Tribute to a Hollywood mum
By Mark Beaumont – October 26th, 2007: Bury Free PressShe 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 …
By Mark Beaumont – October 26th, 2007: Bury Free PressShe 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 …
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 …
Deborah era la mujer que yo quería llegar a ser: Inteligente, sensible, con talento y femenina sin artificio. Todavía estoy lejos de ese ideal pero, en fin, solo existe una Deborah Kerr.
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.
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!
«Me gustaría que me recordaran como una buena actriz, pero, sobre todo, como una buena persona» – Muchas gracias agsmadrid por este artículo! 🙂
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!
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.
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.
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!