[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. Kerr, nevertheless, used any opportunity to discard her cool exterior. Kerr announced her retirement in 1969, though she continued to make occasional appearances onstage and in feature and TV movies. She reprised her role in the 1956 film adaptation. The process of development from a romantic, silly girl to a hard, disillusioned woman in three hours was moving and convincing". 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". HELENSBURGH people have long embraced Deborah Kerr as their very own film star, but the time she spent in the town was very short. 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". Kerr was reunited with Mitchum in The Sundowners (1960) shot in Australia, then The Grass Is Greener (1960), co-starring Cary Grant. She made The Arrangement (1969) with Elia Kazan, her director from the stage production of Tea and Sympathy. Deborah was barely three. [36], On 30 September 2021, on what would have been Kerr's one hundredth birthday, the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Philip Braat, unveiled a memorial plaque in Ruskin Terrace, on the site of the nursing home where Kerr was born.[37]. Add to your scrapbook. According to her biographer, Eric Braun, Deborahs first and only memory of her time in the burgh is of being with her grandmother in a horse-drawn cab at the age of two or three, clutching a bright, shiny penny she had been given. He died, aged 78, in a road rage incident in 2004. 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. Her zodiac sign is Libra. 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. During her international film career, Kerr won a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the musical film The King and I (1956). 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". Age (2022) Update Soon. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. She played a Norwegian resistance fighter in The Day Will Dawn (1942). British exhibitors voted her the eighth-most popular local star at the box-office in 1947. [citation needed]. Deborah Kerr (19212007) was a British actress who holds the record - six - for most Best Actress Oscar nominations without a win. . Kerr originally trained as a ballet dancer, first appearing on stage at Sadler's Wells in 1938. After her Broadway dbut in 1953, she toured the United States with Tea and Sympathy. 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). She re-enacted the same role on the stage in 1956 and acted in the film version of Rodgers and Hammersteins film version of The King and I in the same year. But Deborah . She was another governess in The Chalk Garden (1964) and worked with John Huston again in The Night of the Iguana (1964). This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. The Kerr-Bartley 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. R41 I thought 'Vacation from Marriage' was embarrassing. Kerr performed the same role in Vincente Minnelli's film adaptation released in 1956; her stage partner John Kerr (no relation) also appeared. She acted in television movies A Song at Twilight in 1973. 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. The elegant and talented actress died in Suffolk, England on October 16, 2007. So too was the spy comedy drama I See a Dark Stranger (1946), in which she gave a breezy, amusing performance that dominated the action and overshadowed her co-star Trevor Howard. 0. Deborah Kerr, better known by her family name Deborah Jane Trimmer, is a popular French film and television actress (1921-2007). She appeared in the films Julius Caesar and From Here to Eternity in 1953. She won the Sarah Siddons Award for her Chicago performance as Laura Reynolds in Tea and Sympathy, a role which she originated on Broadway, a Golden Globe Award for the motion picture The King and I, and was a three-time winner of the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress. Her death, in Suffolk, England, was announced on Thursday by her. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Kerr. Deborah Kerr holds a candle in a scene from the film 'Black Narcissus', 1947. She was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award, Honorary Oscar in 1994. Discovering an interest in acting, Kerr began playing bit parts in various Shakespeare productions. Andrew, Penelope. In 1964 she acted in Tennessee Williams The Night of The Iguana and also starred in The Chalk Garden. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Kerr made her British TV debut in "Three Roads to Rome" (1963). Deborah Kerr made her stage debut in Harlequin and Columbine in 1937. 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. 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". The film was a big hit in Britain. An Affair to Remember (1957) Coming between Dream Wife (1953) and The Grass Is Greener (1960), this is the pick of Kerr's collaborations with Cary Grant. She made music out of ordinary dialogue. she is one of famous film and television actress (1921-2007) with the age years old group. [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. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Deborah Kerr holds a candle in a scene from the film 'Black Narcissus', 1947. After changing careers, she soon found success as an actress. In 1977, she came back to the West End, playing the title role in a production of George Bernard Shaw's Candida. We hope you enjoy it! Kerr became known playing the lead role in the film of Love on the Dole (1941). Failed to delete memorial. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. She played a nun in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) opposite her long-time friend Robert Mitchum, directed by John Huston. King Solomon's Mines (1950) was shot on location in Africa with Stewart Granger and Richard Carlson. [20] When asked about this revelation, Kerr's response was, "What a gallant man he is! "[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. In 1978 she toured the US with the play The Last of Mrs. Cheney. Kerr made her British TV debut in "Three Roads to Rome" (1963). Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. They were the genteel girl and the brassy babe vying for Clark Gable's attention. [11], Kerr played three women in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943). When she was 5 the family moved to Bristol, England, where the famously shy girl studied dance at her aunt's academy. 1959) Peter Viertel (m. 1960) Children 2 Melanie and Francesca. Kerr made clear that her surname should be pronounced the same as "car". Deborah Kerr died from the effects of Parkinson's disease on 16 October 2007 at the age of 86 in the English village of Botesdale, Suffolk. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? This biography provides detailed information on her childhood, life, acting career, achievements and timeline. State superintendent candidate Jill Underly raised 16 times more than opponent Deborah Kerr in the latest period ahead of the April 6 election, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday. 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 played a nun in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) opposite her long-time friend Robert Mitchum, directed by John Huston. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. "She has the rare gift", wrote critic Beverley Baxter, "of thinking her lines, not merely remembering them. 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. Deborah Kerr's grandsons Joe and Lex Shrapnel with the blue plaque in her honour (Image: Weston Town Council) She died in Suffolk in 2007 aged 86 from Parkinson's Disease and is buried in Surrey . qualities of achievement and commitment, the BritishHeritage.org serves to recognize the British Heritage contribution to the betterment of mankind. She acted in another British film Black Narcissus in 1947. Part 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 appeared on September 16, 17, 18, 19 and 22 respectively. Kerr performed the same role in Vincente Minnelli's film adaptation released in 1956; her stage partner John Kerr (no relation) also appeared. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. In 1968 she co-starred with David Niven in the film Prudence and the Pill and also acted in the films The Arrangement and The Gypsy Moths. Peter Viertelm. She played a Norwegian resistance fighter in The Day Will Dawn (1942). Search above to list available cemeteries. Born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer 30 September 1921 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Died 16 October 2007 (aged 86) Botesdale, Suffolk, England Resting place Alfold Cemetery near Guildford Occupation Actress Years active 1940-1986 Spouse(s) Tony Bartley (m. 1945; div. Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer was born on Sept. 30, 1921, in Helensburgh, Scotland. She started taking part in productions at the Open Air Theater in Regent Park, London and changed her name to Deborah Kerr. She developed her acting skills enough to be hired as a leading lady and portrayed the major role of Sister Clodagh in Black Narcissus (1947), for which she won her first New York Film Critics Circle Award (her subsequent awards were for Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison [1957] and The Sundowners [1960]). Alexander Korda cast her opposite Robert Donat in Perfect Strangers (1945). [10], Kerr's first stage appearance was at Weston-super-Mare in 1937, as "Harlequin" in the mime play Harlequin and Columbine. In 1955 she acted in the film version of Graham Greenes The End of the Affair. In a trembling voice at what would be her last public appearance, she said to the assembled: "Thank you for giving me a happy life.". She subsequently performed with the Oxford Repertory Company 1939-40. Marni Nixon dubbed Kerr's singing voice. Both were aged 28. excellence and international renown in their chosen professional fields, Her husband, however, continued to live in Marbella. It's an unbelievable terror, a kind of masochistic madness. The American Film Institute acknowledged the iconic status of the scene from that film in which Burt Lancaster and she romped illicitly and passionately amidst crashing waves on a Hawaiian beach. She first appeared on stage as Harlequin in 1937 for 'Harlequin And Columbine'. 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. Peter Viertel died of cancer on 4 November 2007, less than three weeks later. Within three weeks after her death, her husband Peter Viertel died of cancer on 4 November. But despite her illustrious future, her childhood was not a walk in the park. Deborah Kerr died age of 86 in Suffolk, England, on October 16, 2007, due to complications arising out of Parkinsons disease. She was offered a five-year contract and her first role was in a spy drama Contraband in 1939 which was never screened. Born on 16 October 2007 in United Kingdom, Deborah Kerr started her career as film and television actress (1921-2007) . Deborah Kerr, 86, the cultivated Scottish rose beloved in such 1950s blockbusters as From Here to Eternity, The King and I, and An Affair to Remember, died Tuesday in Suffolk, England. In 1953, Kerr "showed her theatrical mettle" as Portia in Joseph Mankiewicz's Julius Caesar. . Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Verify and try again. She was 86. 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. Near the end of the Second World War, she also toured Holland, France, and Belgium for ENSA as Mrs Manningham in Gaslight (retitled Angel Street), and Britain (with Stewart Granger). Who was Deborah Kerr's husband? Deborah Kerr (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Kerr was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1998, but was unable to accept the honour in person because of ill health. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. cemeteries found in Alfold, Waverley Borough, Surrey, England will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 1921 16 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr, was a British actress. Family members linked to this person will appear here. You see, Kerr had a very strict grandmother who concocted a somewhat cruel form of therapy for her. She married a war hero Anthony Bartley in 1945 but divorced him in 1959. She eventually caught the eye of MGM's Louis B. Mayer and in late 1946 joined the studio. She played the repressed wife in The End of the Affair (1955), shot in England with Van Johnson. In September and October 2010, Josephine Botting of the British Film Institute curated the "Deborah Kerr Season", which included around twenty of her feature films and an exhibition of posters, memorabilia and personal items loaned by her family. In terms of lead actress nominations without a victory, Kerr now maintains the record. Deborah Kerr's full name is Deborah Jane Trimmer and her nickname is Deborah Kerr. She acted in a film adaption of Bernard Shaws work titled Major Barbara and then in the lead role in Love on the Dole in 1940. Her parents, Captain Arthur Charles Trimmer and Kathleen Rose Trimmer, nee Smale, who were married at the brides home town of Lydney, Gloucestershire, on August 21 1919, were living in Helensburgh at the time. 1923). Although nominated six times as Best Actress, Kerr never won a competitive Oscar. Kerr, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, died in Suffolk, eastern England, according to her agent, Anne Hutton. She won a BAFTA Fellowship Award in 1991. 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]. After moving south with her parents when she was just a few years old, Kerr was educated in Bristol and. Deborah Kerr was one of the most famous English actresses of her time. Although she long resided in Klosters, Switzerland and Marbella, Spain, she moved back to Britain to be closer to her own children as her health began to deteriorate. 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. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Her second Academy Award nomination was for From Here to Eternity in 1953. St James Terrace, in W2, has since been renamed Ruskin Terrace. [6][7], Kerr was educated at the independent Northumberland House School, Henleaze in Bristol, and at Rossholme School, Weston-super-Mare. 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. GREAT NEWS! 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. In a contentious race that has drummed up millions of dollars for campaigning and attack ads, Deborah Kerr and Jill Underly will face off April 6 for the top position overseeing K-12 . Not long after marrying former RAF squadron leader Anthony Bartley in 1945, Miss Kerr was imported to MGM Studios, where mogul Louis B. Mayer molded her in the Jeanette MacDonald/Greer Garson form of great lady. She is most remembered for From Here to . If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. The film was directed by Fred Zinnemann,. She also made her Broadway debut in 1953 in a lead role in Tea and Sympathy. Though the alabaster-skinned redhead was honored that evening for her "impeccable grace and beauty," the secret of Miss Kerr's singular appeal was her devil-may-care peccability. His father Arthur worked with Sir William Arrols bridge building firm, and Jack took up a post with them as well. Deborah was barely three. Deborah Jane Trimmer. She received six Academy Award nominations for best actress and was awarded an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar in 1993. According to agent Anne Hutton, Kerr died on . 0 cemeteries found in Alfold, Waverley Borough, Surrey, England. So too was the spy comedy drama I See a Dark Stranger (1946), in which she gave a breezy, amusing performance that dominated the action and overshadowed her co-star Trevor Howard. American British Deborah Kerr/Nationality. Doctors decided that his leg had to be amputated, and he was so ill that his mother and his fiance Col were sent for. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Alternate titles: Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer. Her agent Anne Hutton said she died on Tuesday in Suffolk, eastern 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. Her training there may account for her dancer's way of sailing through space. Kerr's first stage appearance was at Weston-super-Mare in 1937, as "Harlequin" in the mime play Harlequin and Columbine. There was an error deleting this problem. [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. Her husband, however, continued to live in Marbella. ", Audrey Hepburn - Film Legend, Fashion Icon, Humanitarian Great, Vivien Leigh - "Too British" to play Scarlett O'Hara. character of the British people through commitment to British values, the British community and/or to Great Britain. "Deborah Kerr: An Actress in Search of an Author". Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Director Fred Zinnemann at Columbia, in a risk-taking gesture, cast Kerr (on loan from MGM) against type in the role of a lusty, adulterous army wife in From Here to Eternity (1953), hoping that Kerrs ladylike poise would provide an interesting contrast to her characters seamy past. Her last visit to Glasgow was in 1990, when she was a member of the international jury at the European Film Awards. In 1953, Kerr "showed her theatrical mettle" as Portia in Joseph Mankiewicz's Julius Caesar. Through her aunt's connections, she got work with the Oxford Repertory Company and made her film debut, supporting Wendy Hiller, in Major Barbara (1941). Please reset your password. They had two daughters, Melanie Jane (born 27 December 1947) and Francesca Ann (born 20 December 1951), who married the actor John Shrapnel. In between Paramount borrowed her to appear in Thunder in the East (1951) with Alan Ladd. Today, Deborah Kerr lives in . 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. She and Walter Pidgeon were cast in If Winter Comes (1947). 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