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Jean Collins Kerr
Jean Collins Kerr 1923-2003, American comic author and playwright, b. Scranton, Pa., wife of Walter Kerr . Kerr had a knack for finding wry humor in the worlds of marriage, suburbia, and show business. Her novel Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1957) was made into a movie (1960) and a television se... Read more
Walter Francis Kerr
Walter Francis Kerr 1913-96, American drama critic, b. Evanston, Ill. He wrote for the theater in the 1930s, and became drama critic for the New York Herald Tribune in 1951 and for the New York Times in 1966. His books include How Not to Write a Play (1955), The Decline of Pleasure (1962), ... Read more
Ada
Ada , city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. The city is also noted for horsebreeding, especially of quarter horses. East Central State Univ. and the Sciences and Natural Resources Center of ... Read more
Flathead Lake
Flathead Lake 197 sq mi (510 sq km), 30 mi (48 km) long, NW Mont.; largest natural lake in Montana. Formed by the glacial damming of the Flathead River, which flows through it from north to south, Flathead Lake has an irregular shoreline and many small islands. Surrounded by mountains, the lake is ... Read more
Roanoke
Roanoke river, c.410 mi (660 km) long, rising in SW Va. and flowing generally southeast across the Blue Ridge Mts. and into Albemarle Sound, NE N.C. The lower river is navigable for small craft. A comprehensive flood-control and hydroelectric-power scheme has been initiated on the river. Among a se... Read more
Muskogee
Muskogee , city (1990 pop. 37,708), seat of Muskogee co., E Okla., near the junction of the Arkansas, Verdigris, and Grand rivers; inc. 1898. It is an important transportation, trade, and industrial center in the agricultural Arkansas valley, with a modern port (opened 1971) on the McClellan-Kerr Ar... Read more
Norman Bel Geddes
Norman Bel Geddes , 1893-1958, American designer, b. Adrian, Mich. as Norman Melancton Geddes. He began his career in 1918 as scene designer for the Metropolitan Opera. He became known for imaginative designs both for the New York stage and for numerous industrial products. Geddes also designed seve... Read more
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier of Brighton
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier of Brighton , 1907-89, English actor, director, and producer. He made his stage debut at Stratford-on-Avon in 1922 and soon achieved renown through his work with the Old Vic company. Noted for his remarkable versatility and striking features, he enjoyed universal... Read more
Sir William Henry Bragg
Sir William Henry Bragg 1862-1942, English physicist, educated at King William's College, Isle of Man, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He served on the faculties of the Univ. of Adelaide in Australia (1886-1908), the Univ. of Leeds (1909-15), and the Univ. of London (1915-23). From 1923 he was Full... Read more
Alfred Marshall
Alfred Marshall 1842-1924, English economist. At Cambridge, where he taught from 1885 to 1908, he exerted great influence on the development of economic thought of the time; one of his students was John Maynard Keynes . He systematized the classical economic theories and made new analyses in the s... Read more

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Seascape
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Prize.] On a deserted stretch of beach, the late‐middle‐aged couple Charlie ( Barry Nelson ) and Nancy ( Deborah Kerr) are discussing their “pleasant” marriage when two human‐sized lizards, Leslie ( Frank Langella... Read more
Tea and Sympathy
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...At the New England boys' school he attends, Tom Lee ( John Kerr) is considered an “off horse,” a boy whose shyness...the customary tea and sympathy is Reynolds's wife, Laura ( Deborah Kerr). She berates Reynolds for persecuting Tom to hide his doubts... Read more
Ghosts in the Movies
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained ...decision to allow the audience to see the ghosts only through the eyes of the protagonist, the governess Miss Gliddens (Deborah Kerr). The film is a psychological masterpiece, dealing with ghosts that may or may not be truly there. The Haunting (1963... Read more
Ron Howard
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Red Skelton Show. Three years later, Howard was cast in a feature film called The Journey, starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr. In order to perform in the film, Howard was required to travel to Ireland. "My parents talked it over and decided that... Read more

