He became irritated with the realization that though he was a hero in his own country, here he was regarded merely as Deborah Kerr’s husband. The man who having only seen her once in a play proposed with a short telegram: «Will you marry me? Looking back at this now in her suite in Vienna. All were aged 86. In this film, she was finally able to show more than her lady-like side. Deborah Kerr and her husband Peter Viertel in Marbella, 25th May... Nachrichtenfoto - Getty Images Deborah Kerr and her husband Peter Viertel in Marbella, 25th May 1974, Malaga, Spain. {{formatPrice(size.discountPrice || size.price)}}. Although she never won a BAFTA, Oscar or Cannes Film Festival award in a competitive category, all three organisations gave Kerr honorary awards: a Cannes Film Festival Tribute in 1984;[33] a BAFTA Special Award in 1991;[8] and an Academy Honorary Award in 1994.[2]. But to Deborah there was just one big reason why nothing and no one could ever come between them. Marriage was a grown-up affair, and she and Tony were real grownups, not just romantic children playing at marriage. The old magic was gone. “You must have strength and self-control and never cry just because you’re lonely or unhappy. How did he manage to break his way through the “sophisticated lady” of cinema’s heart? She has appeared in many films from her first appearance in Major Barbara (1941). If one day Deborah wants to come back, I will be waiting for her with the children…». During the filming, according to Powell's autobiography, Powell and she became lovers:[12] "I realised that Deborah was both the ideal and the flesh-and-blood woman whom I had been searching for". Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Born Deborah Jane Trimmer in Glasgow, Scotland in 1921, she was the daughter of a soldier who had been gassed in World War I. At the crossroads of her life, Deborah Kerr prays: DEBORAH KERR paced nervously up and down the living room of her sumptuous cream-colored suite in the Hotel Imperial in Vienna, her pale pink dressing gown swirling around her. I don’t see how any mother can ever do anything to bring discredit on her child. Deborah’s studio, anxious to keep one of their most valuable stars happy, gave Tony a job as a TV producer. The many separations forced upon Tony and herself were both a curse and a blessing. She did, however, win the New York Film Critics Award three times and the Golden Globe Award for, Her last public appearance was in 1994 when she was awarded an honorary Oscar after six failed nominations over the years. See more ideas about Deborah kerr, Old hollywood, Hollywood. That was a huge hit as was another movie she made with Niven, Prudence and the Pill (1968). "[20], Deborah 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. . As well as The King and I, her films include: An Affair to Remember (1957), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Black Narcissus (1947), From Here to Eternity (1953), Tea and Sympathy (1956), Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957), Separate Tables (1958), The Innocents (1961), The Sundowners (1960), The Grass is Greener (1960), and The Night of the Iguana (1964). 1 comment, English translation of “Il Secondo Uomo di Deborah”. On January 6th, Deborah took a plane to London, where her husband had set her final residence (and was now a TV producer), to hug her children. [15] This was immediately followed by her appearance in the religious epic Quo Vadis (1951), shot at Cinecittà in Rome, in which she played the indomitable Lygia, a first-century Christian. Kerr », said the invitation, «has an important statement to make.» The journalists imagine it has to do with some relevant new role she’ll be taking in film, possibly followed by the usual press marketing. “Dear God, please don’t let me lose my children.”. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images *, {{ t('save_amount', { amount_saved: formatPrice(pack.amountYouSave) }) }}, {{ t('pack_count_lowercase', { total: pack.packCount }) }}, {{t('compared_with_single_price', {price: formatPrice(selectedSize.price) }) }}, *UltraPacks never expire as long as you sign in at least once a year. Received one of the longest standing ovations of all Honorary Oscar recipients when she was awarded an Honorary Oscar for her body of work in 1994. Deborah Kerr, her husband Peter Viertel and her biographer Eric Braun all died within the space of five weeks in the fall of 2007. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. 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". Deborah Kerr Weight 57 KG and height 5 Feet 8 Inches. Perhaps we should stop being sorry for them and start being sorry for me--for being so confoundedly normal. But this romance turned out to be far more mature than her earlier heart-throbs. 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. And he found her not only one of the most beautiful girls he’d ever known, but a gay, stimulating companion. Making it the second proof that Hollywood is death for marriage. It's an unbelievable terror, a kind of masochistic madness. She sadly admitted only recently, “Ours was not an ideal marriage as people thought. During her international film career, she won a Golden Globe Award for her performance as Anna Leonowens in the musical film The King and I (1956). I have told her not to have the divorce according to the California law, which splits everything we own in two equal parts, because most of what we had was her. She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1998 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to drama. She had a strong support roles in Major Barbara (1941) directed by Gabriel Pascal. While Deborah became one of the busiest stars in Hollywood, Tony had little to do. Less than three weeks later on 4 November, her husband Peter Viertel died of cancer. Since then she had gone through many heartbreaks, many lonely moments. [citation needed]. 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. She went down on her knees, trembling. For this performance, Kerr was nominated for an Emmy Award. WILL YOU MARRY ME? She was also a three-time winner of the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress. But Kerr’s first husband doesn’t give up. She bought her little girls all kinds of gifts and showered them with every visible and invisible symbol of love. No other rights or warranties are granted for comp use. She then went to the Sadler's Wells ballet school and in 1938 made her début in the corps de ballet in Prometheus. She quickly became a star of the British cinema, playing such diverse roles as the three women in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and the nun in Black Narcissus (1947).In 1947, she "crossed the pond" to Hollywood and came to MGM, where she found success in films like The Hucksters (1947), Edward, My Son (1949) and Quo Vadis (1951). A kind contribution of Lisa — cuckoo4kitties. December 8, 2008 at 14:47 Leave a comment. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. The scene with the two lovers in their bathing suits with the vast ocean behind them, made the cinemas shake all over the world. Deborah shut out the disturbing thought, as she had so many times before. [13][1] She played the repressed wife in The End of the Affair (1955), shot in England with Van Johnson. I hope we will be able to reach a friendly agreement towards the future». Deborah Kerr was in 11 on-screen matchups, including Burt Lancaster in From Here to Eternity (1953), Clark Gable in The Hucksters (1947), Cary Grant in An Affair to Remember (1957), David Niven in Bonjour tristesse (1958) and Stewart Granger in King Solomon's Mines (1950). If you want to make lots of money, you keep making films. “Mummy, nobody can count how many times I love you. Stewart Granger and Deborah Kerr dated from 1950 to December, 1949. She was fascinated not only by Tony’s good looks and his reputation as a great hero, but by his inner qualities as well. In marrying Viertel, she became stepmother to Viertel's daughter, Christine Viertel. He was killed in a road rage incident in 2004. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison - Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, The Night of the Iguana - Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr, Best Musical or Comedy Actress Golden Globe (film) winners. © 2020 Getty Images. With unseeing eyes she looked out the tall French windows at the cars and people going about their lives in the busy street below.The greatest thing in her life, her wonderful relationship with her two daughters, was being threatened. Deborah Kerr was in relationships with David Niven (1957), Burt Lancaster (1953), Stewart Granger (1949) and Michael Powell. Kerr's first film in Hollywood was The Hucksters (1947) with Clark Gable and Ava Gardner. In between Paramount borrowed her to appear in Thunder in the East (1951) with Alan Ladd. Now she thought, her mind whirling with the impact of the news, What will the children think when the newspapers in London headline this kind of story? The columnists remained stunned by the unexpected news and the unusual cold tone of the statement. The marriage was troubled, owing to Bartley's jealousy of his wife's fame and financial success,[10] and because her career often took her away from home.