Sunday, July 9, 2017

Danny Daniels obit

Broadway Dancer Danny Daniels Dies at 92

Daniels was also a Tony-winning choreographer for his work on ”The Tap Dance Kid”.

 

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Veteran Broadway dancer-choreographer Danny Daniels died at the age of 92 on July 7, according to published reports.

Born Daniel Giagni Jr., he began his 74-year career at the age of five tap dancing in the beer halls of his home town, Albany, New York. His family moved to Hollywood, and at age 14 he was a featured tap dancer in the Paramount film The Star Maker, starring Bing Crosby.

Daniels made his Broadway debut in 1941 in Best Foot Forward, and was later seen performing in such productions as Count Me In, Billion Dollar Baby, Street Scene, Make Mine Manhattan, and Kiss Me, Kate. In the 1960s, Daniels began work as a Broadway choreographer, creating the dances for All American, High Spirits (receiving a 1964 Tony nomination), and I Remember Mama, among other shows. He won the 1984 Tony Award for Best Choreography for The Tap Dance Kid, and was double-nominated in 1967 for Annie Get Your Gun and Walking Happy.

On television, Daniels choreographed for The Judy Garland Show, The Danny Kaye Special, and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall, with his work also seen in films including Zelig, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Pennies from Heaven.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Daniels is survived by three children, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

Choreography

 

    The American Clock (1993)

    The American Clock

    6.2

    TV Movie

        choreographer

        1993

    Stepping Out (1991)

    Stepping Out

    6.5

        choreographer

        1991

    Great Performances (1971)

    Great Performances

    8.0

    TV Series

        choreographer

        1986

    Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    7.5

        choreographer

        1984

    Zelig (1983)

    Zelig

    7.6

        choreographer

        1983

    Pennies from Heaven (1981)

    Pennies from Heaven

    6.5

        choreographer

        1981

    An Evening with John Denver (1975)

    An Evening with John Denver

    7.9

    TV Special

        choreographer

        1975

    Piaf: The Early Years (1974)

    Piaf: The Early Years

    7.1

        choreographer

        1974

    Tom Sawyer (1973)

    Tom Sawyer

    6.4

        choreographer

        1973

    Mitzi's 2nd Special (1969)

    Mitzi's 2nd Special

    6.2

    TV Movie

        choreographer

        1969

    Stiletto (1969)

    Stiletto

    5.1

        choreographer

        1969

    The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)

    The Night They Raided Minsky's

    6.1

        choreographer

        1968

    Ethel Merman, Rufus Smith, and Bruce Yarnell in Annie Get Your Gun (1967)

    Annie Get Your Gun

    7.4

    TV Movie

        choreographer

        1967

    Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948)

    Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall

    7.6

    TV Series

        choreographerchoreography

        1965

    Judy Garland and Peggy Lee in The Judy Garland Show (1963)

    The Judy Garland Show

    8.9

    TV Series

        choreographychoreographer

        1963

    Arthur Godfrey and the Sounds of New York

    TV Special

        choreographer

        1963

    The Danny Kaye Special

    TV Special

        choreographer

        1961

    Startime (1959)

    Startime

    6.6

    TV Series

        choreographer

        1960

    The Revlon Revue (1959)

    The Revlon Revue

    6.7

    TV Series

        choreographer

        1960

    The Fabulous Fifties (1960)

    The Fabulous Fifties

    6.9

        choreographer

        1960

    John Forsythe, Larry Blyden, and Barbara Rush in Sunday Showcase (1959)

    Sunday Showcase

    4.3

    TV Series

        choreographer

        1959

    Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Joe DeRita in The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956)

    The Steve Allen Plymouth Show

    8.5

    TV Series

        choreographer

        1959

    The Patrice Munsel Show

    4.9

    TV Series

        choreographer

        1958

    Jamboree! (1957)

    Jamboree!

    5.1

        choreographer

        1957

    The Martha Raye Show (1954)

    The Martha Raye Show

    6.2

    TV Series

        choreographer

        1956

 

Actor

 

    Tap Heat

    Short

        Dancer

        2004

    Judy Garland, Tom Drake, and Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    7.5

        Boy at Party (uncredited)

        1944

    Jean-Pierre Aumont in The Cross of Lorraine (1943)

    The Cross of Lorraine

    6.6

        French Soldier (uncredited)

        1943

    Bing Crosby in The Star Maker (1939)

    The Star Maker

    6.3

        Blackie (uncredited)

        1939

 

Director

 

    Gene Kelly, Ruth Buzzi, and Barbara Feldon in Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls (1970)

    Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls

    TV Special

        Director

        1970

 

Additional Crew

 

    Tap Heat

    Short

        choroegrapher

        2004

 

Soundtrack

 

    Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948)

    Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall

    7.6

    TV Series

        performer: "Canadian Capers"

        1967

 

Self

 

    Dance for All

    5.3

        Self

        2008

    Harrison Ford in The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984)

    The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'

    7.5

    TV Movie

        Self

        1984

    Elwy Yost in Talking Film (1978)

    Talking Film

    7.2

    TV Series

        Self

        1984

    David Shire, Didi Conn, and Robert Guillaume in The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984)

    The 38th Annual Tony Awards

    7.0

    TV Special

        Self - Winner

        1984

    The Martha Raye Show (1954)

    The Martha Raye Show

    6.2

    TV Series

        Self

        1956

    All Star Revue (1950)

    All Star Revue

    8.1

    TV Series

        Self - Guest Dancer

        1950

    The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950)

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

    7.7

    TV Series

        Self - Dancer

        1950

    Morey Amsterdam in The Morey Amsterdam Show (1948)

    The Morey Amsterdam Show

    7.5

    TV Series

        Self - Dancer

        1948

    Shorty Sherock and His Orchestra

    Short

        Self - tap dancer

        1947

 

Archive Footage

 

    TCM Remembers 2017 (2017)

    TCM Remembers 2017

    9.4

    TV Special

        Self - Choreographer (archive footage)

        2017

    Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (2003)

    Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

    7.8

    Video

        Self (archive footage)

        2003

 

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