Less than three weeks later, on 4 November, her husband Peter Viertel died of cancer. Kerr departed from typecasting with a performance that brought out her sensuality, as "Karen Holmes", the embittered military wife in Fred Zinnemann's From Here to Eternity (1953), for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. D Deborah Kerr Media in category "Deborah Kerr" Her other films include The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Black Narcissus (1947), From Here to Eternity (1953), Tea and Sympathy (1956), An Affair to Remember (1957), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957), Separate Tables (1958), The Sundowners (1960), The Innocents (1961), The Grass is Greener (1960), and The Night of the Iguana (1964). Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? The film was a big hit in Britain. Kerr's first marriage was to Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Anthony Bartley on 29 November 1945. Full Real Name. She also did A Song at Twilight (1982). Deborah Kerr made her stage debut in Harlequin and Columbine in 1937. Deborah Kerr had to wear the padded bras because that was the other fashion of the 50s. Although she never won a BAFTA or Cannes Film Festival award in a competitive category, both organisations gave Kerr honorary awards: a Cannes Film Festival Tribute in 1984 and a BAFTA Special Award in 1991. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Kerr experienced a career resurgence on television in the early 1980s when she played the role of the nurse (played by Elsa Lanchester in the 1957 film of the same name) in Witness for the Prosecution, with Sir Ralph Richardson. She married a war hero Anthony Bartley in 1945 but divorced him in 1959. In 1955 she got a nomination for the BAFTA Award for The End of the Affair. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. [6][7], Kerr was educated at the independent Northumberland House School, Henleaze in Bristol, and at Rossholme School, Weston-super-Mare. An Affair to Remember in 1957 opposite Cary Grant made her immensely popular. The scene from that film of Kerr and her costar Burt Lancaster making love on the beach as waves crash against them has become a classic Hollywood image and remains one of the steamiest in film history. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/deborah-kerr-7573.php, British Female Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century Film & Theater Personalities, 20th Century British Film & Theater Personalities. After changing careers, she soon found success as an actress. Her husband, however, continued to live in Marbella. Kerr appeared in two huge hits for MGM in a row. Kerr played three women in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943). Sorry! She returned to the cinema one more time in 1985's The Assam Garden. Although at the time he was married to Elspeth March, he states that he and Kerr went on to have an affair. In 1998 she was awarded the CBE, but speaking from her home in Switzerland said that she felt too frail to travel to London to receive it personally. She was an immediate hit with the public: an American film trade paper reported in 1942 that she was the most popular British actress with Americans. After various walk-on parts in Shakespeare productions at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park, London, she joined the Oxford Playhouse repertory company in 1940, playing, inter alia, "Margaret" in Dear Brutus and "Patty Moss" in The Two Bouquets.[8]. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She acted in the Oxford Repertory Company from 1939 to 1940. Kerr's first marriage was to Squadron Leader Anthony Bartley RAF on 29 November 1945. [11], Kerr played three women in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943). The marriage was troubled, owing to Bartley's jealousy of his wife's fame and financial success, and because her career often took her away from home. "[21], Kerr died aged 86 on 16 October 2007 at Botesdale, a village in the county of Suffolk, England, from the effects of Parkinson's disease. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? In 1959, Miss Kerr and Bartley, who had two daughters, divorced. The following year she married author Peter Viertel, whose novel White Hunter, Black Heart was a thinly veiled portrait of Huston. Having established herself as a film actress in the meantime, she made her Broadway debut in 1953, appearing in Robert Anderson's Tea and Sympathy, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. In 1955 she acted in the film version of Graham Greenes The End of the Affair. She took on the role of the older Emma Harte, a tycoon, in the adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance (1984). Deborah Kerr came into this world on September 30, 1921, in Glasgow Scotland as Deborah Jane Trimmer. