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| Born | Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer 30 September 1921 Helensburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 16 October 2007 (aged 86) Botesdale, England |
| Other name(s) | Deborah Kerr-Trimmer Deborah Kerr-Viertel |
| Years active | 1940 - 1986 |
| Spouse(s) | Anthony Bartley (1945-1959) Peter Viertel (1960-2007) |
Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, CBE (30 September 1921 – 16 October 2007) was a Scottish stage, television and film actress. An Affair to Remember is a 1957 film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, and directed by Leo McCarey. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Helensburgh ( Baile Eilidh in Gaelic) is a Burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Botesdale is a village and Civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Peter Viertel ( November 16 1920 &ndash November 4 2007) was an Author and Screenwriter Biography He was The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. She won the Sarah Siddons Award for her Chicago performance in Tea and Sympathy, which she originated on Broadway, a Golden Globe Award for the motion picture, The King and I, and she was also the recipient of honorary Academy, BAFTA and Cannes Film Festival awards. The Sarah Siddons Society is an American Non-profit organization founded in 1952 by prominent Chicago Theatre patrons with the goal Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Tea and Sympathy is a 1953 stage play in three acts by Robert Anderson. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The King and I is a 1956 Musical film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice,
She was nominated six times for an Academy Award as Best Actress but never won. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. In 1994, however, she was cited by the Motion Picture Academy for a film career that always represented "Perfection, Discipline and Elegance". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion Amongst her most famous films were: The King and I, An Affair to Remember, From Here to Eternity, Heaven Knows, Mr Allison and Separate Tables. The King and I is a 1956 Musical film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett An Affair to Remember is a 1957 film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, and directed by Leo McCarey. From Here to Eternity is a 1953 Drama film based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. Heaven Knows Mr Allison is a 1957 Cinemascope film which tells the story of two people stranded on an island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II Separate Tables is the collective name of two one-act plays written by Sir Terence Rattigan, both taking place in the Beauregard Private Hotel Bournemouth
Although the Scottish pronunciation of her surname usually sounds like "care," when she was being promoted as a Hollywood actress it was made clear that her surname should be pronounced the same as "car. Scottish English is the variety of English spoken in Scotland, also called Scottish Standard English. " In order to avoid confusion over pronunciation, Louis B. Mayer of MGM decided to bill her as "Kerr rhymes with Star!"[1]
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Early life
Kerr was born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in Helensburgh, Scotland,[2] the eldest child and only daughter of Kathleen Rose (née Smale) and Capt. Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir July 4, 1884 &ndash October 29, 1957) was an early Film producer, most Helensburgh ( Baile Eilidh in Gaelic) is a Burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Arthur Charles Kerr-Trimmer, a World War I veteran pilot who later became a naval architect and civil engineer. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Naval architecture is an engineering discipline dealing with the design construction and repair of marine vehicles A civil engineer is a person who practices Civil engineering, one of the many engineering professions [3] She was, however, raised in the nearby town of Helensburgh, where her parents lived at the time of her birth. Helensburgh ( Baile Eilidh in Gaelic) is a Burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Kerr had a younger brother, Edward (a. k. a. Teddy), who became a journalist and died in a road-rage incident in 2004. [4][5]
She originally trained as a ballet dancer, first appearing on stage at Sadler's Wells in 1938. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance Sadler's Wells Theatre is the name of six theatres that have been built since 1683 at a site on Rosebery Avenue Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington After changing careers, she soon found success as an actress. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Her first acting teacher was her aunt, Phyllis Smale, who ran the Hicks-Smale Drama School in Bristol. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London [6][7]
Career
Films
Her debut was in the British film Contraband in 1940 but her scenes were left on the cutting room floor. Young Bess is a 1953 Biographical film made by MGM about the early career of Queen Elizabeth I of England, focusing primarily The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Contraband ( is a wartime Spy film by the British director-writer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, which brought stars The term Cutting room floor is used in the entertainment industry in reference to footage taken and not used in final production She followed that with a series of other films, including Hatter's Castle (1942), in which she starred opposite Robert Newton and James Mason. Hatter's Castle is a 1941 British film adaptation of the 1931 novel by A Robert Newton ( June 1 1905 – March 25 1956) was a noted English stage and film Actor. James Neville Mason ( 15 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated British Actor who The following year, she played the triple role of the hero's loves in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Michael Latham Powell ( 30 September 1905 &ndash 19 February 1990) was a British Film director, renowned for his partnership Emeric Pressburger ( 5 December &ndash 5 February) was an Oscar -winning Hungarian / British screenwriter film director and producer The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp ( is a film by the British filmmaking team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger under the banner of The During the filming, according to Powell's autobiography, she and Powell became lovers. [8]
| “ | I realised, said Powell, that Deborah was both the ideal and the flesh-and-blood woman whom I had been searching for. [8] | ” |
Although Winston Churchill thought it would ruin wartime morale, and the British Army refused to extend co-operation with the producers, the film confounded critics by proving to be an artistic and commercial triumph. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. [8] Powell had hoped to reunite Kerr and Roger Livesey, who had played the title character, in his next film, A Canterbury Tale (1944), but her agent had sold her contract to MGM. Roger Livesey ( June 25 1906 - February 4 1976) was a Welsh stage and Film Actor, married to A Canterbury Tale ( is a British film by the film-making team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. 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 was made. [8]
It was her role as a troubled nun in Black Narcissus in 1947 which brought her to the attention of Hollywood producers. 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. In Hollywood, her British accent and manners led to a succession of roles portraying a refined, reserved, and proper English lady. Nevertheless, Kerr frequently used any opportunity to discard her cool exterior. In the 1950 adventure film, King Solomon's Mines, shot on location in Africa with Stewart Granger and Richard Carlson, she impressed audiences with a sexuality and an emotional vulnerability that brought new dimensions to a male-oriented action film. King Solomon's Mines ( 1950) is an Adventure film loosely based of the 1885 novel by the same name by Henry Rider Haggard Stewart Granger ( May 6, 1913 &ndash August 16, 1993) born James Lablache Stewart, was an English film Actor Richard Carlson may refer to Richard Carlson (actor (1912–1977 U This was immediately followed by her appearance in the 1951 religious epic Quo Vadis?, in which she played the indomitable Lygia, a first century Christian. Quo Vadis is an epic 1951 film made by MGM. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sam Zimbalist, from a Screenplay by
Kerr also departed from typecasting with a performance that brought out her sensuality, as Karen in From Here to Eternity (1953) for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. From Here to Eternity is a 1953 Drama film based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to The American Film Institute acknowledged the iconic status of the scene from that film in which she and Burt Lancaster make love on a Hawaii beach amidst the crashing waves. The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 The organisation named it one of "AFI's top 100 Most Romantic Films" of all time.
