Norman Kaye [97330] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.7445 Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Birthday: 1927-01-17 Deathday: 2007-05-29 Age: 80 years Movies: 32 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. The Remarkable Mr. Kaye2005-07-24 Moulin Rouge!2001-05-18 Paws1997-09-25 Heaven's Burning1997-11-06 Lust and Revenge1996-05-28 Exile1994-09-13 Touch Me1993-12-16 The Custodian1994-03-17 Broken Highway1993-06-02 The Nostradamus Kid1993-10-14 The Nun and the Bandit1992-01-03 A Woman's Tale1991-09-26 Island1989-09-09 The Riddle of the Stins1988-07-25 Boundaries of the Heart1988-01-01 Warm Nights on a Slow M1987-05-10 Cactus1986-09-05 Frenchman's Farm1986-02-17 I Own the Racecourse1986-01-01 Unfinished Business1985-10-04 Relatives1985-01-01 Where the Green Ants Dr1984-08-31 Man of Flowers1983-09-22 Buddies1983-06-23 Lonely Hearts1982-11-01 A Dangerous Summer1982-10-22 Deadline1982-01-01 The Killing of Angel St1981-10-01 Inside Looking Out1977-11-24 Mad Dog Morgan1976-07-09 Illuminations1976-05-07 The Road1964-06-17