Norman Kaye

Norman James Kaye (17 January 1927 – 28 May 2007) was an Australian actor and composer. He was best known for his roles in the films of director Paul Cox.

As an actor, he was strongly associated with the films of Paul Cox, appearing in 16 of them. He had small roles in Cox's Illuminations (1976) and Kostas (1979), and shared the lead with Wendy Hughes in Cox's 1982 film Lonely Hearts and the lead in Man of Flowers (1983), for which he won an AFI Award.

Norman Kaye was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease prior to 1997. His inability to memorise scripts for the film Innocence led to the end of his collaboration with Paul Cox, as well as the end of his career in 2004. Kaye was in the advanced stage of the disease at the time of his death in Sydney on 28 May 2007. He had enjoyed a 35-year relationship with the opera director Elke Neidhardt, and she was at his side at his death.

Name Norman Kaye
Age 97 years 5 month 19 days old
Born Place Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Birthday 1927-01-17
Death 2007-05-29

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Birthday of Norman Kaye was 1927-01-17

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Norman Kaye was died on 2007-05-29

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Norman Kaye was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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