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Blessed with a natural beauty, Scotland-born actress Deborah Kerr (1921-2007) provided the cinema with memorable studies of English gentility. A star in British pictures before she was 21 and a Hollywood fixture from 1946 on, she projected a cool reserve and stoic nobility, often hinting at passion and insecurity beneath the surface. Frequently portraying selfless, sympathetic women, she was brilliant in such roles as Anna Leonowens in The King and I (1956). And in a fascinating departure from her normal range, her portrayal of the sexually frustrated Army wife in From Here to Eternity (1953) resulted in the screen's most famous "clinch"--the beach scene with Burt Lancaster. Though she never won an Academy Award despite six nominations, Deborah Kerr received an honorary Oscar in 1994. ... Read more

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An Honest Portrait Rather than a Scandal Seeking Reference Biography
I find the author's biography to be referentially helpful, which is what an honest biography should aim for; the referential, informative narration productively substitutes for the usual scandalous, affair-driven, hyperbolic sell points from which biography authors often construct their narrative-accounts. Instead, the author is respectful of his subject. Rather than seeking to dream up a concocted, fanciful life-narrative based on gossipy accounts, the biography aims effectively to reflect a life while concentrating on its professional achievements. In that sense, the biography captured best Kerr's essence, whose flashiness was reserved for portrayals of characters in front of movie cameras rather than the self-portrayal of a Hollywood star. I think that the biography serves best in that context Kerr's fans and students: it is, as the biography implies, what they love so much about her and what Kerr's colleagues, without fail it seems, learned to appreciate with awe.

A solid film career bio
Capua typically writes biographies that place more stress on the film and stage careers of his subjects rather than subjective attacks on his subjects' lifestyles and controversial social interactions.This book on Kerr is no different.I tend to gravitate toward more directly-narrative biographies with this type of focus rather than half-baked or questionable commentaries written for the sake of drama.These are also the type of books common of his publisher. The book also contains several very agreeable photos, typical, too, of Capua's books.

Don't Waste Your Money!
Hey I want to write a book about Deborah Kerr! So I'll Google for any articles or interviews, watch the Bio Channel, probably read Eric Braun's biography and a few others like, say, Bob Mitchum's, David Niven's and that other English guy Stewart Granger's, for stories about Deborah and call the British Film Institute. Then I'll put all the bits together and write them down in a book. Ok, so there are small inaccuracies, like thinking Guildford is a town in Sussex, or that it's only 20 miles between Surrey and Bristol, or that Deborah was told of her brother's murder which caused her great pain, when this was actually kept from her by her family and I'll write briefly and vaguely about most stuff, including unsubstantiated affairs, use phrases like "hastened to Deborah's side" and I'll hurtle through her illness and death to get to the end as fast as possible because I can't give any actual details of her last years, but it'll be just like reading a magazine so that'll be ok, right? Wrong. Sad to say, this is a lazily researched and badly written, superficial book. I'm pretty sure at least one hackneyed sentence is exactly the same as one in Getting To Know Her, the Bio Channel feature. It's obviously unauthorised, as there is nothing from Deborah's family. A piece of work that just skims the surface of Deborah's life and work, most of which any fan of Deborah's has surely read somewhere else. Those who don't know her probably won't bother to get halfway through. It's a shame when it's been a long wait for a new biography. And the price in the UK is outrageous, for such a slim paperback. ... Read more

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This biography traces Powell's career from his days as a stills photographer and screenwriter to Hitchcock, through his long directorial apprenticeship in the "quota quickies" of the 1930s, to his fertile Archers partnership with Emeric Pressburger, and the frustration of his later years. ... Read more

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Time for A New Biography
This book was written in 1977, when typically, star biographies were neither particularly honest nor too personal. This is a gushing tribute to DK's supposed unspoilt and unpretentious behaviour and does a good biblographic job of her film career. There is an interesting summary of her early years and the apparently effortless break into stardom, but it doesn't address any personal issues or obstacles.For example she apparently told Noel Coward in 1959 that she was fighting for custody of her children and then there are the rumoured affairs with two co-stars. It would be interesting to hear of her life since 1977, particularly with regard to her battle with Parkinson's Disease.She's still alive, which is certainly worth celebrating.

