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Norman Kaye

Jan 17, 1927 - May 29, 2007 (80 years old) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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.

Known For

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Homicide
Prosecutor
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The Flying Doctors
William Randall
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Water Rats
Felix Friedman
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Rafferty's Rules
Harold Messenger
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Roar
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Moulin Rouge!
Satine's Doctor
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Call Me Mister
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Power Without Glory
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Where the Green Ants Dream
Baldwin Ferguson
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Bordertown
Pieter Leeuwen

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