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Deborah Kerr's Biography

 
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Deborah Kerr was nominated for six Oscars including for roles in From Here to Eternity (1953) and The King And I (1956).

She received a BAFTA special award in 1991 and an Honorary Oscar in 1994. In The King and I the songs of Deborah Kerr were actually sung by Marni Nixon, who also dubbed for Audrey Hepburn.

Deborah Jane Kerr was born on 30 September 1921 in Scotland.

Deborah Kerr's younger brother was murdered in a road-rage incident (source: BBC 1 September 2004).

In October 2007, Deborah Kerr died.

In December 2008, the BBC reported that jewels owned by Deborah Kerr raised more than £50,000 at an auction.

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