Life
Kaye was born March 10, 1938 in Philadelphia, the son of Morris and Theresa (Baroski) Kaye. He married Saralee Bransdorf; they have one child.
He received a Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts at Penn State in 1960, as well as a Master of Arts in English literature and theater in 1962.
Kaye worked as a reporter for Grit Publishing Company from 1963-1965, an assistant managing editor for Business Travel Magazine in 1965, a senior editor for Harcourt Brace Jovanovich from 1966-1970, a free lance writer in 1970, artistic director of The Open Book in New York City, 1974. He was a lecturer at the New School for Social Research in New York City in 1975, taught at NYU as an Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing in 1976, and as an adjuct professor at Mercy College from 2001-2006. He also worked as an improvisational comic at The Jekyll and Hyde Club in 2005.
Kaye is a member of the Authors Guild, the Dramatists Guild of America, the Actors' Equity Association, The Broadway League, and The Sons of the Desert (of which he served as president from 1974-1976). He is also an honorary member of the Mark Twain Society.
He is currently retired and resides in New York.
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