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Kerr, Deborah
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers KERR, Deborah Nationality: British. Born: Deborah Jane...1986; also subject of documentary, Deborah Kerr: Not Just an English Rose , for BBC TV...On KERR: book — Braun, Eric, Deborah Kerr , London, 1977. On KERR: articles —... Read more
Deborah
Book article from: A Dictionary of First Names Deborah ♀ Biblical name (meaning ‘bee’ in Hebrew), borne by the nurse of Rebecca (Genesis 35:8) and by...industriousness. Since then it has enjoyed enormous popularity, peaking in the 1960s. Among other famous bearers is the actress Deborah Kerr (1921–2007). Variants : Debora , ... Read more
From here to Eternity
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...George Dunning. Cast: Burt Lancaster ( Sergeant Milton Warden ); Montgomery Clift ( Robert E. Lee "Prew" Prewitt ); Deborah Kerr ( Karen Holmes ); Frank Sinatra ( Angelo Maggio ); Donna Reed ( Alma "Lorene" ); Philip Ober ( Captain Dana Holmes... Read more
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...costume design: Joseph Bato, Matilda Etches; music: Allan Gray. Cast: Anton Walbrook ( Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff ); Deborah Kerr ( Edith Hunter/Barbara Wynne/Angela Cannon ); Roger Livesey ( General Clive Wynne-Candy ); Roland Culver ( Colonel Betteridge... Read more
Black Narcissus
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Lawson; costume designer: Hein Heckroth; music: Brian Easdale; music performed by: London Symphony Orchestra. Cast: Deborah Kerr ( Sister Clodagh ); Sabu ( The Young general ); David Farrar ( Mr. Dean ); Flora Robson ( Sister Philippa ); Esmond... Read more
Casino Royale
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Le Chiffre ); Joanna Pettet ( Mata Bond ); Daliah Lavi ( The Detainer, 007 ); Woody Allen ( Jimmy Bond/Dr. Noah ); Deborah Kerr ( Agent Mimi alias Lady Fiona ); William Holden ( Ransome ); Charles Boyer ( Le Grand ); John Huston ( M ); Kurt Kasznar... Read more
Louis, Jean
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...had no big stars except Hayworth, he could count Doris Day, Joan Crawford, Kim Novak, Claudette Colbert, Lana Turner, Deborah Kerr, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe among the stars for whom he designed. Louis was also Read more

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Kerr-McGee makes organizational changes.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Coatings World; 12/1/2004; 146 words ; Kerr-McGee Shared Services LLC has named Deborah Schramm vice president of corporate communications, responsible for internal and external communications and community relations... Read more
Canning tips Kerr and Ball don't tell you.(techniques and equipment used in home canning)
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...offered. I was amazed and delighted. Many letters included questions on canning, so I thought it might be a good subject to cover. Kerr and Ball both offer excellent books to use as a guide, but they don't include some of the tips I'd like to offer from 30 years... Read more
Michael Powell.(Review)
Magazine article from: Cineaste; 3/22/1997; ; 700+ words ; by James Howard, with an Introduction by Deborah Kerr. Batsford, England and North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar square Press, 1997. 160 pp., illus. Paperback: $24.95 Rich and strange are... Read more
ABO's 97th anniversary dinner dance a great success! The Associated Builders and Owners of Greater New York Turn Marriot Marquis into New Orleans' Mardi Gras.(Annual Review & Forecast)
Magazine article from: Real Estate Weekly; 2/13/2008; 700+ words ; ...Shops at Atlas Park; Michael Kerr, Co-Chairman of ABO and Arnold...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Michael Kerr, Co-Chairman of ABO; Honoree Deborah Van Amerongen, Commissioner...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Michael Kerr, Co-Chairman of Associated...Cooper Square Realty; Honoree Deborah Van Amerongen, ... Read more
Tribute to Hollywood mum.
Newspaper article from: Bury Free Press (Bury St. Edmunds, England); 10/26/2007; 337 words ; ...surf with Burt Lancaster in From Here To Eternity. But to one Wattisfield woman, Golden Globe Award-winning actress Deborah Kerr was also known as mum. The actress, 86, died last Tuesday, having suffered from Parkinson's Disease. She had two daughters... Read more
Burt Barr at Patrick Callery.(video art)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Art in America; 9/1/1999; ; 439 words ; ...reveals a British plan to vitrify radioactive waste rather than a torrid movie scene featuring leggy Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in a passionate seaside embrace. At the time, that steamy clinch bared the two stars in the fairly unrevealing bathing... Read more
Joe hopes for Oscar joy.
Newspaper article from: Bury Free Press (Bury St. Edmunds, England); 2/15/2008; 333 words ; ...family tradition next Sunday and achieve Oscar success as a screenwriter. The 31-year-old grandson of screen legend Deborah Kerr wrote the screenplay for short film The Tonto Woman, the directorial debut of Daniel Barber. Joe's brother Lex also... Read more
ANJELICA HUSTON.(actress and filmmaker)(Interview)
Magazine article from: Interview; 2/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...things I do recall was being in Tobago. My father was making Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison [1957] starring Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr when I was three years old. The fact that my father was making a movie was not so extraordinary for me, it was my life... Read more
Business Beat.(Business)
Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 1/2/2003; 358 words ; ...president of developmental disabilities services for Albertina Kerr Centers in the Eugene/Springfield area, has been awarded the...520-8522; or visit the Web at www.ultimatesolutions.biz. Stuart and Deborah Meas have opened a Pakmail store and Complabs at 225 W. Sixth... Read more
Joseph James di Reda.(DEATHS)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 6/18/2007; 375 words ; ...migrated to New York where he garnered a role in the touring company in Elia Kazan's production of Tea and Sympathy with Deborah Kerr. The tour landed him in Hollywood where he remained for the rest of his acting career. His many motion picture credits... Read more