Has Danny Kaye ever held the record for fastest talker?

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Has Danny Kaye ever held the record for fastest talker?

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Not that I could find, but he was in the Guinness Book of Records as the World's Fastest-Flying Entertainer.

http://www.unicef.org/people/people_danny_kaye.html

Aug 21 2006, 8:40 AM

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lanfranco
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Here's my favorite "fastest talker," the great John Moschitta, recognized by Guinness:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Moschitta

Aug 21 2006, 4:24 PM

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elburcher
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I thought Danny Kaye was more known for his Tongue Twisters than for fast talking ?

Aug 21 2006, 7:35 PM

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Ilona_Ritter
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right, but he could do them fast, hense the fast talking. I know he did the Russian compsers in 35-38 seconds (depending on the website) and that was 54 composers he named.

Aug 21 2006, 10:16 PM

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Back in the days when literacy and a quick tongue were skills to be taken advantage of.

Aug 24 2006, 10:24 AM

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And amazingly enough he wasn't a lawyer or a politician. :)

Aug 24 2006, 6:55 PM