From then on, Kerr's career choices would make her known in Hollywood for her versatility as an actress,. [9][10] She portrayed a nun (Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison), a mama's girl (Separate Tables), and a governess (The Chalk Garden), but she also portrayed an earthy Australian sheep-herder's wife (The Sundowners) and lustful and beautiful screen enchantresses (Beloved Infidel, Bonjour tristesse). A Nun is a Woman who has taken special vows committing her to a religious life Heaven Knows Mr Allison is a 1957 Cinemascope film which tells the story of two people stranded on an island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II Separate Tables is the collective name of two one-act plays written by Sir Terence Rattigan, both taking place in the Beauregard Private Hotel Bournemouth A governess is a female employee of a family who teaches children within their home The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold has been produced as a 1955 play a 1964 film a 1971 revival and a 2008 play For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Sundowners is a 1960 film that tells the story of an Australian Outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic Bonjour Tristesse (in English Hello Sadness) is a Novel by Françoise Sagan. She also starred in comedies (The Grass is Greener). The Grass Is Greener is a 1960 comedy Film directed by Stanley Donen and featuring an ensemble cast consisting of screen veterans
Among her most famous roles are Anna Leonowens in the film version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, and opposite Cary Grant in An Affair to Remember. An Affair to Remember is a 1957 film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, and directed by Leo McCarey. Anna Leonowens ( 6 November, 1831 - 19 January, 1915) was a British travel writer educator and social activist known for teaching Richard Charles Rodgers ( June 28, 1902, Arverne Queens, New York City &ndash December 30, 1979, New York Oscar Hammerstein II (ˈhæmɚstaɪn (born Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein) ( July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was The King and I is a 1956 Musical film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett An Affair to Remember is a 1957 film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, and directed by Leo McCarey. In 1966, the producers of Carry on Screaming 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. Carry On Screaming! is the twelfth " Carry On " film and was released in 1966. Flowers for Algernon is a Science fiction Short story and subsequent Novel written by Daniel Keyes. In 1967, at the age of 46, she starred in Casino Royale, achieving the distinction of being the oldest Bond Girl in any James Bond film. Casino Royale is a 1967 epic surrealistic Satire originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an Ensemble cast only be added to pages which discuss the film or character depicted in the image James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story
In 1969, pressure of competition from younger, upcoming actresses made her agree to appear nude in John Frankenheimer's The Gypsy Moths,[11] the only nude scene in Kerr's career. John Michael Frankenheimer ( February 19, 1930 &ndash July 6, 2002) was an American Film director. The Gypsy Moths is a 1969 American film starring Burt Lancaster, based on the novel of the same name by James Drought. Concern about the parts being offered to her, as well as the increasing amount of nudity in films in general, led her to abandon film work at the end of the 1960s in favour of television and theatre work. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one [11]
Theatre
As a stage actress, Deborah Kerr made her Broadway debut in 1953 in Robert Anderson's Tea and Sympathy, for which she received a Tony Award nomination. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Robert Anderson is the name of a number of people in various fields Arts and entertainment Robert Anderson (author (1750&ndash1830 Scottish literary Tea and Sympathy is a 1953 stage play in three acts by Robert Anderson. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Kerr repeated her role along with her stage partner John Kerr (no relation) in Vincente Minnelli's film adaptation of the drama. John Kerr (born November 15, 1931 in New York City, New York) is an American Actor and Lawyer. Vincente Minnelli ( February 28, 1903 &ndash July 25, 1986) was a famous Academy Award -winning Hollywood director In 1955, Kerr won the Sarah Siddons Award for her performance in Chicago during a national tour of the play. The Sarah Siddons Society is an American Non-profit organization founded in 1952 by prominent Chicago Theatre patrons with the goal Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. In 1975, she returned to Broadway, originating the role of Nancy in Edward Albee's Pulitzer-winning play Seascape. Edward Franklin Albee III ( "AWL-bee" born March 12 1928 is a three time Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright known for works including Seascape is a play by American Playwright Edward Albee. Directed by Albee himself the production opened on Broadway on
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. I don't mean to belittle acting but I'm like a child when I'm out there performing – shocking the grownups, enchanting them, making them laugh or cry. It's an unbelievable terror, a kind of masochistic madness. The older you get, the easier it should be but it isn't. [6] | ” |
Television
Deborah Kerr experienced a career resurgence in the early 1980s on television, when she played the role of the nurse (played by Elsa Lanchester in the 1957 film version) in Witness for the Prosecution. Elsa Sullivan Lanchester (born October 28, 1902 - December 26, 1986) was an Oscar -nominated English character Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 Crime film based on a short story (and later play) by Agatha Christie dealing with Later, Kerr re-teamed with screen partner Robert Mitchum in Reunion at Fairborough. Robert Charles Durman Mitchum ( August 6, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1997) was an Academy Award nominated American film This period also saw Kerr take on the role as the older version of the female tycoon, Emma Harte, in the adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford's A Woman of Substance. Barbara Taylor Bradford OBE (born May 10, 1933) is an English Novelist Her 1979 debut A Woman of Substance, A Woman of Substance is a Novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford, and was published in 1979. For this performance, Kerr was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Personal life
Kerr's first marriage was to Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Anthony Bartley on November 29, 1945. Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar They had two daughters, Melanie Jane, born on December 27, 1947, and Francesca Ann, the wife of the actor John Shrapnel. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Shrapnel (born April 27, 1942) As a stage actor he was a member of the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. The marriage was troubled, due to Bartley's jealousy of his wife's fame and financial success,[11] and because her career often took her away from home. Kerr and Bartley divorced in 1959.