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Beyond demonstrated A system error has occurred. Kerr, nevertheless, used any opportunity to discard her cool exterior. She eventually caught the eye of MGM's Louis B. Mayer and in late 1946 joined the studio. Richard Stirling pieces together the glamourous life of screen actress Deborah Kerr "Deborah Kerr - it rhymes with star!" screamed MGM of its latest acquisition in 1946. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. After changing careers, she soon found success as an actress. WASHINGTON - Deborah Kerr, 86, a Scottish-born actress who set the standard for white-gloved elegance in such 1950s films as "The King and I . Updates? Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. She is tied with Thelma Ritter and Amy Adams as the actresses with the second most nominations without winning, surpassed only by Glenn Close, who has been nominated eight times without winning. Try again. HELENSBURGH people have long embraced Deborah Kerr as their very own film star, but the time she spent in the town was very short. offered her a fee comparable to that paid to the rest of the cast combined, but she turned it down in favour of appearing in an aborted stage version of Flowers for Algernon. Other TV roles included Ann and Debbie (1986) and Hold the Dream (1986), the latter a sequel to A Woman of Substance. There is no independent corroboration of either actor's claims. 1. Said critic James Agate of Love on the Dole, "is not within a mile of Wendy Hiller's in the theatre, but it is a charming piece of work by a very pretty and promising beginner, so pretty and so promising that there is the usual yapping about a new star". 1945-1959 . Alexander Korda cast her opposite Robert Donat in Perfect Strangers (1945). Her husband, however, continued to live in Marbella. When asked about this revelation, Kerr's response was, "What a gallant man he is!". She received six Academy Award nominations for best actress and was awarded an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar in 1993. Deborah Kerr, the sophisticated, Scottish-born actress who was nominated for six Oscars, died Tuesday in Suffolk, England, after many years of failing health. Other TV roles included Ann and Debbie (1986) and Hold the Dream (1986), the latter a sequel to A Woman of Substance. This is the last in a series of articles on the 2008 Sydney Film Festival. Marni Nixon dubbed Kerr's singing voice. Her other major and best known films and performances are The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Black Narcissus (1947), Quo Vadis (1951), From Here to Eternity (1953), Tea and Sympathy (1956), An Affair to Remember (1957), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957), Bonjour Tristesse (1958), Separate Tables (1958), The Sundowners (1960), The Innocents (1961), The Grass Is Greener (1960), and The Night of the Iguana (1964). Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer was born on Sept. 30, 1921, in Helensburgh, Scotland. The actor Stewart Granger claimed that Kerr seduced him in the back of his chauffeur-driven car at the time he was making Caesar and Cleopatra (1945). In 1994, Glenn Close presented Kerr with the Honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement with a citation recognising her as "an artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress whose motion picture career has always stood for perfection, discipline and elegance".[34]. She was born in Hillhead on 1921-09-30. Vocation : Entertainment : Live Stage (Legitimate theater) Vocation . But it wasn't long before. She is tied with Thelma Ritter and Amy Adams as the actresses with the second most nominations without winning, surpassed only by Glenn Close, who has been nominated eight times without winning. To avoid confusion over pronunciation, Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer billed her as "Kerr rhymes with Star!" Please reset your password. Actress. She was the female lead in Penn of Pennsylvania (1941) which was little seen; however Hatter's Castle (1942), in which she starred with Robert Newton and James Mason, was very successful. [16] This was immediately followed by her appearance in the religious epic Quo Vadis (1951), shot at Cinecitt in Rome, in which she played the indomitable Lygia, a first-century Christian. Kerr announced her retirement in 1969, though she continued to make occasional appearances onstage and in feature and TV movies. She was the first performer to win the New York Film Critics Circle Award for "Best Actress" three times (1947, 1957 and 1960). Deborah Kerr died aged 86 on 16 October 2007 at Botesdale, a village in the county of Suffolk, England, from the effects of Parkinson's disease. On one occasion she gave my mother a 10 tip, and that was a lot of money in those days.. Deborah Kerr died on 16 October 2007 in Botesdale, a village in Suffolk, England, from the effects of Parkinson's disease. Arthur Charles Kerr Trimmer, a World War I veteran and pilot who lost a leg at the