“Sylvia and Danny Kaye Will Go Separate Ways”
The News and Courier – Nov. 12, 1962
By: Hedda Hopper
HOLLYWOOD—One of our most successful teams in show business, Sylvia and Danny Kaye, are about to go their separate ways—professionally, that is. Danny signed for an hour show on television next season, and Sylvia’s turning to Broadway with an adaptation of “The Scarlet Pimpernel.” I asked Sylvia how she let Danny get trapped by TV . . . “I wasn’t asked,” she said. “It’s his decision and he’s happy with it. I’m not equipped to do a show a week—can’t write that fast. Besides if I don’t finish the play, I’ll lose my option. I spent much time going through two intricate English estates to get the rights.”
Together, Sylvia and Danny parlayed $70 and loads of talent into a million dollar
husband and wife partnership. Sylvia whipped out the words and music for Danny’s
fast-