Wonderful Biography of a wonderful actress
This is a truly fantastic book. I finished it in less than three days, because I just couldn't put it down. It gives you insight into the actress' life, career choices and character, without being too explicit and vulgar. After you read it, you really feel like you KNOW Deborah Kerr... And wishyou had. ... Read more

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Deborah Kerr, CBE (30 September 1921 – 16 October 2007) wasa Scottish stage, television and film actress. She won theSarah Siddons Award for her Chicago performance as LauraReynolds in Tea and Sympathy, a role which she originatedon Broadway, a Golden Globe Award for the motion picture,The King and I, and she was also the recipient of honoraryAcademy, BAFTA and Cannes Film Festival awards. She wasnominated six times for an Academy Award as Best Actressbut never won. In 1994, however, she was cited by theAcademy for a film career that alwaysrepresented "perfection, discipline and elegance". Amongher most famous films were: The King and I, An Affair toRemember, From Here to Eternity, Heaven Knows, Mr. Allisonand Separate Tables ... Read more

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Funny, poignant, and nostalgic, You Know You're an MK When... captures the ideas, memories, and struggles of the children of missionaries (MKs) around the globe. If National Geographic makes you homesick, your friends remind you which side of the road to drive on, and you have a hard time with the question, "Where are you from?" this is definitely the book for you. ... Read more

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Humourous, but not cheesy -- a rare find
Superb. You know those little books you pick up in the doctor's waiting room to pass the time? The ones with one funny witticism one each page, united by a general theme?

This is better. The theme is more directed, yet at the same time the content is less redundant. And they're actually funny, yet at the same time there's a serious side inherent in the topic. Even if you don't know any MKs personally, you'll enjoy this one. A great addition to any personal library.

Wide-ranging, accurate view of the MK (missionary kid) world
The first item:"1.You can't answer the question, "Where are you from?"

Wow!I read that first line, and was captured by this little book.I grew up in Zaire (now Congo, again...) and also spent timein several other countries along the way.My mother is an MK too.Thisbook is 100% right on.I have always felt like a foreigner, no matter if Iwas in boarding school, back at the mission with my folks, or "home onfurlough" to the States.

The book is serious, but also hilariouslyfunny.I have indeed watched nature programs and thought about what thatanimal/insect tasted like, and marveled at the selection of coffees in thegrocery store, laughed at the names of compact cars (because I knew whatthey really meant), spoken at churches even though I am not a pastor, beenexhibited at Sunday School, and my home does look like a museum of Africanart. It took me years to remember not to cross my 7's, and to throw awayempty jars and tins.

If you are an MK, please read this book.It willcomfort you to know that your feelings of alienation and lonliness areshared with thousands of others - you really are not alone. It will alsoremind you of the fun times, whether you were a missionary kid in Africa,Asia, Central, or South America.

If you are trying to get to know an MK(a feat if you can accomplish it, since we don't usually let people tooclose), you should also read this book.It will give you some insight intotheir world, which is so different from the one you grew up in.

You know you've read a good book when...
Possibly the greatest set of words to ever be written down in this order.With the exception of the recipe for chocolate chip cookies, but that goes without saying. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) is a film by the British film making team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger under the banner of The Archers. It stars Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr and Anton Walbrook. The title derives from the satirical Colonel Blimp comic strip by David Low but the story itself is original. The film is renowned for its beautiful Technicolor cinematography. The film begins in 1943, the middle of the Second World War. The leader of the defenders in a Home Guard training exercise, Major General Clive Wynne-Candy (Roger Livesey) is "captured" in a Turkish bath by soldiers led by a young lieutenant who has decided to strike preemptively, in contravention of antiquated conventions of war, as he believes this is how the Germans fight. Candy protests in vain that "War starts at midnight!" ... Read more

