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Deborah Kerr

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This is a truly fantastic book. I finished it in less than three days, because I just couldn't put it down. It gives you insight into the actress' life, career choices and character, without being too explicit and vulgar. After you read it, you really feel like you KNOW Deborah Kerr... And wish you had.

This book was written in 1977, when typically, star biographies were neither particularly honest nor too personal. This is a gushing tribute to DK's supposed unspoilt and unpretentious behaviour and does a good biblographic job of her film career. There is an interesting summary of her early years and the apparently effortless break into stardom, but it doesn't address any personal issues or obstacles. For example she apparently told Noel Coward in 1959 that she was fighting for custody of her children and then there are the rumoured affairs with two co-stars. It would be interesting to hear of her life since 1977, particularly with regard to her battle with Parkinson's Disease. She's still alive, which is certainly worth celebrating.