The story goes that on the set of Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) - starring the actress as a nun and Robert Mitchum as a lusty soldier stranded on an island - Mitchum worried that he might offend Her Primness. [citation needed]. Born: 22 February, 1930, in Altadena, California. In between Paramount borrowed her to appear in Thunder in the East (1951) with Alan Ladd. She received six Academy Award nominations for best actress and was awarded an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar in 1993. But it wasn't long before. Kerr's first marriage was to Squadron Leader Anthony Bartley RAF on 29 November 1945. In Hollywood, Kerr's British accent and manner led to a succession of roles portraying refined, reserved, and "proper" English ladies. 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. Her father, Arthur, was a naval architect. [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. and whose actions, in addition to their achievements, embody the In 1959 she portrayed writer Sheilah Graham in the film Beloved Infidel. However Kerr then played Anna Leonowens in the film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I (1956); with Yul Brynner in the lead, it was a huge hit. 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. This film was a production of the team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. Soon, she switched careers and entered the world of acting. It was very popular as was An Affair to Remember (1957) opposite Cary Grant. He died, aged 78, in a road rage incident in 2004. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Deborah Kerr was born on 30 September 1921 in Glasgow, Scotland. Deborah Kerr, who shared one of Hollywood's most famous kisses while portraying an Army officer's unhappy wife in From Here to Eternity and danced with the Siamese monarch in The King and I has . After changing careers, she soon found success as an actress. 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. Failed to remove flower. Accidentally she dropped the coin, which slid down between the seats of her carriage. Kerr's first marriage was to Squadron Leader Anthony Bartley RAF on 29 November 1945. Other TV roles included Ann and Debbie (1986) and Hold the Dream (1986), the latter a sequel to A Woman of Substance. Other TV roles included Ann and Debbie (1986) and Hold the Dream (1986), the latter a sequel to A Woman of Substance. This film was a production of the team of Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat. The BritishHeritage.org seeks to recognize individuals who have attained Resend Activation Email. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Try again later. She acted opposite Robert Mitchum in the film The Sundowners in 1960. [6][7], Kerr was educated at the independent Northumberland House School, Henleaze in Bristol, and at Rossholme School, Weston-super-Mare. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. The Famous People. Died: 24 July, 2016 in New York City, aged 86. Her last visit to Glasgow was in 1990, when she was a member of the international jury at the European Film Awards. Deborah Kerr was born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in Helensburgh, Scotland, on September 30, 1921. 'Bing's Lucky Number: Pa Crosby Dons 4th B.O. Both flopped, as did Beloved Infidel (1959) with Gregory Peck. 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. Deborah Jane Trimmer[1] CBE (30 September 1921 16 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr (/kr/), was a British actress. It was only after replacing Joan Crawford as the sex-starved army wife in From Here to Eternity that Miss Kerr made an American film equal to her British work. 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. Born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer on September 30, 1921, in Helensburgh, Scotland, she trained in ballet before moving . We have set your language to Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Deborah Jane Trimmer CBE (30 September 1921 16 October 2007), known professionally as Deborah Kerr, was a British actress. Black Narcissus became an international hit and led to an MGM contract and the opportunity to play opposite Clark Gable in The Hucksters later that year. Many Hollywood stars of the wartime generation ended their careers in cameo roles or cult movies, even schlock horror or, worst of all, television soaps. Identikit and personal data Name Deborah Last name Kerr Born September 30, 1921 in Glasgow Died October 16, 2007 in Botesdale, Suffolk The Scottish-born actress will forever be associated with her roles in. After divorcing Anthony she married a writer, Peter Viertel. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Deborah Kerr is one of the two actresses in history who was nominated six time for Oscar Award but could never win the award. Today Deborah Kerr would be 100 years old. She was the superintendent for Brown . She then went to the Sadler's Wells ballet school and in 1938 made her dbut in the corps de ballet in Prometheus. Deborah Kerr was a Scottish actress who is best known for her role in the King and I.. Childhood and Early Life. Her first acting teacher was her aunt, Phyllis Smale, who worked at a drama school in Bristol run by Lally Cuthbert Hicks. His father Arthur worked with Sir William Arrols bridge building firm, and Jack took up a post with them as well. R41 I thought 'Vacation from Marriage' was embarrassing. Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, daughter of a Scottish naval officer who served in World War I, was born in Helensburgh, Scotland, in 1921. 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. The process of development from a romantic, silly girl to a hard, disillusioned woman in three hours was moving and convincing". We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. In marrying Viertel, she became stepmother to Viertel's daughter, Christine Viertel. 