“Following heart surgery recovery, Kaye says he’s ready to work”

Lakeland Ledger – Mar. 21, 1985

JERUSALEM – Veteran actor and comedian Danny Kaye, calling it a miracle to return to Israel following open-heart surgery two years ago, joked with reporters Wednesday after arriving here to receive a volunteer award.

Talking about his future career plans, Kaye said, “I will consider anything that is not illegal.”

As for film roles, he joked, “I have to wait till all my scars heal because now you can only make pictures if you take your clothes off.”

He said he’d like to play another serious role like that he played in the movie, “Skokie,” based on a true story of a Nazi demonstration in Skokie, Ill., where many survivors of Adolf Hitler’s death camps live.

The 72-year-old entertainer, who was embraced by Mayor Teddy Kollek during the news conference, will receive a bronze medallion award from Jerusalem’s first International Conference on Volunteerism for 32 years of work with the United Nations International Childrens’ Fund (UNICEF).

“I feel good doing it,” he said.

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