Kaye died of heart failure on March 3, 1987, aged 76, brought on by internal bleeding and complications of hepatitis C. Kaye had quadruple bypass heart surgery in February 1983; he contracted hepatitis C from a blood transfusion.
Kaye meninggal karena gagal jantung dalam usia 76 tahun, disebabkan pendarahan internal dan komplikasi hepatitis C. Kaye menjalani operasi jantung bypass empat kali lipat pada Februari 1983; dia mengidap hepatitis C dari transfusi darah.