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In Memoriam: Deborah Kerr, 1921--2007

In Memoriam: Deborah Kerr, 1921--2007

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Oct 18, 2007
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She was living in London at the English Speaking Union in Charles Street, Mayfair. It was a fine morning and she walked over to see me in Chester Square. She was bare-headed, and I remember her hair shining in the sun like burnished copper...We looked at the bulky script [for The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp] together and I watched the subtle transfo…

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