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Chapters: Graeme Garden, Sean Connery, Deborah Kerr, Billy Boyd, Alastair Sim, Tom Conti, David Tennant, John Barrowman, Ewan Mcgregor, Ian Charleson, Alan Cumming, Ian Mcdiarmid, James Mcavoy, David Mccallum, Rikki Fulton, Ian Richardson, Shirley Henderson, Euan S Mciver, Sylvester Mccoy, Gerard Butler, Will Fyffe, Stanley Baxter, Gordon Jackson, Henry Ian Cusick, Paul Mcgillion, Kate Dickie, Ken Stott, Dawn Steele, John Sessions, Sean Biggerstaff, Ashley Jensen, Christopher Malcolm, Ewan Stewart, Lindsay Duncan, Ian Bannen, David Langton, Cecilia Loftus, Iain Robertson, Amy Manson, John Laurie, Eric Campbell, Bill Paterson, David Hayman, David Macmillan, Molly Pearson, Angus Macfadyen, Russell Hunter, Rebecca Pidgeon, Justine Waddell, Hannah Gordon, Jimmy Finlayson, Iain Cuthbertson, Eileen Herlie, Nicol Williamson, Michael Sheard, Rona Anderson, Susan Fleetwood, Mary Ure, Emun Elliott, Alec Newman, Kristin Linklater, Douglas Henshall, Stewart Mclean, David Rintoul, Ewen Bremner, Iain Glen, Morven Christie, Finlay Currie, Gordon Fraser, Jimmy Logan, Phyllida Law, Vivien Heilbron, Alastair Mackenzie, Hilton Mcrae, John Fraser, James Watson, James Donald, Joseph Mcfadden, Alisa Anderson, Brian Mccardie, Gordon Reid, Alastair Duncan, Jo Gibb, Alexander Morton, Sean Kane, Valerie Edmond, Phil Mccall, J. Grant Anderson, Alastair Galbraith, Alan Macnaughtan, Eliza Newton, James Gillan, Siobhan Redmond, Isabella Glyn, Elizabeth Sellars, Roddy Mcmillan, Tom Fleming, Michelle Duncan, Stella Gonet, John Malcolm, Morag Hood, Stephen Ashfield, Jack Milroy, Dorothy Paul, Ross King, Benny Young, Elizabeth Maclennan, Julie Wilson Nimmo, John Grieve, Una Mclean, Steven Robertson, Suzanne Enoch, Helena Carroll. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 507. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: David Tennant ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1672146 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Sophie Marceau, Michelle Yeoh, Kim Basinger, Jane Seymour, Judi Dench, Deborah Kerr, Carole Bouquet, Eva Green, Halle Berry, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbara Bouchet, Denise Richards, Grace Jones, Joanna Lumley, Famke Janssen, Catherine Schell, Claudine Auger, Britt Ekland, Ursula Andress, Teri Hatcher, Olga Kurylenko, Lois Maxwell, Samantha Bond, Gemma Arterton, Minnie Driver, Lois Chiles, Tanya Roberts, Rosamund Pike, Barbara Bach, Caroline Munro, Maud Adams, Daliah Lavi, Joanna Pettet, Maryam D'abo, Izabella Scorupco, Barbara Carrera, Lotte Lenya, Yasuko Nagazumi, Julie Ege, Angela Scoular, Denise Perrier, Marilyn Galsworthy, Jill St John, Karin Dor. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Kim Basinger (prononcez BAY/sing/er) , née Kimila Ann Basinger le 8 décembre 1953 à Athens aux États-Unis, est un ancien mannequin de mode devenue actrice américaine de cinéma connue sous le nom de Kim Basinger. Elle possède son étoile sur le Walk of Fame d'Hollywood Boulevard. Elle remporte son premier succès international en interprétant une James Bond girl dans Jamais plus jamais (1983). Le film lui ouvre les portes du cinéma. Elle est nommée au Golden Globe pour son rôle dans Le Meilleur (The Natural, 1984). Sex-symbol des années 1980, elle voit sa carrière s'envoler en 1986 grâce au film 9 semaines 1/2. Ses autres grands succès incluent Boire et déboires aux côtés de Bruce Willis, Batman (1989) aux côtés de Michael Keaton et Jack Nicholson dont elle est la vedette principale, Sang chaud pour meurtre de sang-froid aux côtés de Richard Gere et Uma Thurman. En, 1997 elle joue dans L.A. Confidential aux côtés de Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito et Guy Pearce qui lui rapporte l'Oscar de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôl...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Colin Maclaurin, Deborah Kerr, Robert II of Scotland, John Smith, A. J. Cronin, Hans Makeléer, Lachlan Macquarie, Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, Graham Watson, Domhnall mac Raghnaill, George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Séon Carsuel, Sylvester McCoy, Ian MacAlister Stewart, William Macewen, Brian Wilson, Laurence de Ergadia, Adam Crozier, Alistair Carmichael, John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, Henry Robertson Bowers, John of Islay, Lord of the Isles, Moira Cameron, Jason MacIntyre, Donnchadh of Argyll, Dúghall of Lorne, John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, Ruaidhri mac Raghnaill, Fionnlagh MacCailein, Robert Roy MacGregor, Domhnall of Islay, Lord of the Isles, Donald Campbell, Neil MacFarlane, Eric Campbell, John of Argyll, Zachary Macaulay, Archibald Campbell, John Crawfurd, Duncan Ban MacIntyre, Aonghas Mór, John McNeill, Jackie Ballard, Stewart Houston, John Carstairs McNeill, Donald McLean, David Lowe MacIntyre, Alexander of Argyll, John Stuart McCaig, John H. D. Anderson, Lady of Lawers, Domhnall Dubh, Robert Herbert Story, Alexander Óg, David Stewart, James Hunter, Thomas Spens, Patrick Campbell Rodger, Aonghas Óg, Niall Caimbeul, Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay, Jim Kelso, Lorne MacLaine Campbell, Eóghan of Argyll, Philip Tower, Goraidh Mac Eachann MacAlasdair, William McTaggart, Harvey McGregor, Saint Blane, Stuart Liddell, Anne Lorne Gillies, James Stewart, Eachann Mac Goraidh MacAlasdair, Alexander MacAlister, Alasdair Mòr, Coun Douly Rankin, Donald Alphonsus Campbell, Peter Sinclair, George Henry Tatham Paton, Seamus McSporran, John MacLeod, Domhnall mac Alasdair, Angus McMillan, Jessie MacLachlan, Owen MacEoin Dubh MacAlister, Angus MacDonell, Adrian Gore, Archibald Graham, Donald Sinclair, Peter Graham, Reg McKay, Giolla Críost Brúilingeach, Charles Gordon O'Neill, Keith Woodrow,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 358. Not illustrated. Free upda...http://booksllc.net/?id=147958 ... Read more

