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E. Katherine Kerr, Actress and Playwright, Is Dead at 82

2019-07-16T22:17:54+0000

She appeared onscreen with Meryl Streep, won an award for her Off Broadway work, and later distinguished herself as a writer and a teacher.


Judith Kerr, Beloved Children’s Book Author and Illustrator, Dies at 95

2019-05-23T20:21:24+0000

The author of “The Tiger Who Came to Tea” and many other books, she had fled Nazi Germany with her family before World War II.


Brooks Kerr, Piano Prodigy and Ellington Expert, Dies at 66

2018-05-09T22:05:35+0000

He started playing the piano when he was 2. As a teenager, he toured with the Ellington band and helped celebrate Ellington’s birthday at the White House.


Philip Kerr, 62, Author of ‘Gunther’ Crime Novels, Is Dead

2018-03-27T21:47:10+0000

Though wary of being typecast as a one-note author, Mr. Kerr, to keep his fans satisfied, ended up writing 13 novels about a detective in Nazi-era Berlin.


John Kerr, Chronicler of Freud-Jung Rift, Is Dead at 66

2016-07-30T19:17:10+0000

Mr. Kerr wrote a book about the theorists’ feud, which became the basis for a play and a movie, and edited books written by psychologists.


John Kerr, Star of ‘Tea and Sympathy,’ Dies at 81

2013-02-09T04:29:26+0000

Mr. Kerr was a Tony Award winner known for roles in the 1950s that challenged bigotry.


Johnny Kerr, 76, Former Chicago Bulls Coach and Broadcaster, Dies

2009-02-28T20:40:42+0000

Mr. Kerr was the first coach of the Chicago Bulls, and went on to spend more than 30 years as a broadcaster with the National Basketball Association team.


Deborah Kerr, Actress Known for Genteel Grace and a Sexy Beach Kiss, Dies at 86

2007-10-19T04:00:00+0000

The versatile actress projected the quintessential image of the proper Englishwoman but was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950s.


Deborah Kerr, versatile British actress, dies at 86

2007-10-18T05:00:00+0000

Deborah Kerr, a versatile actress who long projected the quintessential image of the proper, tea-sipping Englishwoman but who was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950s, with Burt Lancaster in "From Here to Eternity," died Tuesday in Suffolk, England. She was 86.


Deborah Kerr, British actress, is dead at 86

2007-10-18T05:00:00+0000

Deborah Kerr, a versatile actress who long projected the quintessential image of the proper, tea-sipping Englishwoman but who was also indelible in one of the most sexually provocative scenes of the 1950's, with Burt Lancaster in "From Here to Eternity," died on Tuesday in Suffolk, England. She was 86.



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The landmark legislation, a response to the rape and murder of a New Jersey child, required states to disclose where convicted sex-offenders live.

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Thu, 01 Jan 2026 23:24:34 +0000

From her student days, she stubbornly refused to follow popular artistic trends. Instead, she spent decades exploring the effects of light on glass.

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