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. She appeared in the films Julius Caesar and From Here to Eternity in 1953. Her first acting teacher was her aunt, Phyllis Smale, who worked at a drama school in Bristol run by Lally Cuthbert Hicks. 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]. She married a war hero Anthony Bartley in 1945 but divorced him in 1959. House where The King and I star Deborah Kerr first learned to dance goes on sale for 1.85million. 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". [25], Within three weeks of her death, her husband Peter Viertel died of cancer on 4 November. She received six Academy Award nominations for best actress and was awarded an honorary lifetime achievement Oscar in 1993. [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. [22][23][24] She is buried in a family plot at Alfold Cemetery, Alfold, Surrey. Search above to list available cemeteries. 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. 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". Her ability to project the contradictory aspects of character helped her to create a new screen archetype, the very proper adulteress. Deborah Kerr was one of the most famous English actresses of her time. The actress, whose screen kiss with Burt Lancaster is regularly voted the greatest of all time, was. Fred Zinnemann's Academy Award-winning . Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? CELEBRITY HOMES: Revisiting Deborah Kerr's Former Home in the Huntington. Arthur Charles Kerr Trimmer, a World War I veteran who lost a leg at the Battle of the Somme and later became a naval architect and civil engineer. 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. Born on 16 October 2007 in United Kingdom, Deborah Kerr started her career as film and television actress (1921-2007) . based on information from your browser. After her first London success in 1943, she toured England and Scotland in Heartbreak House. Deborah Kerr CBE (born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer; 30 September 1921 - 16 October 2007) was a Scottish-born film, theater and television actress. She was educated at Northumberland House, Clifton, Bristol. In 1947 she moved to Hollywood where she acted in The Hucksters in 1947, King Solomons Mines in 1950 and Quo Vadis in 1951. 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. Kerr had a younger brother, Edmund ("Teddy"), who became a journalist. [19] Although he was married to Elspeth March, he states that he and Kerr went on to have an affair. Some of Kerr's leading men have stated in their autobiographies that they had an affair or romantic fling with her. Today Deborah Kerr would be 100 years old. Her death, in Suffolk, England, was announced on Thursday by her. In 1965, the producers of Carry On Screaming! 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. She was another governess in The Chalk Garden (1964) and worked with John Huston again in The Night of the Iguana (1964). Deborah Kerr's full name is Deborah Jane Trimmer and her nickname is Deborah Kerr. Thereafter, Kerr's career choices would make her known in Hollywood for her versatility as an actress. Other TV roles included Ann and Debbie (1986) and Hold the Dream (1986), the latter a sequel to A Woman of Substance. 1:07. In September 2021, Kerr's grandsons, Joe and Lex Shrapnel, unveiled a memorial plaque at the former family home in Weston-super-Mare. Kerr made her British TV debut in "Three Roads to Rome" (1963). 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. Neither film was much of a hit. She acted opposite Robert Mitchum in the film The Sundowners in 1960. She received her second New York Film Critics Award, a fourth Academy Award nomination and a second Golden Globe Award nomination for the film Heaven Knows Mr. Allison in 1957. Her training there may account for her dancer's way of sailing through space. She was 86. Jack and his brother Ted were sent to Gallipoli with the East Lancashire Regiment, where Ted was eventually killed by a sniper and a wounded Jack was sent home to recover. Deborah Kerr died age of 86 in Suffolk, England, on October 16, 2007, due to complications arising out of Parkinsons disease. Deborah displayed a penchant for dramatics at a very early age when she would stage presentations for her family. 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. She told a story about it in a letter sent in 1990 from her home in Marbella, Spain. To avoid confusion over pronunciation, Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer billed her as "Kerr rhymes with Star!" She then went to the Sadler's Wells ballet school and in 1938 made her dbut in the corps de ballet in Prometheus. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. Kerr's first marriage was to Squadron Leader Anthony Bartley RAF on 29 November 1945. Likewise Burt Lancaster claimed that he was romantically involved with her during the filming of From Here to Eternity (1953). Although the British Army refused to co-operate with the producers and Winston Churchill thought the film would ruin wartime morale Colonel Blimp confounded critics when it proved to be an artistic and commercial success. [citation needed]. We have set your language to 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. 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 has appeared in many films from her first appearance in Major Barbara (1941). Her father was an army engineer named Captain Arthur Kerr-Trimmer and her mother was Kathleen Rose. Marthas School in Surrey and then at the Northumberland House Boarding School in Clifton, Bristol. 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 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. Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in a scene from 'From Here to Eternity', Halona Cove, Oahu, Hawaii, 1953. Kerr made clear that her surname should be pronounced the same as "car". She won her Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award nomination in 1948 for Edward, My Son. Other TV roles included Ann and Debbie (1986) and Hold the Dream (1986), the latter a sequel to A Woman of Substance. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. She contended six times in Best Actress to little avail: "Edward, My Son" (1949), "From Here to Eternity . To use this feature, use a newer browser. She joined Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra in a love triangle for a romantic comedy, Marriage on the Rocks (1965). Andrew's family lived in the town in 1952-3 and he attended Hermitage School in East Argyle Street while his younger brother was at Clyde Street Primary School. Kerr was educated at the independent Northumberland House School, Henleaze in Bristol, and at Rossholme School, Weston-super-Mare. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Not even the promise of another coin when they got home could stem the tears. "[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. Kerr's father had served in the British Army during the First World War and lost a leg at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. 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. In 1977, she came back to the West End, playing the title role in a production of George Bernard Shaw's Candida. Today, Deborah Kerr lives in . 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. Returned to the stage in the 1970's in plays including "The Day After The Fair" and "Candida." 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. 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). There was a problem getting your location. In "Bohemian Rhapsody," Rami Malek starred as Freddie Mercury, but his singing voice was an "amalgamation of a few voices." 0. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. She subsequently performed with the Oxford Repertory Company 1939-40. Born in Glasgow in 1921, Deborah was a ballet dancer (appearing at Sadler's Wells no less) before switching to acting when she became too tall. character of the British people through commitment to British values, the British community and/or to Great Britain. Deborah, who died at home in Suffolk of Parkinson's disease, was born in Helensburgh, near Glasgow, an engineer's daughter. 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. Deborah Kerr. 1960-2007 Anthony Bartleym. She was 86. Trimmer and Smale wed, both aged 28, on August 21, 1919 in Smale's . Both were aged 28. Both flopped, as did Beloved Infidel (1959) with Gregory Peck. She was the first performer to win the New York Film Critics Circle Award for "Best Actress" three times (1947, 1957 and 1960). There is a problem with your email/password. Underly raised more than $1.14 million and spent $818,063 between Feb. 2 and March 22, according to her campaign report. She played ladies who didn't mind if their tramp showed. Born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer on September 30, 1921, in Helensburgh, Scotland, she trained in ballet before moving . Kerr. She started taking ballet lessons from the age of five and enrolled at the St. She received the first of her Oscar nominations for Edward, My Son (1949), a drama set and filmed in England co-starring Spencer Tracy. On one occasion she gave my mother a 10 tip, and that was a lot of money in those days.. 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). She made two films at MGM: The Journey (1959) reunited her with Brynner; Count Your Blessings (1959), was a comedy. Deborah Jane Trimmer. A system error has occurred. In 1943 she acted on the London stage in George Bernard Shaws adaptation Heartbreak House. Born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in Helensburgh, Scotland. Failed to remove flower. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Deborah Kerr is one of the two actresses in history who was nominated six time for Oscar Award but could never win the award. 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). When Deborah was two, Arthur decided to retire from civil engineering at the age of 57 and go into business for himself. She made her TV screen debut for CBS with Witness for the Prosecution in 1982. She died onTuesday. But despite her illustrious future, her childhood was not a walk in the park. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. She had a strong support role in Major Barbara (1941) directed by Gabriel Pascal. He died, aged 78, in a road rage incident in 2004. After her Broadway dbut in 1953, she toured the United States with Tea and Sympathy. Failed to report flower. State superintendent candidate Deborah Kerr solicited clients and organized branding for her private consulting business through her public school district email address, including several times during work hours, prior to her retirement as Brown Deer School District superintendent last year. She then played Princess Flavia in a remake of The Prisoner of Zenda (1952) with Granger and Mason. In terms of lead actress nominations without a victory, Kerr now maintains the record. 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. When she was 5 the family moved to Bristol, England, where the famously shy girl studied dance at her aunt's academy. Appeared in her first film, the 1941 production of George Bernard Shaw's "Major Barbara." 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. ", Until recently it was thought that she never came back to Helensburgh, although she once said in an interview for the Helensburgh Advertiser: How kind of them to remember me after all this time.. 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. 1959) Peter Viertel (m. 1960) Children 2 Melanie and Francesca. From an early age, she staged dramatic presentations for her family. 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In 1959, Miss Kerr and Bartley, who had two daughters, divorced. Kerr was reunited with Mitchum in The Sundowners (1960) shot in Australia, then The Grass Is Greener (1960), co-starring Cary Grant. English 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. Deborah Kerr holds a candle in a scene from the film 'Black Narcissus', 1947. She was a widow in love with William Holden in The Proud and Profane (1956), directed by George Seaton. Born: 22 February, 1930, in Altadena, California. However in December 2011 a former burgh man, Andrew Rook (69), who lives in Bedfordshire, contacted the Trust to say that she had in fact come back twice. [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]. Deborah was barely three. . 'Bing's Lucky Number: Pa Crosby Dons 4th B.O. 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. 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 . Deborah Kerr came into this world on September 30, 1921, in Glasgow Scotland as Deborah Jane Trimmer. Kerr and Bartley divorced in 1959. Kerr was educated at the independent Northumberland House School, Henleaze in Bristol, and at Rossholme School, Weston-super-Mare. Kerr made her British TV debut in "Three Roads to Rome" (1963). She played a nun in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) opposite her long-time friend Robert Mitchum, directed by John Huston. Andrew, Penelope. Deborah Kerr, original name Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, (born September 30, 1921, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotlanddied October 16, 2007, Suffolk, England), British film and stage actress known for the poise and serenity she exhibited in portraying complex characters. She first performed at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park, London. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Deborah Kerr, original name Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, (born September 30, 1921, Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotlanddied October 16, 2007, Suffolk, England), British film and stage actress known for the poise and serenity she exhibited in portraying complex characters. She was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. She made A Woman of Substance in 1984 and Reunion at Fairborough in 1985. Kerr was educated at the independent Northumberland House School, Henleaze in Bristol, and at Rossholme School, Weston-super-Mare. Horoscope and astrology data of Deborah Kerr born on 30 September 1921 Helensburgh, Scotland, with biography. Deborah Kerr - as she came to be known - spent her early life in Helensburgh before moving with her parents to Gloucestershire. But she never lost her love, or connection, with Scotland.. 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. 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. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Try again later. Kerr appeared in two huge hits for MGM in a row. Deborah Kerr was born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in Helensburgh, Scotland, on September 30, 1921. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. The organisation ranked it 20th in its list of the 100 most romantic films of all time.[17]. Deborah wrote: "We were sitting on top of a hill overlooking the Clyde, filming a scene. Her parents were Kathleen ne Small and Arthur Kerr-Trimmer. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. [26] At the time of Viertel's death, director Michael Scheingraber was filming the documentary Peter Viertel: Between the Lines, which includes reminiscences concerning Kerr and the Academy Awards.[27]. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. It is considered among the most romantic films of all time according to the American Film Institute. Kerr had a younger brother, Edmund ("Teddy"), who became a journalist. Learn more about merges. Actress. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. When she was 5 the family moved to Bristol, England, where the famously shy girl studied dance at her aunt's academy. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Deborah Kerr, 86, the cultivated Scottish rose beloved in such 1950s blockbusters as. Kerr, nevertheless, used any opportunity to discard her cool exterior. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. There is no independent corroboration of either actor's claims. She eventually caught the eye of MGM's Louis B. Mayer and in late 1946 joined the studio. American British Deborah Kerr/Nationality. 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. In 45 films, in as many years, she seldom, if . 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. Kerr originally trained as a ballet dancer, first appearing on stage at Sadler's Wells in 1938. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. [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. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. In 1964 she received a fourth BAFTA Award nomination for the film Chalk Garden. D Deborah Kerr Media in category "Deborah Kerr" 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. 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). In Hollywood, Kerr's British accent and manner led to a succession of roles portraying refined, reserved, and "proper" English ladies. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. In 1997 she was created a Companion of the Order of the British Empire. Also in 1953 Kerr made an acclaimed debut on Broadway in Tea and Sympathy with her sensitive portrayal of a schoolteachers wife who has an affair with a young student insecure about his sexuality. In Hollywood, Kerr's British accent and manner led to a succession of roles portraying refined, reserved, and "proper" English ladies. Trimmer and Smale married, both aged 28, on 21 August 1919 in Smale's hometown of Lydney, Gloucestershire. Deborah Jane Trimmer was born on 30 September 1921 in Hillhead, Glasgow, the only daughter of Kathleen Rose (ne Smale) and Capt. 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 . 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. Yet, despite . She won the fifth Academy Award nomination and the third Golden Globe Award nomination in 1958 for the film Separate Tables. Peter Viertelm. In between Paramount borrowed her to appear in Thunder in the East (1951) with Alan Ladd. 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. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Kerr originally trained as a ballet dancer, first appearing on stage at Sadler's Wells in 1938. 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 reprised her role in the 1956 film adaptation. Her second marriage was to author Peter Viertel on 23 July 1960. She and Walter Pidgeon were cast in If Winter Comes (1947). Thereafter, Kerr's career choices would make her known in Hollywood for her versatility as an actress. In 1955, Kerr won the Sarah Siddons Award for her performance in Chicago during a national tour of the play. She had the lead in a comedy Please Believe Me (1950). Try again later. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. 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 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. She also made her Broadway debut in 1953 in a lead role in Tea and Sympathy. Deborah Jane Trimmer was born on 30 September 1921 in Glasgow, Scotland, the daughter of Captain Arthur Kerr Trimmer. Who was Deborah Kerr's husband? 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". When her granny explained that there was no way of recovering the lost treasure, Deborah was inconsolable. She played the repressed wife in The End of the Affair (1955), shot in England with Van Johnson. A copy of her birth certificate confirmed that her birthplace was Glasgow. This is a carousel with slides. Family members linked to this person will appear here. As an unhappily married woman having a torrid affair with an army officer shortly before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Deborah Kerr is equally powerful in one of her best-remembered movies, From Here to Eternity (1953), stealing the romantic melodrama from her male co-stars. She acted in television movies A Song at Twilight in 1973. [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. 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. She is most remembered for From Here to Eternity. Her definitive role was as the Governess Anna Leonowens duelling with Yul Brynner in the King and I (1956). See a Kerr filmography and more photos via http://go.philly.com/kerr EndText, California residents do not sell my data request. 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