Obituaries Related to "Kerr" from New York Times Archive
Brooks Kerr, Piano Prodigy and Ellington Expert, Dies at 66
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.
E. Katherine Kerr, Actress and Playwright, Is Dead at 82
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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He was among the first backers of Apple Computer and 3Com, earning windfalls, but it was his humaneness that distinguished him from other venture capitalists.

Susan Alcorn, Voyager on Pedal Steel Guitar, Dies at 71
With a daring avant-garde approach, she pushed the frontiers of an instrument best known for speaking with a down-home accent.

Irv Gotti, Streetwise Hip-Hop Music Mogul, Dies at 54
A founder of Murder Inc. Records, he helped launch the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti and was credited as a producer on 28 records that made the Billboard Hot 100.

Valérie André, Daring French Army Copter Pilot, Dies at 102
She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman to become an army general.

Paul Plishka, Prolific Soloist at the Met, Dies at 83
Known for his liquid bass tones and flawless diction, he appeared in 88 roles, many of them comic, over 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera.

Ernest Drucker, Public-Health Advocate for the Scorned, Dies at 84
He marshaled epidemiological research to press for changes in drug policy, alternatives to prison and needle-exchange programs to slow the spread of AIDS.
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