Deborah Kerr - by Michelangelo Capua (Paperback)

Name: Deborah Kerr - by Michelangelo Capua (Paperback)
Brand: McFarland & Company
SKU: 88633356
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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.
About the Author: Michelangelo Capua is the author of several McFarland biographies of Hollywood film stars.
224 Pages
Performing Arts, Film

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About the Book

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.

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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.

About the Author

Michelangelo Capua is the author of several McFarland biographies of Hollywood film stars. He lives in London.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .6 Inches (D)

Weight: .7 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 224

Genre: Performing Arts

Sub-Genre: Film

Publisher: McFarland & Company

Theme: General

Format: Paperback

Author: Michelangelo Capua

Language: English

Street Date: October 1, 2010

TCIN: 88633356

UPC: 9780786458820

Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-1962

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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