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Tribute to a Hollywood mum
By Mark Beaumont – October 26th, 2007: Bury Free Press She was a Hollywood legend to many, immortalised after roles in The King and I and her clinch in the surf with Burt Lancaster in From Here To Eternity, but to one Wattisfield woman, Golden Globe Award-winning actress Deborah Kerr was also known as mum. She had two daughters, Melanie Bartley and Francesca Shrapnel, and spent her last two years living close to Francesca’s Wattisfield home. “I always loved her in The Sundowners with Robert Mitchum. That was a great favourite of hers,” said Francesca. “She was just wonderful. She had already had five Academy nominations and she thought if she…
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John Kerr Dies at 81.
John Kerr, who played the young boy who falls in love for Deborah’s character in Tea and Sympathy (both the film and the play) died on February 2nd due to a heart failure. I must admit there were many things about him that surprised me in this short obituary from the Times. I hardly new anything about him other than his performances. It seems he was quite a man. I have no doubt that he will be hugely missed by many. Rest in peace. Link to Times article: John Kerr dies at 81
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She will be remembered
Deborah was the woman I hoped I could grow up to be: Intelligent, sensitive, talented and feminine without all the artifice. I am still far far away from that ideal but, well, there was only one Deborah Kerr.
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Acera de la marina: Réquiem
El propio Peter aprovechó sus memorias para despedirse y explicar que vivir en Marbella «me proporciona la falsa sensación de confort que ahuyenta el conocimiento cada vez mayor de mi propia impermanencia». - Gracias agsmadrid por este artículo!
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Fallece a los 86 años la actriz escocesa Deborah Kerr
«Me gustaría que me recordaran como una buena actriz, pero, sobre todo, como una buena persona» - Muchas gracias agsmadrid por este artículo! :)
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Remembering Deborah Kerr: From Here to Eternity
After Deborah's passing, many were the writers that touched by her film and personal legacy, wrote a piece in memoriam. I received this beautiful one by mail from the author and I felt I had to share. Thank you so much Alexandra/Penny!
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The War Hero Who Loved Cats (translation)
Peter Viertel and Deborah are remembered in Marbella and have two streets named after them. I don't know about you, but this article made me go all teary-eyed when I first read it.
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El héroe de guerra que amaba los gatos
Escritor y guionista de cine, Viertel llegó a la Costa del Sol con Deborah Kerr. En la vivienda-cortijo que adquirió en los 60, quedan sus últimos gatos. Ayer traté de imaginar qué habría dicho Peter si hubiera estado en la inauguración de su calle. Alguna barbaridad, seguro. This article is already translated.
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De laatste geremde vrouw – "The Last Lady"
Dutch article written after her death which explores her filmography and her most relevant parts and virtues. This one comes kindly from my dear friend M. Thank you!
