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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Gail Lumet Buckley, Chronicler of Black Family History, Dies at 86
She wrote two books about multiple generations of her forebears, including her mother, Lena Horne.
Jerry Miller, 81, Lauded Guitarist With ’60s Band Moby Grape, Dies
He drew praise for his blues-inflected fretwork as his critically acclaimed band rode high, if briefly, during San Francisco’s Summer of Love.
Roland Dumas Dies at 101; French Foreign Minister Tainted by Scandal
A lawyer and confidant of François Mitterrand, he was in the forefront of French politics for decades, only to be undone by his taste for the high life.
Sylvain Saudan, ‘Skier of the Impossible,’ Is Dead at 87
His audacious descents around the world inspired a generation of extreme skiers. “One mistake,” he once said, “you die.”
Martin S. Indyk, Diplomat Who Sought Middle East Peace, Dies at 73
As ambassador to Israel in the Clinton administration and as a special envoy under Barack Obama, he was skeptical of Israeli settlements.
Bob Booker, Whose J.F.K. Parody Was a Runaway Hit, Dies at 92
Most record companies didn’t think “The First Family,” which he and his writing partner created, was a good idea. It became the fastest-selling album of the pre-Beatles era.
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