Editing Danny Kaye (section)

==Honors==
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* Kaye was knighted by Queen [[Margrethe II of Denmark]] on November 10, 1983. He was awarded the cross of the [[Knight of the Dannebrog]], 1st Class, for his work with UNICEF and longstanding ties with Denmark. Kaye portrayed [[Hans Christian Andersen]] in the 1952 film of the same name.<ref name="Times-News">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19831110&id=G3obAAAAIBAJ&pg=2375,1855310 |title=Kaye knighted |newspaper=[[Times-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina)|Times-News]] |location=Hendersonville, North Carolina |date=November 10, 1983 |access-date=March 24, 2014}}</ref>
* Chevalier of the French [[Legion of Honor]] on February 24, 1986, for his work for UNICEF.<ref name=Honor/>
* On June 23, 1987, Kaye was posthumously presented with the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] by President [[Ronald Reagan]]. The award was received by his daughter Dena.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-22-mn-287-story.html |title=Kaye, Willson to Get Medal of Freedom |date=April 22, 1987 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=January 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/062387j.htm |title=Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Medal of Freedom |date=June 23, 1987 |website=University of Texas |access-date=March 10, 2011 |archive-date=April 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425021718/http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1987/062387j.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In 1988, Kaye was posthumously inducted into the [[American Theater Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/22/theater/theater-hall-of-fame-adds-nine-new-names.html |title=Theater Hall of Fame Adds Nine New Names |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 22, 1988 |access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref>
* UNICEF created the Danny Kaye International Children's Award in his honor, a children's European singing competition shown every year between 1988 and 1992 hosted by [[Audrey Hepburn]] and [[Roger Moore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danny Kaye International Children's Awards |url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/danny-kaye-international-childrens-awards/1030216322/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Awards and other recognition===
* [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy#1950s|Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] in 1951, for ''[[On the Riviera]]''
* Received an honorary Academy Award Oscar in 1955 "for his unique talents, his service to the Academy, the motion picture industry, and the American people".
* Golden Globe Award for [[16th Golden Globe Awards#Best Actor – Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] in 1958, for ''[[Me and the Colonel]]''
* [[Lions Clubs International]] The first recipient of the Lions Clubs International Foundation's Humanitarian Award. (1973–74)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lcif.org/EN/apply-for-a-grant/humanitarian-award-winners.php |title=Humanitarian Award Winners |website=Lions Clubs International Foundation |access-date=January 1, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award]] (1981)
* Asteroid [[6546 Kaye]]
* Three stars on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]; for his work in music, radio, and films<ref>{{cite news |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/danny-kaye |title=Danny Kaye-Hollywood Star Walk |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=January 19, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Kennedy Center Honor]] (1984)
* [[Grand Marshals of the Tournament of Roses Parade#1980s|Grand Marshal]] of the [[Tournament of Roses Parade]] (1984)
* The song "I Wish I Was Danny Kaye" on [[Miracle Legion]]'s 1996 album ''[[Portrait of a Damaged Family]]''
* UNICEF's New York Visitor's Centre is named to honor Danny Kaye.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unicef.org/virtualtour |title=Danny Kaye Visitor's Centre Virtual Tour |website=UNICEF |access-date=January 19, 2011 |archive-date=March 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310220014/http://www.unicef.org/virtualtour/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In December 1996, the [[PBS]] series ''[[American Masters]]'' aired a special on Kaye's life.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Danny Kaye – About the Actor |url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/danny-kaye-about-the-actor/504/ |series=American Masters |date=September 16, 2005 |network=PBS |access-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115205512/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/danny-kaye-about-the-actor/504/ |archive-date=January 15, 2018}}</ref>
* In San Antonio, Texas named a street in the neighborhood Oak Hills Terrace (located in the city's northwest) is named for Danny Kaye near streets bearing other familiar names from TV and movies.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://newspapers.com/article/san-antonio-express-adventure-homes-sh/133637415/ |title='Adventure' Homes Shown In Oak Hills |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express]] |date=January 16, 1971| page=2G |access-date=October 17, 2023}}</ref> The neighborhood was established in the late 1960s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oak Hills Terrace – A 'Back to School' Sale |work=San Antonio Express |date=August 3, 1969 |page=5G}}</ref>
* The careers of Kaye and Fine are immortalized in The Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Collection at the [[Library of Congress]]. The materials preserved in the collection include manuscripts, scores, scripts, photographs, sound recordings, and video clips.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Collection: About the Collection |url=http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/kayefine/kayefine-about.html|website=American Memory |access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref>
* On June 9, 1986, Danny Kaye was crowned King of Brooklyn at the Back to Brooklyn Day Festival. Danny Kaye was there to accept his crown.<ref>{{cite news |title=Quirks in the News |url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/06/09/Quirks-in-the-News/1639518673600/ |website=UPI Archives |access-date=February 3, 2017}}</ref>