Her second marriage was to the author Peter Viertel on July 23, 1960. Peter Viertel ( November 16 1920 &ndash November 4 2007) was an Author and Screenwriter Biography He was Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In marrying Viertel, she acquired a stepdaughter, Christine Viertel. Although she long resided in Klosters, Switzerland and Marbella, Spain,,[12] she moved back to Britain to be closer to her own children as her health began to deteriorate. Klosters is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Marbella is a city in Andalusia, Spain, by the Mediterranean, situated in the province of Málaga, beneath La Concha. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located [12] Her husband, however, continued to live in Marbella. She died from the effects of Parkinson's disease on October 16, 2007 at the age of 86 in the village of Botesdale, Suffolk. Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the Central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Botesdale is a village and Civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. [13][14][15] Peter Viertel died of cancer on 4 November 2007, only three weeks later. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [16]
Some of Deborah Kerr's leading men have stated in their autobiographies that they had an affair or romantic fling with her. Leading man or leading gentleman is an informal term for the Actor who plays a love interest to the Leading actress in a film or play The actor Stewart Granger claimed that Kerr seduced him in the back of a London cab in 1950. Stewart Granger ( May 6, 1913 &ndash August 16, 1993) born James Lablache Stewart, was an English film Actor [17] Likewise Burt Lancaster claimed that he was romantically involved with her during the filming of From Here to Eternity in 1953. Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster ( 2 November &ndash 20 October) was an American film Actor and star noted for his athletic physique From Here to Eternity is a 1953 Drama film based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. [18] There is no independent corroboration of either actor's claims.
Kerr was a patron of the National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection (NSCA) from 1992 until the end of her life. The National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection (NSCA was the former name for Environmental Protection UK, a UK environmental Non-Governmental Organization
Honours
Deborah Kerr was appointed a Commander of the Order the British Empire in 1998, but was unable to accept the honour in person due to ill health. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. [19] She was also honoured in Hollywood where, for her contributions to the motion picture industry, she was granted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1709 Vine Street. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
Although she never won a BAFTA, Oscar or Cannes Film Festival award in a competitive category, all three academies gave her honorary awards:
In 1984, she was awarded a Cannes Film Festival Tribute. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, [20] In 1991, she received a BAFTA Special Award[6] and in 1994, she received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of "an artist of impeccable grace and beauty, a dedicated actress whose motion picture career has always stood for perfection, discipline and elegance". [21]
Award nominations
Deborah Kerr was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Actress: Edward, My Son (1949), From Here to Eternity (1953), The King and I (1956), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957), Separate Tables (1958) and The Sundowners (1960). Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Edward My Son is a 1949 film which tells the story of a character named Arnold Boult who will commit any crime in order to make his son a success even driving away From Here to Eternity is a 1953 Drama film based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. The King and I is a 1956 Musical film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett Heaven Knows Mr Allison is a 1957 Cinemascope film which tells the story of two people stranded on an island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II Separate Tables is the collective name of two one-act plays written by Sir Terence Rattigan, both taking place in the Beauregard Private Hotel Bournemouth The Sundowners is a 1960 film that tells the story of an Australian Outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic She equalled Thelma Ritter for the distinction of the most nominations for an actress for an acting Academy Award without ever winning, her nominations were all for Best Actress, while Ritter's were all for Best Supporting Actress. Thelma Ritter ( February 14 1902 – February 5 1969) was an American Tony Award -winning character actress "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS
She was also nominated four times for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress: The End of the Affair (1955), Tea and Sympathy (1956), The Sundowners (1961) and The Chalk Garden (1964)
She received one Emmy Awards nomination in 1985 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special for A Woman of Substance. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 The End of the Affair (1951 is a novel by British author Graham Greene, as well as the title of two feature films (released in 1955 and 1999 that were Tea and Sympathy is a 1953 stage play in three acts by Robert Anderson. The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold has been produced as a 1955 play a 1964 film a 1971 revival and a 2008 play A Woman of Substance is a Novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford, and was published in 1979. She 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. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in She was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama for Edward, My Son (1949), Heaven Knows, Mr. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Allison (1957) and Separate Tables (1958)
Filmography
| Country & year | Title | Role | Director | Co-stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1940 |
Contraband | Bit (scenes deleted) | Michael Powell | Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson |
| 1941 |
Major Barbara | Jenny Hill | Gabriel Pascal | Valerie Hobson, Rex Harrison, Robert Morley, Robert Newton |
| 1941 |
Love on the Dole | Sally | Clifford Evans | John Baxter |
| 1942 |
