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Norman Kaye (born 17 January, 1927) is an Australian actor and musician best known for his roles in the films of director Paul Cox.

Kaye was born in Melbourne and educated at Geelong Grammar School. He was an exemplary musician and travelled to France to study the organ. As an adult he was the choirmaster at Caulfield Grammar School in the 1970s.

As an actor he was commonly cast in minor character roles including in Paul Cox's Illuminations (1976) and Kostas (1979). Kaye 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. He appeared in minor roles in many subsequent Cox films including Innocence (2000).

He is the subject of Cox's biographical film The Remarkable Mr. Kaye (2005).

Awards and nominations

• 1983 AFI Award: Best Actor in a Lead Role (Man of Flowers)
• 1982 Nominated for AFI Award: Best Actor in a Lead Role (Lonely Hearts)

External links

• IMDB entry for Norman Kaye

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