The Scottish television, stage and film actress Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer CBE popular by the name Deborah Kerr was born on the 30th September 1921 in Glasgow, Scotland. Kerr was the only daughter and eldest child of Kathleen Rose & Capt. Arthur Charles Kerr-Trimmer who was a veteran pilot of the First World War and later worked as a civil engineer and naval architect. Deborah Kerr had a younger journalist brother Edward who died in a 2004 road accident.

In 1938, Kerr as a ballet dancer first appeared at Sadler’s Wells and soon jumped to the next step on the performance ladder, acting. In 1940, Kerr appeared in the British war-time spy film Contraband but unfortunately her scenes were edited in the final released version. Her next role was in the 1941 British film Hatter’s Castle. In the subsequent year Kerr played the hero’s love interest in Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell’s film titled The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp. Deborah Kerr struck fame and recognition after playing the acclaimed role of a nun in the 1947 Black Narcissus for which she bagged Actress of the Year Award by the New York Film Critics’.

Deborah Kerr appeared as Karen in the film From Here to Eternity in 1953, the role brought her an Oscar nomination in the category of Best Actress. AFI termed the movie as one of “AFI’s top 100 Most Romantic Films” ever produced in the history of American cinema.

Kerr portrayed various roles such as a nun in Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, a governess in The Chalk Garden, a mama’s girl in Separate Tables, a sheep-herder’s wife in The Sundowners, a beautiful and lustful screen enchantresses in Beloved Infidel and Bonjour tristesse and as a comic in The Grass is Greener. Deborah Kerr’s most popular roles were in the 1956 musical The King and I and in An Affair to Remember. In 1967, Kerr performed in the James Bond movie Casino Royale, getting the honour of being the oldest Bond Girl at the age of 46. In 1969, Deborah Kerr appeared nude in John Frankenheimer’s The Gypsy Moths, an act intended to maintain her competitiveness against young and upcoming actresses. However Deborah Kerr soon expressed her unwillingness to repeat her nude performance and drifted towards theatres & television towards the end of the 1960’s.

On the 29th November 1945 Kerr married Anthony Bartley who was a commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force and had the rank of Squadron Leader. The couple had 2 daughters namely Melanie Jane who was born on the 27th December 1947 & Francesca Ann who is the actor John Shrapnel’s wife. The couple separated after fourteen years of marriage. On the 23rd July 1960, Deborah Kerr married author Peter Viertel who had a daughter Christine Viertel. Although Kerr resided in Klosters, Switzerland & Marbella, Spain for a long time, she eventually returned to Britain to her own children. Soon after returning to Britain her health condition started deteriorating. Deborah Kerr died of Parkinson’s disease on the 16th October 2007 at Botesdale, Suffolk.

Deborah Kerr received a total of six nominations in the category of Best Actress at the Academy Awards along with four Golden globe nominations during her career as an actress. Out of these Deborah won a Golden Globe for the film The King and I. She was also distinguished by a Henrietta Award bestowing her the title of Best Female in World Cinema.

Although Kerr never received an Oscar, Cannes or BAFTA award dirctly for her perfornamce, she received honorary awards such as a Cannes Film Festival Tribute in 1984 ,a BAFTA Special Award in 1991 & an Honorary Academy Award in 1994 in appreciation of “Perfection, Discipline and Elegance”. In 1998, Deborah Kerr was appointed as a Commander of the Order the British Empire. Deborah Kerr also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for her outstanding contributions to the motion picture industry.

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1. He Only Pretends Not to Listen. He heard what you said. He’s just not interested in hearing it at the moment. Don’t try to give your man instructions or talk about your feelings when he’s watching TV (especially sports), eating, reading, or has just come home from work. He will only be half listening. His mind is on other things like: will his team win, his day at work, how hungry he is, etc. He can only pay attention to one thing at a time. If he lets you think that he is giving you his full attention, and then you will want to talk to him at these inappropriate moments all the time. If he gives you a detailed response, you’ll just continue to talk. If he completely ignores you, you’ll get mad. If he pretends that he is listening, you will be content and walk away. 2. He Does Look at Other Women. Not because he wants to cheat, but because men are visually stimulated. Getting mad at him for looking is just going to make him sneak a peek. Hey, it’s just a passing glance. It’s not like we don’t check guys out too! 3. He Needs Time Away From You. Men need time to reflect, socialize and just get away from it all. Men like the time to regroup. It doesn’t mean that they don’t want to be with us, it is just an escape to appreciate what they have at home. So lighten up, while he’s out of the house, take the kids out or get a babysitter and go something you enjoy. 4. He Doesn’t Feel Like Being Bothered Sometimes You’ve probably asked him to do something several times, but yet he still doesn’t do it in a timely manner. In frustration, you do it yourself. What is he thinking, “Thank Goodness!” Men do things at their own pace. You can ask your man to take out the trash and 3 hours later, it’s still there. Technically, he still has time to take out the trash. In his mind, the trash isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and if you do it yourself, that just makes it better for him. 5. He Really Enjoys Gossip If your man overhears you gossiping on the phone, he’ll probably shake his head in disapproval. However, if he talks about Joe and Margaret, his co workers who are having an affair, it’s not gossip. Actually men enjoy to gossip. They just have a different name for it “Commenting.” 6. Yes, He Was Thinking About Sex Your man has a far away look in his eyes. He seems distant. He was thinking about sex. He can’t help it, he thinks about it several times a day. Wouldn’t you prefer that he thinks about it several times a day rather than having sex several times a day? 7. When His Voice Goes High, or He Answers a Question With the Same Question, He’s Thinking of a Lie. If you ask your man, “What You’d Do Today?’ and he replies “What I’d Do Today?” he’s probably thinking of lie. It doesn’t mean that he did something inappropriate, just something you wouldn’t approve of. Maybe, he left work early to hang out with the guys. If he told you this, you’d be upset because you had a long day at work or at home with the kids. The problem is he was having too much fun to think about if you would ask him that question, so he didn’t plan a lie beforehand. 8. Nothing is Wrong, So Stop Asking Him Admit it, you see your man sitting quietly and you naturally assume something is wrong or has happened. So you ask, “What’s wrong?” and he replies, “Nothing, I’m just thinking.” Well, this answer doesn’t satisfy you, so you ask again throughout the day, which leads to his frustration. Men reflect too! He was probably thinking about how he wants to change careers, if you are satisfied and happy with him, how he can make more money, how he doesn’t want to grow old and fat, or how he would really like to buy that sports car. Ask him once, and then leave it alone. If you really sense something is wrong, give him some time and talk to him when you both feel like talking. 9. Most Men are Conquerors and Most Women are Venters You just told him about your horrible experience at work. You want him to comfort and console you; instead he gives you logical facts about how to solve the problem. You feel cheated. You wanted to share your feelings about the day and all he wanted to do was fix the problem. Men like to offer solutions. Most men are not concerned about being in touch with their feelings when there’s a conflict. You want to feel understood; he wants to make the problem go away. He can’t relate to how you are feeling, so he does what he knows best, helps you to plan a solution. 10. He Wants to Feel Successful. A man needs to feel he has accomplished something in life, and often times that accomplishment is found in their jobs or careers. Men don’t like to feel conflicted between work and quality time with their families. To men, if they are working hard to earn money, this will improve the quality of their family’s life.

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