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6" x 7" Asian language magazine with Hollywood starlet photo cover and a mix of cartoons and tabloid news inside. Date of publication estimated. ... Read more

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Chapters: Graeme Garden, Sean Connery, Deborah Kerr, Richard Wilson, Billy Boyd, Billy Connolly, David Tennant, John Barrowman, Ewan Mcgregor, Craig Ferguson, Ian Charleson, Alan Cumming, Ian Mcdiarmid, James Mcavoy, David Mccallum, Brian Cox, Rikki Fulton, Peter Capaldi, Ian Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Shirley Henderson, Ronnie Corbett, Armando Iannucci, Bill Simpson, Euan S Mciver, Sylvester Mccoy, Katie Leung, Robert Carlyle, Gerard Butler, Kelly Macdonald, Stanley Baxter, Gordon Jackson, Henry Ian Cusick, Paul Mcgillion, Kate Dickie, Denis Lawson, Ken Stott, Dawn Steele, Colin Hay, John Sessions, Andrew Keir, Morag Siller, Sean Biggerstaff, Ashley Jensen, Sanjeev Kohli, Dougray Scott, Christopher Malcolm, Ewan Stewart, Lindsay Duncan, Kevin Mckidd, Gray O'brien, David Langton, Iain Robertson, Amy Manson, John Laurie, Lynn Ferguson, Bill Paterson, David Hayman, David Macmillan, Angus Macfadyen, Michelle Gomez, Russell Hunter, Rebecca Pidgeon, Justine Waddell, Hannah Gordon, Fulton Mackay, Laurie Brett, Isla Blair, Hans Matheson, John Hannah, Ross Davidson, Vincent Winter, Karen Gillan, Iain Cuthbertson, Eileen Herlie, Jordan Smith, Rory Elrick, Kate Copstick, Clare Grogan, Richard Mccabe, Michael Sheard, Susan Fleetwood, Emun Elliott, Alec Newman, Bill Fraser, Daniela Nardini, Graham Crowden, Stewart Mclean, David Rintoul, Mark Mcmanus, Stephen Mccole, Ewen Bremner, Iain Glen, Eric Cullen, Tony Curran, Claire Goose, Morven Christie, Finlay Currie, Sharon Small, Elspet Gray, Annette Crosbie, Gordon Fraser, Phyllida Law, Martin Compston, Elaine C. Smith, Jacqueline Pirie, Vivien Heilbron, Laura Fraser, Alastair Mackenzie, James Macpherson, John Gordon Sinclair, Jack Docherty, Gordon Kennedy, Ian Buchanan, Hilton Mcrae, Robert Cavanah, Kenneth Cranham, Gregor Fisher, John Fraser, Andrew Agnew, Andy Cameron, Brigit Forsyth, James Watson, Katrina Bryan, James Donald, James Hayter, Joseph Mcfadden, Matt Healy, James Cosmo, En...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1672146 ... Read more