Penn of Pennsylvania (U. The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film Contraband ( is a wartime Spy film by the British director-writer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, which brought stars There have been a number of well-known people named Michael Powell or Mike Powell, among them Mike Powell (rugby player, a rugby union player for the Conrad Veidt ( January 22 1893 &ndash April 3 1943) was a German Actor, well known for his roles in such films as Valerie Hobson ( 14 April 1917 Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland – 13 November 1998 Westminster The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time Major Barbara is a 1941 British Film starring Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison. Gabriel Pascal ( June 4, 1894 &ndash July 6, 1954) was a Hungarian Film producer and director. Sir Reginald “Rex” Carey Harrison (5 March 1908 - 2 June 1990 was an English Academy Award and Tony Award -winning Theatre and Robert Morley CBE ( May 26, 1908 &ndash June 3, 1992) was an Oscar -nominated English Actor who Robert Newton ( June 1 1905 – March 25 1956) was a noted English stage and film Actor. Love on the Dole is a 1941 Drama film starring Deborah Kerr and Clifford Evans. Clifford Evans ( 17 February 1912 &ndash 9 June 1985) was a Welsh Actor. John Babington Macaulay Baxter, PC ( February 16, 1868 &ndash December 27, 1946) was a New Brunswick lawyer jurist and The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time S. title: Couragous Mr. Penn) |
Gulielma Maria Springett | Lance Comfort | Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell |
| 1942 |
Hatter's Castle | Mary Brodie | Lance Comfort | Robert Newton, James Mason |
| 1942 |
The Day Will Dawn (U. Lance Comfort ( August 11, 1908 - August 25, 1966) was a successful English Film director and producer born in Harrow Clifford Evans ( 17 February 1912 &ndash 9 June 1985) was a Welsh Actor. Hatter's Castle is a 1941 British film adaptation of the 1931 novel by A James Neville Mason ( 15 May 1909 – 27 July 1984) was a three-time Academy Award -nominated British Actor who The Day Will Dawn is a 1942 film set in during World War II in Norway starring Hugh Williams as Colin Metcalfe and directed by S. title: The Avengers) |
Kari Alstad | Harold French | Hugh Williams |
 1942 |
A Battle for a Bottle (animated short) |
Linda (voice) | Frank Tashlin | Robert Newton (voice) |
| 1943 |
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp | Edith Hunter/Barbara Wynne/Johnny Cannon | Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
Anton Walbrook, Roger Livesey |
| 1945 |
Perfect Strangers (U. Hugh Williams (born Bexhill-on-Sea 6 March 1904 and died London 7 December 1969) was an English Actor The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp ( is a film by the British filmmaking team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger under the banner of The There have been a number of well-known people named Michael Powell or Mike Powell, among them Mike Powell (rugby player, a rugby union player for the Emeric Pressburger ( 5 December &ndash 5 February) was an Oscar -winning Hungarian / British screenwriter film director and producer Anton Walbrook ( November 19, 1896 - August 9, 1967) was an Austrian Actor who settled in the United Kingdom Roger Livesey ( June 25 1906 - February 4 1976) was a Welsh stage and Film Actor, married to The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon Perfect Strangers, ( US title Vacation from Marriage) is a 1945 British drama film made by London Films. S. title: Vacation From Marriage) |
Catherine Wilson | Alexander Korda | Robert Donat, Glynis Johns |
| 1946 |
I See a Dark Stranger (U. Sir Alexander Korda (September 16 1893 - January 23 1956 was a Hungarian-born Film director and producer. Friedrich Robert Donat ( March 18, 1905 &ndash June 9, 1958) was an English Academy Award -winning Film and Glynis Johns (born 5 October, 1923) is a British stage and film actress, Dancer, Pianist and Singer (notably The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U I See a Dark Stranger (American title The Adventuress) is a British 1946 World War II Spy film by the team of Frank S. Title: The Adventuress) |
Bridie Quilty | Frank Launder | Trevor Howard, Raymond Huntley |
| 1947 |
Black Narcissus | Sister Clodagh | Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger |
David Farrar, Sabu, Jean Simmons, Kathleen Byron, Flora Robson |
| 1947 |
The Hucksters | Kay Dorrance | Jack Conway | Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Sydney Greenstreet |
| 1947 |
If Winter Comes | Nona Tybar | Victor Saville | Walter Pidgeon, Angela Lansbury, Binnie Barnes, Janet Leigh, Dame May Whitty |
| 1949 |
Edward, My Son | Evelyn Boult | George Cukor | Spencer Tracy, Ian Hunter, James Donald |
| 1950 |
Please Believe Me | Alison Kirbe | Norman Taurog | Robert Walker, James Whitmore, Peter Lawford |
| 1950 |
King Solomon's Mines | Elizabeth Curtis | Compton Bennett Andrew Marton |
Stewart Granger, Richard Carlson |
| 1951 |
Quo Vadis | Lygia | Mervyn Leroy | Robert Taylor, Finlay Currie, Peter Ustinov |
| 1952 |
The Prisoner of Zenda | Princess Flavia | Richard Thorpe | Stewart Granger, James Mason, Louis Calhern, Jane Greer, Robert Douglas |
| 1952 |
Thunder in the East | Joan Willoughby | Charles Vidor | Alan Ladd, Charles Boyer, Corinne Calvet, Cecil Kellaway |
| 1953 |
Young Bess | Catherine Parr | George Sidney | Jean Simmons, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton |
| 1953 |
Julius Caesar | Portia | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud, Greer Garson, Louis Calhern, Edmund O'Brien |
| 1953 |
Dream Wife | Effie | Sidney Sheldon | Cary Grant, Walter Pidgeon, Betta St. John |
| 1953 |
From Here to Eternity | Karen Holmes | Fred Zinnemann | Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, George Reeves |
| 1955 |
The End of the Affair | Sarah Miles | Edward Dmytryk | Van Johnson, John Mills, Peter Cushing |
| 1956 |
The Proud and Profane | Lee Ashley | George Seaton | William Holden, Thelma Ritter, Dewey Martin |
| 1956 |
The King and I | Anna Leonowens (singing voice dubbed by Marni Nixon) |
Walter Lang | Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno |
| 1956 |
Tea and Sympathy | Laura Reynolds | Vincente Minnelli | John Kerr, Leif Erickson, Edward Andrews |
| 1957 |
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison | Sister Angela | John Huston | Robert Mitchum |
| 1957 |
An Affair to Remember | Terry McKay | Leo McCarey | Cary Grant, Richard Denning |
| 1957 |
Kiss Them for Me | Gwinneth Livingston (Unbilled — dubbed voice of Suzy Parker in a few scenes) |
Stanley Donen | Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield, Leif Erickson, Suzy Parker |
| 1958 |
Bonjour Tristesse | Anne Larson | Otto Preminger | David Niven, Jean Seberg |
| 1958 |
Separate Tables | Sibyl Railton-Bell | Delbert Mann | Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth, David Niven |
| 1959 |
The Journey | Diana Ashmore | Anatole Litvak | Yul Brynner, Jason Robards, Jr., Robert Morley |
 1959 |
Count Your Blessings | Grace Allingham | Jean Negulesco | Rossano Brazzi, Maurice Chevalier |
| 1959 |
Beloved Infidel | Sheilah Graham | Henry King | Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert |