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. Peter Viertel died of cancer on 4 November 2007, less than three weeks later. She joined Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra in a love triangle for a romantic comedy, Marriage on the Rocks (1965). In 1997 she was created a Companion of the Order of the British Empire. Jack returned to the Roehampton hospital to learn to walk with an artificial leg, while Col stayed in a nearby hotel and was always on hand to help and encourage. She received the first of her Oscar nominations for Edward, My Son (1949), a drama set and filmed in England co-starring Spencer Tracy. In marrying Viertel, she became stepmother to Viertel's daughter, Christine Viertel. graphics - January 9, 2014. Within three weeks after her death, her husband Peter Viertel died of cancer on 4 November. Kerr became known in Britain playing the lead role in the film of Love on the Dole (1941). It's an unbelievable terror, a kind of masochistic madness. Deborah Kerr. Kerr, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, died Tuesday in Suffolk in eastern England, her agent, Anne Hutton, said Thursday. You see, Kerr had a very strict grandmother who concocted a somewhat cruel form of therapy for her. 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. Kerr had a younger brother, Edmund ("Teddy"), who became a journalist. The following year they moved south to Alford. In 1955, Kerr won the Sarah Siddons Award for her performance in Chicago during a national tour of the play. 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. 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. In 1959, Miss Kerr and Bartley, who had two daughters, divorced. In 1964 she acted in Tennessee Williams The Night of The Iguana and also starred in The Chalk Garden. 1959) Peter Viertel (m. 1960) Children 2 Melanie and Francesca. Her husband, however, continued to live in Marbella. She was educated at Northumberland House, Clifton, Bristol. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Updates? Kerr and Bartley divorced in 1959. 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. This account has been disabled. For many years she had battled Parkinson's disease with the dignified grace and quiet wit she brought to her many roles. In 1975 she appeared on the Broadway stage in Edward Albees Seascape. Kerr appeared in two huge hits for MGM in a row. Doctors decided that his leg had to be amputated, and he was so ill that his mother and his fiance Col were sent for. He bought a small timber haulage firm in Alford, a rural parish on the borders of Surrey and Sussex, near Cranleigh. Full Real Name. Both flopped, as did Beloved Infidel (1959) with Gregory Peck. Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, better known as Deborah Kerr (born 30 September 1921 in Glasgow - dead 16 October 2007 in Botesdale, Suffolk), was a British film, stage and TV actress from Scotland. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. In Hollywood, Kerr's British accent and manner led to a succession of roles portraying refined, reserved, and "proper" English ladies. An Affair to Remember in 1957 opposite Cary Grant made her immensely popular. Deborah Kerr received professional training as a ballet dancer and first appeared on stage in the year 1938 at Sadler's Wells, a performing arts venue in England. ACTRESS Deborah Kerr, star of From Here To Eternity and The King And I, has died aged 86 in Suffolk. Her husband, however, continued to live in Marbella. Actress. In 1944 she was in the Clyde area on location, filming 'Perfect Strangers' with actor Roland Culver. She is most remembered for From Here to Eternity. The theatre would become her first love, despite her enormous movie success, and she returned to it time and again. Although nominated six times as Best Actress, Kerr never won a competitive Oscar. However Kerr then played Anna Leonowens in the film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I (1956); with Yul Brynner in the lead, it was a huge hit. They had two daughters, Melanie Jane (born 27 December 1947) and Francesca Ann (born 18 December 1951, who married to the actor John Shrapnel). There is no independent corroboration of either actor's claims. Trimmer and Smale wed, both aged 28, on August 21, 1919 in Smale's . Her agent Anne Hutton said she died on Tuesday in Suffolk, eastern England. The race was officially nonpartisan, but Democrats and their money lined up solidly behind Underly. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? When asked about this revelation, Kerr's response was, "What a gallant man he is!". 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. There is a problem with your email/password. She played a nun in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) opposite her long-time friend Robert Mitchum, directed by John Huston. Her professional experience included working in education and as a superintendent. When her granny explained that there was no way of recovering the lost treasure, Deborah was inconsolable. In terms of lead actress nominations without a victory, Kerr now maintains the record. In 1955 she acted in the film version of Graham Greenes The End of the Affair. Kerr appeared in two huge hits for MGM in a row. Please enter your email and password to sign in. At the age of sixteen she attended her aunt Phyllis Smales Hicks-Smale Drama School in Bristol. . Although she long resided in Klosters, Switzerland, and Marbella, Spain, Kerr moved back to Britain to be closer to her own children as her health began to deteriorate. 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). English Contribute Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr - Dating, Gossip, News, Photos list. Beyond demonstrated 1 September 2021 - Weston Town Council with Weston-super-Mare Civic Society put up a blue plaque dedicated to actress Deborah Kerr CBE at 47 Elmsleigh Road, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, UK. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Kerr performed the same role in Vincente Minnelli's film adaptation released in 1956; her stage partner John Kerr (no relation) also appeared. 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. 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. To avoid confusion over pronunciation, Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer billed her as "Kerr rhymes with Star! In 1955 she got a nomination for the BAFTA Award for The End of the Affair. She reprised her role in the 1956 film adaptation. 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. In the 1980's she was well received on the television screen in, among other films, "A Woman Of Substance" (1983) and "Reunion at Fairborough" (1985) which reunited her with longtime friend and costar of several films, Robert Mitchum. 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. 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. 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. 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. [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]. British exhibitors voted her the eighth-most popular local star at the box-office in 1947. Kerr, nevertheless, used any opportunity to discard her cool exterior. [10], Kerr's first stage appearance was at Weston-super-Mare in 1937, as "Harlequin" in the mime play Harlequin and Columbine. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Trimmer and Smale married, both aged 28, on 21 August 1919 in Smale's hometown of Lydney, Gloucestershire. She was decorative and unmemorable in prestige pictures such as King Solomon's Mines (1950) and Quo Vadis (1951). A copy of her birth certificate confirmed that her birthplace was Glasgow. She also performed with the Oxford Repertory Company. Her father was an army engineer named Captain Arthur Kerr-Trimmer and her mother was Kathleen Rose. While she continued to play prim-and-proper, cultured, or virtuous women, such as the governess Anna in the film adaptation of Rodgers and Hammersteins hit musical The King and I (1956), a nun again in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, and a spirited unmarried artist in Tennessee Williamss Night of the Iguana (1964), she demonstrated her versatility with such passionate portrayals as her romantic role in the tearjerker An Affair to Remember (1957) and her moving performance as an Australian sheepherders wife in The Sundowners. This browser does not support getting your location. She also did A Song at Twilight (1982). Deborah wrote: "We were sitting on top of a hill overlooking the Clyde, filming a scene. After moving south with her parents when she was just a few years old, Kerr was educated in Bristol and. Kerr was educated at the independent Northumberland House School, Henleaze in Bristol, and at Rossholme School, Weston-super-Mare. She eventually caught the eye of MGM's Louis B. Mayer and in late 1946 joined the studio. A machine gun expert, he returned to action in France, but was shot through the right kneecap at the Battle of the Somme. Her husband, however, continued to live in Marbella. Deborah Kerr died age of 86 in Suffolk, England, on October 16, 2007, due to complications arising out of Parkinsons disease. 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". You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. She also did A Song at Twilight (1982). Kerr performed the same role in Vincente Minnelli's film adaptation released in 1956; her stage partner John Kerr (no relation) also appeared. In September 2021, Kerr's grandsons, Joe and Lex Shrapnel, unveiled a memorial plaque at the former family home in Weston-super-Mare. 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. 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. [18], Stewart Granger claimed in his autobiography that in 1945 she had approached him romantically in the back of his chauffeur-driven car at the time he was making Caesar and Cleopatra. CELEBRITY HOMES: Revisiting Deborah Kerr's Former Home in the Huntington. Yet, despite . What nationality was 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. 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. There was a problem getting your location. [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. Although nominated six times as Best Actress, Kerr never won a competitive Oscar. Neither film was much of a hit. The film was a big hit in Britain. Try again. 1960-2007 Anthony Bartleym. . She won a BAFTA Fellowship Award in 1991. 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 . Kerr's first film for MGM in Hollywood was a mature satire of the burgeoning advertising industry, The Hucksters (1947) with Clark Gable and Ava Gardner. 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.. Casino Royal was a hit as was another movie she made with Niven, Prudence and the Pill (1968). When she was 5 the family moved to Bristol, England, where the famously shy girl studied dance at her aunt's academy. She had the lead in a comedy Please Believe Me (1950). The actress, whose screen kiss with Burt Lancaster is regularly voted the greatest of all time, was. Kerr had a younger brother, Edmund ("Teddy"), who became a journalist. Her definitive role was as the Governess Anna Leonowens duelling with Yul Brynner in the King and I (1956). Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Deborah Kerr (22285687)? Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, daughter of a Scottish naval officer who served in World War I, was born in Helensburgh, Scotland, in 1921. British exhibitors voted her the eighth-most popular local star at the box-office in 1947. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. 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. [25], Within three weeks of her death, her husband Peter Viertel died of cancer on 4 November. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. 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