still married to Vivien Leigh. A biography of Leigh states that the alleged relationship caused her to have a breakdown.
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Yes. H.C. Andersen was from Denmark. And i am from Denmark
Actually – to add a comment, Danny Kaye admitted to his wife he had homosexual opportunities but never took them up. Also he had too many sexual affairs with women and if you studied him as closely as I have ( not only in movies but also in news items, tv interviews etc. there is absolutely no way this man was gay ! His wife wrote a lot of his material and so it suited a camp style which blended wellwith his elegance BUT just check his subtle nuances and gestures – all male.
The casting of Danny Kaye as Andersen was perfect and led him to become UNICEF’s chief goodwill ambassador. Andersen’s genius was that his stories have meaning for adults as well as children.
H. C. Andersen was from DENMARK!!! WUUHUUU LOVE DENMARK♥
“And Danny Kaye was Jewish.”
“LOL… gotta love America!”
midnightatutopia, what are you implying?
Also, as sislau asked several times, what is your source? As you said, it’s not a big deal anymore, so why bring it up? – especially without a source.
I have not attacked homosexuality in any way and do not intend to. All I have asked (please count how many times) is for YOU to STATE YOUR SOURCE on why you’d think Danny Kaye was gay. Whatever else for anyone else. I do not care. It is their business and that’s fine. But HE was not gay. You have never stated a source, only some random hope in your mind (from some far fetched fantasy, no doubt). My head is just fine, thank you. I KNOW the truth. Good luck to you in your insecurities.
Guess what, it was (and still is) very, very common in Hollywood and Show Biz. It’s because of people like you that gay actors stay in the closet! No, I will not retract. It is my belief that he was gay. Get your head out of your ass!
Guess what- we live in an age where being gay is not a big deal, and I don’t like your implication that it is something scandalous or something to be ashamed of. You don’t know what goes on behind closed doors, out of your view- perhaps there are those that DO know what the real story is. You challenging it to the extent that you are indicates that you have a problem that someone might be gay or might have led a double life, whether it’s Danny Kaye or anyone else.
Again, where is YOUR proof? Just cuz you hear about stuff like this going on in Hollywood TODAY, does not mean this is how things were in Danny’s time. Besides, I can say whatever I like too, like Robert Redford and Paul Newman were lovers, and that’s why they made movies together. See? I can do it too. Doesn’t make it true. I have enough ties with Hollywood today (relatives and friends in the biz) that I am too aware of how things are, but that doesn’t mean Danny ever was, so please retract.
OK so your Mom grew up with him in Brooklyn, big deal…lots happens when people leave their hometowns behind and head for Hollywood!
Again, your source? Having family that grew up with the family is a pretty close source on my end … Got lots of inside info on a few of Hollywood’s greats, including Judy Garland, Buddy Hackett, Danny Kaye, and others.
And…being married to a woman means you’re straight? Obviously you don’t know much about Hollywood
Now that I will dispute wholeheartedly … Danny was married for 47 years to the same woman. He was straight through and through (and that’s not just wishful thinking). Please check your sources.