Battle of the Somme and later became a naval architect and civil engineer. She first performed at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park, London. Yet despite family in Sweden and two decades in Los Angeles, she settled in New York City, becoming as famous a New Yorker as she was a movie star. She adopted the name Deborah Kerr on becoming a film actress ("Kerr" was a family name going back to the maternal grandmother of her grandfather Arthur Kerr Trimmer). You can always change this later in your Account settings. The theatre, despite her success in films, was always to remain Kerr's first love, even though going on stage filled her with trepidation: I do it because it's exactly like dressing up for the grown ups. Marni Nixon dubbed Kerr's singing voice. , died Tuesday in Suffolk, England. After various walk-on parts in Shakespeare productions at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park, London, she joined the Oxford Playhouse repertory company in 1940, playing, inter alia, "Margaret" in Dear Brutus and "Patty Moss" in The Two Bouquets. When Miss Kerr tore into director John Huston after a sequence shot in the water, the actor was so shocked that he nearly drowned laughing. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Her second marriage was to author Peter Viertel on 23 July 1960. One day she came home from work and was very excited. Pressure of competition from younger, upcoming actresses made her agree to appear nude in John Frankenheimer's The Gypsy Moths (1969), the only nude scene in her career. Deborah Kerr has died at the age of 86 after a seven-year battle with Parkinson's disease. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. British Actress Deborah Kerr was born Deborah Jane Trimmer on 30th September, 1921 in Helensburgh, Scotland and passed away on 16th Oct 2007 Suffolk, England, UK aged 86. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22285687/deborah-kerr. The Famous People. The process of development from a romantic, silly girl to a hard, disillusioned woman in three hours was moving and convincing". Some of Kerr's leading men have stated in their autobiographies that they had an affair or romantic fling with her. After changing careers, she soon found success as an actress. Oct. 18, 2007 Deborah Kerr, a versatile actress who long projected the quintessential image of the proper, tea-sipping Englishwoman but who was also indelible in one of the most sexually. Please enter your email and password to sign in. It's an unbelievable terror, a kind of masochistic madness. Biography: Kerr received a bachelor's degree from Valparaiso University, a master's degree in education from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, and a doctorate in educational leadership from National-Louis University. Kerr had a younger brother, Edmund ("Teddy"), who became a journalist. But the flame-haired English rose (actually born in Helensburgh, in 1921) was already a star in Britain, as well as an actress of proven substance. She won a BAFTA Fellowship Award in 1991. Trained as a ballet dancer, she began acting on stage as a teenager and performed in stage productions at the Open Air Theatre in London and the Cambridge Theatre. She won a scholarship to Sadlers Wells ballet school and at age 17 made her professional dancing debut in London in the corps de ballet of Prometheus. She played a nun in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) opposite her long-time friend Robert Mitchum, directed by John Huston. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Within three weeks after her death, her husband Peter Viertel died of cancer on 4 November. For this performance, Kerr was nominated for an Emmy Award. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. Died: 24 July, 2016 in New York City, aged 86. 0. Scottish-born actress Deborah Kerr, who starred in Hollywood films including An Affair to Remember and The King And I, has died.. She was aged 86. During her career, she won a Golden Globe for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the motion picture The King and I (1956) and the Sarah Siddons Award for her performance as Laura Reynolds in the . In 1975, she returned to Broadway, creating the role of Nancy in Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Seascape. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Family members linked to this person will appear here. She was another governess in The Chalk Garden (1964) and worked with John Huston again in The Night of the Iguana (1964). She acted in television movies A Song at Twilight in 1973. Appeared in her first film, the 1941. Both were aged 28. She was another governess in The Chalk Garden (1964) and worked with John Huston again in The Night of the Iguana (1964). Kerr won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Actress Motion Picture Musical or Comedy" for The King and I in 1957 and a Henrietta Award for "World Film Favorite Female". He died, aged 78, in a road rage incident in 2004. Appeared in her first film, the 1941 production of George Bernard Shaw's "Major Barbara." She was 86. Trimmer and Smale married, both aged 28, on 21 August 1919 in Smale's hometown of Lydney, Gloucestershire. After changing careers, she soon found success as an actress. Although she never won a BAFTA or Cannes Film Festival award in a competitive category, both organisations gave Kerr honorary awards: a Cannes Film Festival Tribute in 1984[35] and a BAFTA Special Award in 1991.