Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1927-01-17
Day of Death
2007-05-29
Place of Birth
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Norman Kaye
Biography
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.
Filmography (34)
The Remarkable Mr. Kaye
2005
Moulin Rouge!
2001
Without Warning
1999
Heaven's Burning
1997
Paws
1997
Lust and Revenge
1996
Exile
1994
The Custodian
1994
Touch Me
1993
The Nostradamus Kid
1993
Broken Highway
1993
Turtle Beach
1992
The Nun and the Bandit
1992
A Woman's Tale
1991
