Gorden Kaye

Gorden Kaye was a British actor and comedian (1941–2017). He was born at Huddersfield and died at Knaresborough.

Also recorded as Gordon Fitzgerald Kaye; Gordon Irving Kaye.

Gorden Kaye in brief

Born
1941
Died
2017
Known for
actor and comedian
Place of birth
Huddersfield
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Identity and origins

Gorden Kaye was recorded at birth as Gordon Fitzgerald Kaye. The authorities additionally record the headings Gordon Fitzgerald Kaye and Gordon Irving Kaye. His recorded language was English.

Catalogued works

4 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1963 to 2014.

René and Me, dated 1989. Rene and me, dated 1989. Heart of the Matter, dated 1963, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2015.419. Male sex work and society / edited by Victor Minichiello and John Scott., dated [2014], held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 30 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1941Gorden Kaye born at Huddersfield.
  2. 1963Heart of the Matter (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  3. 1989René and Me.
  4. 1989Rene and me.
  5. 2014Male sex work and society / edited by Victor Minichiello and John Scott. (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 2017Gorden Kaye died at Knaresborough.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    “Gorden Kaye”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1012106: Gorden Kaye

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