[8]. [4][5], Young Deborah spent the first three years of her life in the west coast town of Helensburgh, where her parents lived with Deborah's grandparents in a house on West King Street. h aged 4 and of her parents are from the Smale family collection, the main picture is an agency shot of Deborah arriving at an awards dinner in London in the early 1970s, and the picture of Nithsdale is by Donald Fullarton. 'Bing's Lucky Number: Pa Crosby Dons 4th B.O. Deborah Kerr, 86, the cultivated Scottish rose beloved in such 1950s blockbusters as. According to Powell, his affair with Kerr ended when she made it clear to him that she would accept an offer to go to Hollywood if one were made. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. Mar 30, 2021. Kerr performed the same role in Vincente Minnelli's film adaptation released in 1956; her stage partner John Kerr (no relation) also appeared. British exhibitors voted her the eighth-most popular local star at the box-office in 1947. She replaced Kim Novak in Eye of the Devil (1966) with Niven, and was reteamed with Niven in the comedy Casino Royale (1967), achieving the distinction of being, at 45, the oldest "Bond Girl" in any James Bond film, until Monica Bellucci, at the age of 50, in Spectre (2015). Pages in category "Deborah Kerr" This category contains only the following page. She appeared in Separate Tables in 1958. 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She took on the role of the older Emma Harte, a tycoon, in the adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance (1984). 1923). Her first appearance on the West End stage was as Ellie Dunn in "Heartbreak House" at the Cambridge Theatre in 1943. Resend Activation Email. Kerr starred in two films with David Niven: Bonjour Tristesse (1958), directed by Otto Preminger, and Separate Tables (1958), directed by Delbert Mann; the latter movie was particularly well received. Thereafter, Kerr's career choices would make her known in Hollywood for her versatility as an actress. She won a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. "Finally the scene was over and I leapt to my feet and screamed I found I had been sitting on an ants nest! Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. [33] She was also honoured in Hollywood, where she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1709 Vine Street for her contributions to the motion picture industry. [10], Kerr returned to the London stage in many productions including the old-fashioned, The Day After the Fair (Lyric, 1972), a Peter Ustinov comedy, Overheard (Haymarket, 1981) and a revival of Emlyn Williams's The Corn is Green. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Her last visit to Glasgow was in 1990, when she was a member of the international jury at the European Film Awards. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Roland was expressing his adoration and I suddenly felt a tremendous stinging sensation, like pins and needles, on my behind! The plan was that Jack, Col and little Deborah should follow after Jack had worked out his contract with Sir William Arrol, and in 1923 they moved to Ardencaple Quadrant, where homes had been built for those wounded in the war. Very romantic! The marriage was troubled, owing to Bartley's envy of his wife's fame and financial success,[10] and because her career often took her away from home. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. [12], In 1943, aged 21, Kerr made her West End dbut as Ellie Dunn in a revival of Heartbreak House at the Cambridge Theatre, stealing attention from stalwarts such as Edith Evans and Isabel Jeans. In 1941 she made her British film debut in a supporting role as a Salvation Army volunteer in the film adaptation of George Bernard Shaws Major Barbara. Kerr won a third New York Film Critics Award and a sixth Academy Award nomination in 1960 and a BAFTA Award nomination in 1961 for the film Sundowners. Both flopped, as did Beloved Infidel (1959) with Gregory Peck. Kerr rejoined old screen partner Mitchum in Reunion at Fairborough (1985). In between Paramount borrowed her to appear in Thunder in the East (1951) with Alan Ladd. She had a younger brother, Edmund (Teddy). Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Also Known As Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer Birth Place Helensburgh, Scotland Born September 30, 1921 Died October 16, 2007 Cause of Death Parkinson's Disease Biography Read More Known as "The English Rose," lovely, red-haired Deborah Kerr - "It Rhymes with Star!" At the age of sixteen she attended her aunt Phyllis Smales Hicks-Smale Drama School in Bristol. She won her Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award nomination in 1948 for Edward, My Son. she is one of famous film and television actress (1921-2007) with the age years old group. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Kerr and Bartley divorced in 1959. TRIBUTES have been paid to legendary actress Deborah Kerr, who has died at her home in north Suffolk at the age of 86. Thereafter, Kerr's career choices would make her known in Hollywood for her versatility as an actress. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. Not even the promise of another coin when they got home could stem the tears. Casino Royal was a hit as was another movie she made with Niven, Prudence and the Pill (1968). Thu 18 Oct 2007 19.06 EDT. Scottish film and television actress (1921-2007) - Deborah Kerr was born in Helensburgh (town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK) on September 30th, 1921 and died in Suffolk (county of England) on October 16th, 2007 at the age of 86. Showing her versatility and range, she played three roles in Michael Powell's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), which, along with her extraordinary performance as the nun in Powell's Black Narcissus, got Hollywood's attention. Nationality. American British Deborah Kerr/Nationality. Although nominated six times as Best Actress, Kerr never won a competitive Oscar. St James Terrace, in W2, has since been renamed Ruskin Terrace. Both flopped, as did Beloved Infidel (1959) with Gregory Peck. Deborah Kerr movies: with Burt Lancaster in From Here to Eternity. In marrying Viertel, she became stepmother to Viertel's daughter, Christine Viertel. Her father, known to all as Jack, and mother, known as Col or Colleen, moved to Helensburgh because of Jacks peacetime work as a civil engineer, and lived for three years with Jacks parents, Arthur Kerr Trimmer and his wife Mary Jane, at Nithsdale in West King Street. Deborah Jane Trimmer. However varied her Hollywood roles, she delivered performances of greater nuance and depth in the European-made films The End of the Affair (1955) - again, as a conscience-stricken adulteress - and Bonjour, Tristesse (1958), as a fashion designer provoked by her lover's daughter. She also performed with the Oxford Repertory Company. Trimmer and Smale married, both aged 28, on 21 August 1919 in Smale's hometown of Lydney, Gloucestershire. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. She appeared in Gary Cooper's last film The Naked Edge (1961) and starred in The Innocents (1961) where she plays a governess tormented by apparitions. Kerr performed the same role in Vincente Minnelli's film adaptation released in 1956; her stage partner John Kerr (no relation) also appeared. But she never lost her love, or connection, with Scotland.. Kerr originally trained as a ballet dancer, first appearing on stage at Sadler's Wells in 1938. Deborah Kerr died age of 86 in Suffolk, England, on October 16, 2007, due to complications arising out of Parkinsons disease. Deborah Jane Trimmer was born on 30 September 1921 in Glasgow, Scotland, the daughter of Captain Arthur Kerr Trimmer. Her second Academy Award nomination was for From Here to Eternity in 1953. Deborah Kerr was one of the most famous English actresses of her time. Age (2022) Update Soon. She appeared in the films Julius Caesar and From Here to Eternity in 1953. In 1955, Kerr won the Sarah Siddons Award for her performance in Chicago during a national tour of the play. When Deborah was two, Arthur decided to retire from civil engineering at the age of 57 and go into business for himself. Kerr was reunited with Mitchum in The Sundowners (1960) shot in Australia, then The Grass Is Greener (1960), co-starring Cary Grant. He said: My mother worked as a housekeeper for Mrs Jane Kirkwood Brown, who lived in a large mansion in Charlotte Street and who had returned with her husband from Ceylon where he worked in the tea industry. She then went to the Sadler's Wells ballet school and in 1938 made her dbut in the corps de ballet in Prometheus. She performed in France, Belgium and Holland with ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association, or Every Night Something Awful) - The British Army entertainment service. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Actress. Weve updated the security on the site. This is a carousel with slides. In 1975 she appeared on the Broadway stage in Edward Albees Seascape. Born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in Helensburgh, Scotland. House where The King and I star Deborah Kerr first learned to dance goes on sale for 1.85million. 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