| 1960 |
The Sundowners | Ida Carmody | Fred Zinnemann | Robert Mitchum, Peter Ustinov |
 1960 |
The Grass Is Greener | Lady Hilary Rhyall | Stanley Donen | Cary Grant, Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons |
| 1961 |
The Naked Edge | Martha Radcliffe | Michael Anderson | Gary Cooper |
| 1961 |
The Innocents | Miss Giddens | Jack Clayton | Michael Redgrave, Pamela Franklin |
| 1964 |
On the Trail of the Iguana (promotional short subject) |
Herself | Ross Lowell | |
| 1964 |
The Chalk Garden | Miss Madrigal | Ronald Neame | Hayley Mills, John Mills |
| 1964 |
The Night of the Iguana | Hannah Jelkes | John Huston | Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Sue Lyon |
| 1965 |
Marriage on the Rocks | Valerie Edwards | Jack Donahue | Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Cesar Romero |
| 1967 |
Casino Royale | Agent Mimi / Lady Fiona McTarry | John Huston Ken Hughes Robert Parrish Joe McGrath Val Guest |
Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, William Holden, Orson Welles, Woody Allen |
| 1967 |
Eye of the Devil | Catherine de Montfaucon | J. Lee Thompson | David Niven, Donald Pleasance, Edward Mulhare, Flora Robson |
| 1968 |
Prudence and the Pill | Prudence Hardcastle | Fielder Cook Ronald Neame |
David Niven, Robert Coote |
| 1969 |
The Gypsy Moths | Elizabeth Brandon | John Frankenheimer | Burt Lancaster, Gene Hackman |
| 1969 |
The Arrangement | Florence Anderson | Elia Kazan | Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway, Richard Boone, Hume Cronyn |
| 1982 |
BBC2 Playhouse (TV episode: "A Song at Twilight") |
Carlotta Gray | Cedric Messina | Bruce Lidington, Paul Scofield |
| 1982 |
Witness for the Prosecution | Nurse Plimsoll | Alan Gibson | Ralph Richardson, Beau Bridges, Donald Pleasance, Wendy Hiller, David Langton, Diana Rigg |
| 1984 |
A Woman of Substance (TV mini-series) |
Emma Harte | Don Sharp | Jenny Seagrove, Barry Bostwick |
| 1985 |
The Assam Garden | Helen | Mary McMurray | Madhur Jaffrey, Alec McCowen |
| 1985 |
Reunion at Fairborough (TV movie) |
Sally Wells Grant | Herbert Wise | Robert Mitchum, Red Buttons |
| 1986 |
Hold the Dream (TV mini-series) |
Emma Harte | Don Sharp | Jenny Seagrove, Stephen Collins |
Television credits
- A Song at Twilight (1973)
- Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
- A Woman of Substance (1983)
- Reunion at Fairborough (1985)
- Hold the Dream (1986)
References
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Frank Launder ( January 28 1906 &mdash February 23 1997) was an English Writer, director and producer For the footballer see Trevor Howard (footballer Trevor Howard, CBE ( 29 September 1913 Raymond Huntley ( 23 April 1904 &ndash 19 October 1990) was an English Actor who appeared in dozens of British The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York David Farrar may refer to David Farrar (actor David Farrar (New Zealand Dave Farrar, British broadcaster Sabu Dastagir ( January 27, 1924 &ndash December 2, 1963) was a Film Actor of Indian South Asian origin—although Jean Merilyn Simmons OBE (born January 31 1929 is an Oscar -nominated English actress Kathleen Byron (born 11 January, 1923 in London) is an English actress of stage screen and television Dame Flora McKenzie Robson DBE ( 28 March 1902 – 7 July 1984) was an Oscar -nominated English actress The Hucksters is a 1947 MGM Film directed by Jack Conway and starring Clark Gable that marked the debut of Deborah Jack Conway may refer to Jack Conway (film-maker Jack Conway (politician State Attorney General for Kentucky Jack Conway Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Ava Lavinia Gardner ( December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated American actress Sydney Hughes Greenstreet ( December 27 1879 &ndash January 18 1954) was an English Actor, best known for his work with Walter Davis Pidgeon ( September 23, 1897 - September 25, 1984) was an American Actor of Canadian birth who lived Angela Brigid Lansbury, CBE (born October 16, 1925) is an English Golden Globe Award and Tony Award winning Actress Gittel Enoyce "Binnie" Barnes, later known as Gertrude Maude Barnes ( May 25 1903 – July 27 1998) was an English Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress. Dame May Whitty, DBE ( 19 June 1865 &ndash 29 May 1948) born Mary Louise Whitty, was an Oscar -nominated The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Edward My Son is a 1949 film which tells the story of a character named Arnold Boult who will commit any crime in order to make his son a success even driving away George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director. Spencer Tracy ( April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was a two-time Academy Award -winning Actor of stage and Ian Hunter is the name of Ian Hunter (singer, English singer-songwriter formerly frontman of Mott the Hoople Ian Hunter (actor, South James Donald ( 18 May 1917 - 3 August 1993) was a Scottish Actor. The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios Norman Rae Taurog ( February 23, 1899 - April 7, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film director born in Chicago Robert Walker may refer to Robert Walker (painter (1599-1658 English painter associated with 57 portraits Robert J James Allen Whitmore Jr (born October 1, 1921) is an American two-time Academy Award -nominated Emmy - and Golden Globe Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7 1923 &ndash December 24 1984 was an English-born American Actor, member of the " Rat Pack," and brother-in-law King Solomon's Mines ( 1950) is an Adventure film loosely based of the 1885 novel by the same name by Henry Rider Haggard Herbert William (known as Bob Compton Bennett, better known as Compton Bennett ( January 15, 1900 – August 11, 1974) was an Richard Carlson may refer to Richard Carlson (actor (1912–1977 U The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian Quo Vadis is an epic 1951 film made by MGM. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Sam Zimbalist, from a Screenplay by Mervyn LeRoy ( October 15, 1900 - September 13, 1987) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director Robert Taylor (August 5 1911 &ndash June 8 1969 was an American Actor. Finlay Jefferson Currie ( 20 January, 1878 – 9 May, 1968) was a Scottish actor on stage screen and television Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (ˈjuːstɪnɒf or /ˈuːstɪnɒf/ 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The Prisoner of Zenda is a 1952 film version of the classic novel of the same name by Anthony Hope and a remake of the famous 1937 film For the historian and biographer see D R Thorpe. Richard Thorpe ( February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991 Louis Calhern ( February 19, 1895 &ndash May 12, 1956) was an American stage and screen actor Jane Greer ( September 9, 1924 &ndash August 24, 2001) was a film and television actress who was perhaps best known for her role as Femme Robert Douglas may refer to Robert Douglas Viscount Belhaven (1573/4–1639 Scottish politician Robert Douglas (minister 1594–1674 Charles Vidor ( July 27, 1900 &ndash June 4, 1959) was a Film director. Alan Walbridge Ladd ( September 3, 1913 – January 29, 1964) was an American film Actor. Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978 was a four-time Academy Award -nominated French Actor who starred in a number of classic Hollywood Corinne Calvet, ( April 30 1925 &ndash June 23 2001) was a French actress who appeared mostly in American films Cecil Kellaway ( August 22, 1893 &ndash February 28, 1973) born in Cape Town, South Africa, was an Academy Award The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as Young Bess is a 1953 Biographical film made by MGM about the early career of Queen Elizabeth I of England, focusing primarily George Sidney ( October 4, 1916 - May 5, 2002) was a Jewish American film director and film producer who worked primarily Charles Laughton ( 1 July, 1899 &ndash 15 December, 1962) was an English Academy Award -winning stage and Julius Caesar is an MGM film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by Joseph L Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American Academy Award -winning director Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson, CBE ( September 29, 1904 - April 6, 1996) was an English-American actress who was Edmond O'Brien (September 10 1915 – May 9 1985 was an American Film Actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D Dream Wife is a 1953 romantic Comedy film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Sidney Sheldon ( February 11 1917 &ndash January 30 2007) was an Academy Award -winning American writer who won awards in Betta St John, born Betty Jean Striegler, November 26 1929, in Hawthorne California is an American actress singer and dancer From Here to Eternity is a 1953 Drama film based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. Fred Zinnemann ( April 29, 1907 &ndash March 14, 1997) was an Academy Award -winning Austrian American Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster ( 2 November &ndash 20 October) was an American film Actor and star noted for his athletic physique Edward Montgomery Clift ( October 17, 1920 – July 23, 1966) was an American film actor Donna Reed ( January 27, 1921 - January 14, 1986) was an Academy Award -winning American actress. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Ermes Effron Borgnino (born January 24 1917 better known by his stage name Ernest Borgnine, is an American Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy George Reeves ( January 5, 1914 &ndash June 16, 1959) was an American Actor, best known for his role as Superman in the The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The End of the Affair (1951 is a novel by British author Graham Greene, as well as the title of two feature films (released in 1955 and 1999 that were Edward Dmytryk ( September 4, 1908 &ndash July 1, 1999) was an American Film director who was amongst the Hollywood Charles "Van" Johnson (born August 25, 1916) is an American film and television actor and dancer Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913—11 August 1994 was an English actor known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The Proud and Profane is a 1956 dramatic war romance made by William Perlberg-George Seaton Productions for Paramount Pictures. George Seaton ( April 17, 1911 - July 28, 1979) was an American Academy Award -winning Playwright, Film director William Holden ( April 17, 1918 &ndash November 12, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film Actor Thelma Ritter ( February 14 1902 – February 5 1969) was an American Tony Award -winning character actress There are at least two notable people named Dewey Martin: Dewey Martin (musician, drummer/vocalist best known for his association with the band Buffalo Springfield The King and I is a 1956 Musical film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett Anna Leonowens ( 6 November, 1831 - 19 January, 1915) was a British travel writer educator and social activist known for teaching Marni Nixon (born February 22 1930) is an American Soprano whose renown for dubbing the singing voices of featured actresses in well known Movie Walter Lang ( August 10, 1896 — February 7, 1972) was an American Film director. Yul Brynner (July 11 1920 – October 10 1985 was a Russian born Actor of stage and film, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a singer dancer and multiple award-winning actress Tea and Sympathy is a 1953 stage play in three acts by Robert Anderson. Vincente Minnelli ( February 28, 1903 &ndash July 25, 1986) was a famous Academy Award -winning Hollywood director John Kerr may refer to one of the following Government and politics John Kerr (Governor-General (1914&ndash1991 Australian Governor-General Leif Erickson ( 27 October, 1911 &ndash January 29, 1986) was an American Actor. Edward Andrews ( October 9, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1985) was an American actor one of the most recognizable Character actors on television The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock Heaven Knows Mr Allison is a 1957 Cinemascope film which tells the story of two people stranded on an island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. Robert Charles Durman Mitchum ( August 6, 1917 &ndash July 1, 1997) was an Academy Award nominated American film An Affair to Remember is a 1957 film starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, and directed by Leo McCarey. Thomas Leo McCarey ( October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director Kiss Them for Me is a 1957 Screwball comedy Film directed by Stanley Donen and starring Cary Grant, Jayne Mansfield Suzy Parker ( October 28, 1932 - May 3, 2003) was an American actress and model. Stanley Donen (born April 13, 1924) is an American film director and Choreographer hailed by David Quinlan as "the King of the Hollywood Jayne Mansfield (April 19 1933 – June 29 1967 was an American actress working both on Broadway and in Hollywood. The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William Bonjour Tristesse is a 1958 film made by Otto Preminger productions and released by Columbia Pictures. Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood Separate Tables is the collective name of two one-act plays written by Sir Terence Rattigan, both taking place in the Beauregard Private Hotel Bournemouth Delbert Martin Mann Jr ( January 30 1920 &ndash November 11 2007) was an Academy Award -winning American Television Rita Hayworth (October 17 1918 &ndash May 14 1987 born Margarita Carmen Cansino was a Spanish-American actress who rose to stardom in the 1940s as the era's leading Sex symbol James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 was an English Academy Award -winning Actor probably best known for his role as the punctuality-obsessed The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Anatole Litvak (Анатоль Литвак ( May 10, 1902 &ndash December 15, 1974) was a Ukrainian -born international filmmaker Jason Nelson Robards Jr, ( July 26, 1922 &ndash December 26, 2000) was an American Actor. Count Your Blessings is a 1959 drama film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Jean Negulesco (born Jean Negulescu; February 26, 1900 &ndash July 18, 1993) was a Romanian-born American Film Rossano Brazzi ( September 18, 1916 &ndash December 24, 1994) was an Italian actor Maurice Auguste Chevalier ( September 12, 1888 &ndash January 1, 1972) was a French Actor, Singer, and Beloved Infidel is a 1959 Biographical Drama film made by 20th Century Fox and based on the life of F Sheilah Graham Westbrook ( September 15, 1904 - November 17, 1988) is best known as a nationally syndicated gossip columnist during Hollywood's Henry King may refer to Henry King (poet, (1592-1669 English poet Bishop of Chichester Henry King (MP (1776-1839 Member of Parliament Gregory Peck (April 5 1916 &ndash June 12 2003 was an Academy Award -winning and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American Film Edward Albert Heimberger ( April 22, 1906 &ndash May 26, 2005) better known as Eddie Albert, was an American Actor The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The Sundowners is a 1960 film that tells the story of an Australian Outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic Fred Zinnemann ( April 29, 1907 &ndash March 14, 1997) was an Academy Award -winning Austrian American The Grass Is Greener is a 1960 comedy Film directed by Stanley Donen and featuring an ensemble cast consisting of screen veterans Stanley Donen (born April 13, 1924) is an American film director and Choreographer hailed by David Quinlan as "the King of the Hollywood The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The Naked Edge is a 1961 Thriller film. It was a British - American co-production distributed by United Artists Michael Anderson may refer to Michael Anderson Pereira da Silva (b Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star The Innocents is a 1961 Horror film based on the novella The Turn of the Screw by Henry Jack Clayton ( 1 March, 1921 &ndash 26 February, 1995) was a British Film director who specialised in bringing literary Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE ( 20 March, 1908 — 21 March, 1985) was an English actor author director and Pamela Franklin (born February 4 1950) is a British actress who first appeared in films from 1961 until 1976 The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold has been produced as a 1955 play a 1964 film a 1971 revival and a 2008 play Ronald Neame, CBE (born 23 April 1911) is a British film Cinematographer, producer, Screenwriter, and Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born April 18, 1946) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning English actress The Night of the Iguana is a 1964 film based on the play by Tennessee Williams. John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. Sue Lyon (born July 10, 1946 in Davenport Iowa) is a Golden Globe -winning American former actress. The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Marriage on the Rocks is a 1965 movie comedy with Frank Sinatra, Deborah Kerr, and Dean Martin about an ad-agency president who flies to Mexico Jack Donahue (1804&ndash1830 was a Bushranger in Australia. He had numerous ballads written about him including Bold Jack Donahue. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality Cesar Julio Romero Jr ( February 15, 1907 &ndash January 1, 1994) was a Cuban American Film and Television The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film Casino Royale is a 1967 epic surrealistic Satire originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an Ensemble cast John Marcellus Huston ( August 5 1906 &ndash August 28 1987) was an American Film director and Actor. Ken Hughes (born January 19, 1922 &ndash died April 28, 2001) was a Film director, Writer, and producer Robert R Parrish (born Columbus Georgia, 4 January 1916 - died Southampton New York, 4 December 1995 was the son of factory cashier Gordon R Joseph McGrath can refer to Joseph McGrath (politician (1887-1966 Irish politician Joseph McGrath (film director (born 1930 Scottish Val Guest ( December 11 1911 &ndash May 10, 2006) was a British Film director, best known for his science-fiction Richard Henry Sellers, CBE, commonly known as Peter Sellers ( 8 September 1925 &ndash 24 July 1980) was a British Ursula Andress (born March 19, 1936) is a Golden Globe award-winning Swiss actress and a major Sex symbol of the 1960s George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Eye of the Devil is a 1967 Film with Occult and Supernatural themes John Lee-Thompson ( 1 August, 1914 - 30 August, 2002) better known as J Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995 was an English stage and film actor. Edward Mulhare ( 8 April, 1923 - 24 May, 1997) was an Irish popular television leading man from 1956 to 1995 Dame Flora McKenzie Robson DBE ( 28 March 1902 – 7 July 1984) was an Oscar -nominated English actress The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter Prudence and the Pill is a 1968 comedy film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. Fielder Cook ( March 9, 1923 - June 20, 2003) was an Emmy Award -winning American television and Film director Ronald Neame, CBE (born 23 April 1911) is a British film Cinematographer, producer, Screenwriter, and Robert Coote (born February 4, 1909, London; died November 26, 1982, New York City) was an English actor The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support The Gypsy Moths is a 1969 American film starring Burt Lancaster, based on the novel of the same name by James Drought. John Michael Frankenheimer ( February 19, 1930 &ndash July 6, 2002) was an American Film director. The Arrangement is a 1969 film directed by Elia Kazan and based upon his 1967 Novel of the same title Elia Mother, ( Greek: Ηλίας Καζάν September 7 1909 &ndash September 28 2003) was a Greek - American Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; December 9, Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) known as Faye Dunaway, is an American actress. Richard Allen Boone ( June 18 1917 &ndash January 10 1981) was an American Actor who starred in over 50 films and was notable Hume Blake Cronyn, OC ( July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian - American Actor of The year 1982 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1982. Cedric Messina (c 1920 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa &mdash 30 April 1993 in London) was a South African born British