cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Failed to delete memorial. TRIBUTES have been paid to legendary actress Deborah Kerr, who has died at her home in north Suffolk at the age of 86. Kerr's first stage appearance was at Weston-super-Mare in 1937, as "Harlequin" in the mime play Harlequin and Columbine. "Finally the scene was over and I leapt to my feet and screamed I found I had been sitting on an ants nest! 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). 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. She made Young Bess (1953) with Granger and Jean Simmons, then appeared alongside Cary Grant in Dream Wife (1953), a flop comedy. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Deborah Jane Trimmer, better known by her stage name Deborah Kerr (30 September 1921-16 October 2007), was a British actress who appeared in movies, plays, and television. Her professional experience included working in education and as a superintendent. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Kerr became known in Britain playing the lead role in the film of Love on the Dole (1941). Within three weeks after her death, her husband Peter Viertel died of cancer on 4 November. Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in a scene from 'From Here to Eternity', Halona Cove, Oahu, Hawaii, 1953. Deborah was barely three. Deborah displayed a penchant for dramatics at a very early age when she would stage presentations for her family. Her father, Arthur, was a naval architect. She was offered a five-year contract and her first role was in a spy drama Contraband in 1939 which was never screened. . Kerr trained as a dancer in her aunts drama school in Bristol, England. Kerr was educated at the independent Northumberland House School, Henleaze in Bristol, and at Rossholme School, Weston-super-Mare. One day she came home from work and was very excited. She joined Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra in a love triangle for a romantic comedy, Marriage on the Rocks (1965). D Deborah Kerr Media in category "Deborah Kerr" 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. Deborah Kerr was born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in Helensburgh, Scotland, on September 30, 1921. She was the first performer to win the New York Film Critics Circle Award for "Best Actress" three times (1947, 1957 and 1960). Part 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 appeared on September 16, 17, 18, 19 and 22 respectively. Appeared in her first film, the 1941 production of George Bernard Shaw's "Major Barbara." Deborah wrote: "We were sitting on top of a hill overlooking the Clyde, filming a scene. Learn more about merges. Deborah Kerr was one of the most famous English actresses of her time. 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]). You need a Find a Grave account to continue. She won the fifth Academy Award nomination and the third Golden Globe Award nomination in 1958 for the film Separate Tables. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Kerr was reunited with Mitchum in The Sundowners (1960) shot in Australia, then The Grass Is Greener (1960), co-starring Cary Grant. She had a younger brother, Edmund (Teddy). A system error has occurred. King Solomon's Mines (1950) was shot on location in Africa with Stewart Granger and Richard Carlson. Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster were in From Here to Eternity (1953) together.. About. Likewise Burt Lancaster claimed that he was romantically involved with her during the filming of From Here to Eternity (1953). Kerr had a younger brother, Edmund ("Teddy"), who became a journalist. Her parents first met in Lydney early in 1914 and in due course became engaged, but were parted by the First World War. Trimmer and Smale wed, both aged 28, on August 21, 1919 in Smale's . Deborah Kerr is one of the two actresses in history who was nominated six time for Oscar Award but could never win the award. This was her grandparents house, her family moved to Elmsleigh Road in 1937 where she became a pupil at Rossholme School. . ACTRESS Deborah Kerr, star of From Here To Eternity and The King And I, has died aged 86 in Suffolk. 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]. The Famous People. When Deborah was two, Arthur decided to retire from civil engineering at the age of 57 and go into business for himself. 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 . She and Walter Pidgeon were cast in If Winter Comes (1947). She played a Norwegian resistance fighter in The Day Will Dawn (1942). Returned to the stage in the 1970's in plays including "The Day After The Fair" and "Candida." I was still to learn that Munshin, like many people from the capital, could talk openly about his personal life while remaining a dream of espionage in his business operations.Norman Mailer (b. ", Audrey Hepburn - Film Legend, Fashion Icon, Humanitarian Great, Vivien Leigh - "Too British" to play Scarlett O'Hara. British exhibitors voted her the eighth-most popular local star at the box-office in 1947. They divorced in 1959. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Kerr rejoined old screen partner Mitchum in Reunion at Fairborough (1985). Deborah Kerr was a Scottish actress who is best known for her role in the King and I.. Childhood and Early Life. By Adam Bernstein, Washington Post | October 19, 2007. 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". After her Broadway dbut in 1953, she toured the United States with Tea and Sympathy. Try again later. 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. 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. When she was 5 the family moved to Bristol, England, where the famously shy girl studied dance at her aunt's academy. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Kerr was educated at the independent Northumberland House School, Henleaze in Bristol, and at Rossholme School, Weston-super-Mare. In 1938 she danced with a ballet group in Prometheus produced by the Sadlers Wells Theater School. It was very popular as was An Affair to Remember (1957) opposite Cary Grant. 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. Casino Royale was a hit as was another movie she made with Niven, Prudence and the Pill (1968). She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and holds the record for most Best Actress Oscar nominations without a win. Deborah Kerr holds a candle in a scene from the film 'Black Narcissus', 1947. In 1977, she came back to the West End, playing the title role in a production of George Bernard Shaw's Candida. The film was a big hit in Britain. She performed in France, Belgium and Holland with ENSA (Entertainments National Service Association, or Every Night Something Awful) - The British Army entertainment service. 