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TCM aired 11 movies last night one after the other invoking the harmonic solitude of timeless classic genre, presenting Deborah Kerr.

The actress died of Parkinson’s disease on October 16th, 2007 at the age of 86 in Suffolk. The practical elegance of the Scottish beauty is striking and omnipresent in her works. “The King And I” saw the red-head enacting the impressive role of an enthusiastic and dominating schoolteacher who charms Yul Brynner out of his rudeness. The movie is eloquently recalled for the king who being unable to speak English is hilariously prompt with words and always says “etcetera, etcetera, etcetera”(etc etc etc). She won the Golden Globe Award for best Actresss in the movie.

Kerr began as a Broadway actress with her debut “Tea And Sympathy”. She said she went through considerable trepidation before she performed onstage and that with age her fear never subsided. She confessed that she loved to enthrall “shocking the grownups,enchanting them” and that she felt very juvenile during acting.

Kerr played a nightclub singer and love interest of Cary Grant in 1957’s “An Affair To Remember”. She is noted for her awe-inspiring class and sharp intelligence. Kerr was used by Mayer to counter the popular Garson-Early MGM roles as in “The Hucksters” and “Edward,My Son”. “The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp”(1943), “Major Barbara” and “Black Narcissus” were other movies of interest.

The actress married twice, first the squad leader Anthony Bartley and later the author Peter Viertel.

She got nominated for Emmy Award in 1985 for Outstanding Supporting Actress for the role in “A Woman Of Substance”.She got 6 Oscar nominations although winning none and was bestowed with honorary statutte in 1994.