television David Paul Scofield, CH, CBE ( 21 January 1922 &ndash 19 March 2008) was an English award-winning actor of stage Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 Crime film based on a short story (and later play) by Agatha Christie dealing with Norman Alan Stanley Gibson (28 May 1923 at Sheffield, Yorkshire – 10 April 1997 at Taunton, Somerset) was an English journalist writer and Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 &ndash 10 October 1983) was an English Actor, one of a group of theatrical For the fictional television character please see David Langton (General Hospital David Muir Langton (born Basil Muir Langton-Dodds; Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (born 20 July 1938 is an English actress. The year 1984 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1984. A Woman of Substance is a Novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford, and was published in 1979. Donald Sharp (born 19 April 1922, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) is a British Film director. Jennifer Ann Seagrove (born 4 July 1957 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is an English actress. Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24 1945) is an American Actor and Singer. Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films The Assam Garden is a 1985 British drama film made by Moving Picture Company and distributed by Contemporary Films Ltd The year 1985 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1985. Herbert Wise (born 31 August 1924) is an Austrian-born film and television producer and director Red Buttons ( February 5, 1919 &ndash July 13, 2006) was an American comedian and Actor. The year 1986 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1986. Donald Sharp (born 19 April 1922, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) is a British Film director. Stephen Weaver Collins (born October 1 1947) is an American Actor. Witness for the Prosecution is a 1957 Crime film based on a short story (and later play) by Agatha Christie dealing with A Woman of Substance is a Novel by Barbara Taylor Bradford, and was published in 1979. Deborah Kerr Obituary. Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
- ^ The Herald. Deborah Kerr Obituary. Retrieved on 2007-11-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land
- ^ Filmreference. com. Deborah Kerr Biography (1921-2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II
- ^ "'Road rage' killer's appeal win", BBC News, 2006-03-30. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
- ^ "Killer's term cut", Worcester News, 2006-04-05. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ a b c Deborah Kerr Obituary in the Daily Telegraph 19 October 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
- ^ Kerr, Deborah. International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers. FindArticles. com (2000).
- ^ a b c d A Life In Movies - autobiography (Part I), Powell, Michael, Heinemann, 1986, ISBN 0-434-59945-X
- ^ Herald Tribune - Deborah Kerr, versatile British actress, dies at 86 Retrieved on 2007-November 11
- ^ NY Times - Deborah Kerr, Actress Known for Genteel Grace and a Sexy Beach Kiss, Dies at 86 Retrieved on 2007-November 11
- ^ a b c Deborah Kerr, Braun, Eric, St. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-18895-1, 1978
- ^ a b People Late & Great: "Actress Deborah Kerr Dies At 86". - Associated Press. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio - (c/o Showbuzz at CBS News). - October 19, 2007 - Retrieved: 2007-12-04
- ^ Clark, Mike. - People: "Actress Deborah Kerr dies at age 86". - USA Today. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. - October 18, 2007
- ^ Entertainment: "From Here to Eternity actress Kerr dies". - CNN. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner - October 18, 2007
- ^ "Actress Deborah Kerr has died", Detroit Free Press, 2007-10-18. The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily Newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Retrieved on 2007-10-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid
- ^ "Peter Viertel, writer and scriptwriter, passed away yesterday in Marbella at 86 years". - La Tribuna de Marbella. (c/o - Erik E. Weems - translated and paraphrased from Spanish). - November 6, 2007. - Retrieved: 2007-11-19
- ^ Granger, Stewart, (1981). - Sparks fly upward. - New York, New York: Putnam. ISBN 0399126740
- ^ Buford, Kate, (2001). - Burt Lancaster: An American Life. - New York, New York: Knopf. - ISBN 0679446036
- ^ Baxter, Brian. "Deborah Kerr" (obituary), Guardian Unlimited, 2007-10-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid
- ^ Festival International de Cannes. Cannes Film Festival Tribute (In French). Retrieved on 2007-11-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal
- ^ BBC NEWS - British actress Kerr dies at 86Retrieved on 2007-November 11
External links
- Deborah Kerr at the Internet Broadway Database
- Deborah Kerr at the Internet Movie Database
- Deborah Kerr at the TCM Movie Database
- Deborah Kerr at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
- Obituary, The Times, 19 October 2007
- Obituary, The Independent, 19 October 2007
- Deborah Kerr - Obituary and Memorial
- Memorial Page for Deborah Kerr on FindaGrave
- Deborah Kerr - Condolence book (Hungarian)
- Obituary Cinema2000 (in Portuguese)
- The Enigma of Deborah Kerr - Ephemera, media files and an essay about Ms. Kerr
- Deborah Kerr - What Lies Beneath (essay/appreciation)
- 55th Sydney Film Festival Deborah Kerr Retrospective ("From Kerr To Eternity" 2008)
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Celia Johnson for Brief Encounter |
NYFCC Award for Best Actress 1947 for Black Narcissus |
Succeeded by Olivia de Havilland for The Snake Pit |
| Preceded by Ingrid Bergman for Anastasia |
NYFCC Award for Best Actress 1957 for Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison |
Succeeded by Susan Hayward for I Want to Live! |
| Preceded by Jean Simmons for Guys and Dolls |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 1957 for The King and I |
Succeeded by Kay Kendall for Les Girls |
| Preceded by Audrey Hepburn for The Nun's Story |
NYFCC Award for Best Actress 1960 for The Sundowners |
Succeeded by Sophia Loren for Two Women |
| Preceded by Federico Fellini |
Academy Honorary Award 1994 |
Succeeded by Michelangelo Antonioni |
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| NAME | Kerr, Deborah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kerr-Trimmer, Deborah Jane |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 30 September 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helensburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| DATE OF DEATH | 16 October 2007 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Botesdale, England, United Kingdom |
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