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Deborahh Kerr: Dead at 86

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HerrKaiser:
She was one of the best. Actually, the photo above with Cary Grant is from "An Affair To Remember". Wonderful film.

Kerr was the only woman to be nominated for Best Actress six times and not win. No woman was ever nominated so frequently without acheiving a win. As the article pointed out above, the Academy did give her a lifetime acheivement award, which is what they like to do when a clearly notable figure has been denied thorughout the years. Similar thing happend to Barbara Staywyck although Stanwyck was nomoniated only four times without a win.

Deborah Kerr's performance in "From Here to Eternity" was one of the best performances ever, I think. to me it is similar to Ledger's performance as Ennis. Kerr played a bleach-blonde tootsie and was sooooo believable that even her simple gestures such as the way she held her cigarette, the way she cocked her head, the way she combed her hair, etc., were so unlike her own life, yet she displayed the character 100%.

She lost her oscar for this film to Audrey Hepburn, which was tough competition and Ava Gardner was nominated that year as well. VERY good performances, but in my opinion, Kerr's was superior. In hind sight, I would have liked to see Kerr win in '53 and Hepburn win for Breakfast at Tiffany's iin '61.

Also, comparativelty, donna reed did win the supporting acting award for Eternity, but I think Kerr was so much more of a force in the film. Reed seemed stiff and lacked flow.

Deborah Kerr was one of the last of the "great star" era of film. Few remain.

Kelda:
Whats interesting is that she isn't actually english - She was born just outside Glasgow - in Helensburgh as it says in the article - she she was no english rose as evryone thinks of her.

Jeff Wrangler:

--- Quote from: Kelda on October 22, 2007, 03:46:34 pm ---Whats interesting is that she isn't actually english - She was born just outside Glasgow - in Helensburgh as it says in the article - she she was no english rose as evryone thinks of her.

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That's just typical. Most Americans can't tell the difference between an Englishman and a Scot--unless they look under the kilt.  ;)

Kelda:

--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on October 22, 2007, 03:59:52 pm ---That's just typical. Most Americans can't tell the difference between an Englishman and a Scot--unless they look under the kilt.  ;)

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 ;D

Scott6373:

--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on October 22, 2007, 03:59:52 pm ---That's just typical. Most Americans can't tell the difference between an Englishman and a Scot--unless they look under the kilt.  ;)

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I can...A Scot will have a good time with Scott  :laugh:  An Englishman will throw me a crown.

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