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Chapters: Sean Connery, Deborah Kerr, Richard Wilson, Billy Boyd, Alastair Sim, Tom Conti, Billy Connolly, David Tennant, John Barrowman, Ewan Mcgregor, Sheena Easton, Ian Charleson, Alan Cumming, Ian Mcdiarmid, James Mcavoy, David Mccallum, Brian Cox, Rikki Fulton, Peter Capaldi, Moultrie Kelsall, Ian Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Shirley Henderson, Ronnie Corbett, Bill Simpson, Isla Fisher, Katie Leung, Robert Carlyle, Peter Mullan, Harry Lauder, Gerard Butler, Will Fyffe, Kelly Macdonald, Stanley Baxter, Gordon Jackson, Henry Ian Cusick, Paul Mcgillion, Kate Dickie, Colin Friels, Denis Lawson, Ken Stott, Dawn Steele, John Sessions, Andrew Keir, Morag Siller, Ray Park, Sean Biggerstaff, Ashley Jensen, Dougray Scott, Christopher Malcolm, Ewan Stewart, Lindsay Duncan, Kevin Mckidd, Ian Bannen, David Langton, Cecilia Loftus, Iain Robertson, Stuart Mcquarrie, Amy Manson, John Laurie, Lynn Ferguson, Bill Paterson, David Hayman, David Macmillan, Molly Pearson, Angus Macfadyen, Michelle Gomez, Gemma Chan, Rebecca Pidgeon, Justine Waddell, Hannah Gordon, Jameson Clark, Fulton Mackay, Jimmy Finlayson, Hans Matheson, John Hannah, Pippa Guard, Vincent Winter, Karen Gillan, Iain Cuthbertson, Jack Buchanan, Eileen Herlie, Nicol Williamson, Clare Grogan, Richard Mccabe, Michael Sheard, Moira Shearer, Susan Fleetwood, Mary Ure, Emun Elliott, Bill Fraser, Daniela Nardini, Douglas Henshall, Stephen Mccole, Ewen Bremner, Iain Glen, Tony Curran, Claire Goose, Morven Christie, Finlay Currie, Sharon Small, Elspet Gray, Gordon Fraser, Jimmy Logan, Phyllida Law, Martin Compston, Anthony Dawson, Ernest Torrence, Vivien Heilbron, Douglas Sannachan, Laura Fraser, Alastair Mackenzie, John Gordon Sinclair, Hilton Mcrae, David Powell, Kenneth Cranham, Gregor Fisher, John Fraser, James Watson, James Donald, James Hayter, Joseph Mcfadden, Matt Healy, James Cosmo, David O'hara, Brian Mccardie, Leonard Maguire, Duncan Lamont, Gordon Reid, Raymond Mearns, ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1672146 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: John Logie Baird, Deborah Kerr, Ian Mcgeoch, Jack Buchanan, Kenny Hyslop, Peter Such, Stephen Conroy, Phil Ashby, Joe Carson, Fergus Tiernan, David Macdonald. Excerpt:David MacDonald (9 May 1904, Helensburgh - 22 June 1983, London) was a British film director, writer and producer. His first major film as director was The Brothers . Select filmography Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Deborah Kerr Deborah Kerr , CBE (30 September 1921 16 October 2007) was a Scottish stage, television and film actress. She won the Sarah Siddons Award for her Chicago performance as Laura Reynolds in Tea and Sympathy , a role which she originated on Broadway , a Golden Globe Award for the motion picture, The King and I , and she was also the recipient of honorary Academy , BAFTA and Cannes Film Festival awards. She was nominated six times for an Academy Award as Best Actress but never won. In 1994, however, she was cited by the Academy for a film career that always represented "perfection, discipline and elegance". Among her most famous films were: The King and I , An Affair to Remember , From Here to Eternity , Quo Vadis , Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison and Separate Tables . Although the Scottish pronunciation of her surname is closer to a phonetic reading of the name (pronounced / k r/ ), when she was being promoted as a Hollywood actress it was made clear that her surname should be pronounced the same as "car". In order to avoid confusion over pronunciation, Louis B. Mayer of MGM billed her as "Kerr rhymes with Star!" Early life Kerr was born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer in a private nursing home (hospital) in Glasgow , Scotland, the only daughter of Kathleen Rose (née Smale) and Capt. Arthur Charles Kerr-Trimmer, a World War I veteran pilot who later became a naval arc... ... Read more

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VHS Video! Affair to Remember (Original 1957 Film) In this poignant and humorous love story nominated for four Academy Awards, Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr meet on an ocean liner and fall deeply in love. Though each is engaged to someone else, they agree to meet six months later at the Empire State Building if they still feel the same way about each other. But a tragic accident prevents their rendezvous and the lover's future takes an emotional and uncertain turn. ... Read more