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. Add to your scrapbook. He bought a small timber haulage firm in Alford, a rural parish on the borders of Surrey and Sussex, near Cranleigh. House where The King and I star Deborah Kerr first learned to dance goes on sale for 1.85million. Thanks for your help! You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Helensburgh man David Bruce, chairman of the Glasgow Film Theatre and a former director of the Scottish Film Council, who was one of the awards organisers, said: I asked her if she would like me to arrange a trip to Helensburgh, and she said yes, but time did not permit.. She received six Academy Award nominations for best actress and was awarded an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar in 1993. She also did A Song at Twilight (1982). [8], 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. Identikit and personal data Name Deborah Last name Kerr Born September 30, 1921 in Glasgow Died October 16, 2007 in Botesdale, Suffolk 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". The film was a hit in the US, as well as the UK, and Kerr won the New York Film Critics Award as Actress of the Year. She was a widow in love with William Holden in The Proud and Profane (1956), directed by George Seaton. 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. She started taking ballet lessons from the age of five and enrolled at the St. She died onTuesday. It's an unbelievable terror, a kind of masochistic madness. She acted in The Innocents and also in the BBC production Three Roads to Rome in 1961. She also made her Broadway debut in 1953 in a lead role in Tea and Sympathy. She was educated at Northumberland House, Clifton, Bristol. This film was a production of the team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat. Deborah Kerr CBE (born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer; 30 September 1921 - 16 October 2007) was a Scottish-born film, theater and television 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 . Film, TV, Theatre - Actors and Originators, Sir John Gielgud - "the best Hamlet of our time", Jason Statham - Fast and Furious For Sure, Peter Ustinov - "He could make anyone laugh. Her second Academy Award nomination was for From Here to Eternity in 1953. Died: 24 July, 2016 in New York City, aged 86. 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. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. She had the lead in a comedy Please Believe Me (1950). 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. Though a much beloved stage and film actress for many years, younger generations will recognize her from "An Affair To Remember" (1957) with Cary Grant, which has been referenced to in several modern films such as "Sleepless In Seattle" (1993). Accidentally she dropped the coin, which slid down between the seats of her carriage. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. 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). 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. Alternate titles: Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer. Failed to report flower. 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. Try again. Kerr, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, died Tuesday in Suffolk in eastern England, her agent, Anne Hutton, said Thursday. 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. [12], Powell hoped to reunite Kerr and lead actor Roger Livesey in his next film, A Canterbury Tale (1944), but her agent had sold her contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Also Known As: Deborah Trimmer, Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, Deborah Kerr Viertel, Spouse/Ex-: Anthony Bartley (married 1945), divorced 1959), Peter Viertel (married 19602007; her death), children: Christine Viertel (stepdaughter), Francesca Ann Bartley (born 1951), Melanie Jane Bartley (born 1947), See the events in life of Deborah Kerr in Chronological Order, (British Actress Who was Known for Her Impeccable Grace and Beauty), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfDoeQJ_fzQ. Deborah Kerr was born Deborah Jane Kerr Trimmer on September 30, 1921 in Helensburgh, Scotland to Arthur Charles ("Jack") Trimmer, a civil engineer and his wife Colleen. She then went to the Sadler's Wells ballet school and in 1938 made her dbut in the corps de ballet in Prometheus. CELEBRITY HOMES: Revisiting Deborah Kerr's Former Home in the Huntington. The race was officially nonpartisan, but Democrats and their money lined up solidly behind Underly. But Deborah . I don't mean to belittle acting but I'm like a child when I'm out there performingshocking the grownups, enchanting them, making them laugh or cry. Marni Nixon dubbed Kerr's singing voice. Her estimated net worth was $10 million. She received the first of her Oscar nominations for Edward, My Son (1949), a drama set and filmed in England co-starring Spencer Tracy. When he was well enough to be repatriated he had to endure further surgery on his upper leg to halt gangrene infection, but eventually he left Roehampton Military Hospital in south-west London, was discharged from the Army, and travelled to the Smale home at Lydney. Underly raised more than $1.14 million and spent $818,063 between Feb. 2 and March 22, according to her campaign report. She is also one of the female myths of the seventh art. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. She started taking part in productions at the Open Air Theater in Regent Park, London and changed her name to Deborah Kerr. In 1978 she toured the US with the play The Last of Mrs. Cheney. Kerr, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, died in Suffolk, eastern England, according to her agent, Anne Hutton. She acted on London stage in The Corn Is Green in 1985. 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. 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. 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. [20] When asked about this revelation, Kerr's response was, "What a gallant man he is! Thu 18 Oct 2007 19.06 EDT. Roland was expressing his adoration and I suddenly felt a tremendous stinging sensation, like pins and needles, on my behind! If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, daughter of a Scottish naval officer who served in World War I, was born in Helensburgh, Scotland, in 1921. Her final feature film was "The Assam Garden," also in 1985. [4] Her second marriage was to author Peter Viertel on 23 July 1960. 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. You see, Kerr had a very strict grandmother who concocted a somewhat cruel form of therapy for her. She had the lead in a comedy Please Believe Me (1950). Omissions? 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. Peter Viertelm. In 1994, having already received honorary awards from the Cannes Film Festival and BAFTA, Kerr received an Academy Honorary Award with a citation recognizing her as "an artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress whose motion picture career has always stood for perfection, discipline and elegance". 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