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MILESTONES, Page 99
DIED. Sylvia Fine Kaye, 78, songwriter and widow of the
entertainer Danny Kaye, for whom she created his most famous
stage and film material; of emphysema; in New York City. Kaye
wrote the music and lyrics for many of her husband's films
including The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of
Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949) and The Court
Jester (1956). Among her best-known compositions was the
"Tchaikovsky number" from Lady in the Dark, in which Danny raced
rhythmically through the names of 51 Russian composers.