Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye

Stubby Kaye (November 11, 1918–December 14, 1997) was an American comic actor. He was born Bernard Kotzin in New York City on West 114th Street in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan to first generation Jewish-Americans originally from Russia and Austria. He was raised in the Far Rockaway section of Queens and in the Bronx.

Kaye is best known for defining the role of Nicely-Nicely Johnson in "Guys and Dolls", first on Broadway and then in the film version. He also played Marryin' Sam in "Li'l Abner" (which featured his signature song, "Jubilation T. Cornpone"), again on both stage and screen. In 1962 he played the Mikado in Michael Winner's "The Cool Mikado". His last featured role was as Marvin Acme in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Around this time he also made a guest appearance in "Delta And The Bannermen", a story in the British science fiction series, "Doctor Who".

During the 1960s, Kaye became well known as host of a weekly children's talent show, "Stubby's Silver Star Show". During the 1962–63 TV season he was a regular on "Stump the Stars". On April 14, 1963, he guest starred as "Tubby Mason" in NBC's "Ensign O'Toole" comedy series, starring Dean Jones. Kaye portrayed an obese sailor going on a crash diet to avoid expulsion from the United States Navy because of his weight. From 1964–1965 he hosted the Saturday morning children's game show "Shenanigans" on ABC. He also appeared in the 1974 Broadway revival of "Good News".

Personal life

His first wife was Jeanne Watson from Chicago, who was a clerical worker at the movie studios in the late '50s. They were married in 1960 but due to personal differences, divorced within a year of their marriage. At the time of this first marriage, Kaye had a supporting role with Elaine Stritch and Rose Marie in the CBS sitcom "My Sister Eileen". His second wife, Angela Bracewell, was a former Broadway chorus girl whom he met while living in England. She was the hostess of the British version of the "Beat the Clock" (1950) game show, a segment of "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" (1955). They remained wed until his death.

His home was in Rancho Mirage, California. He died at age 79 on December 14 1997 from lung cancer in Los Angeles, California.

Partial filmography

*"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" (1988)
*"Ellis Island" (1984) TV Miniseries
*"Sweet Charity" (1969)
*"The Way West" (1967)
*"Cat Ballou" (1965)
*"Sex and the Single Girl" (1964)
*"The Cool Mikado" (1962)
*"Li'l Abner" (1959)
*"Guys and Dolls" (1955)

External links

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