DEBORAH KERR - PRINTED PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 192779

DEBORAH KERR
A black and white printed photograph from the 1961 film The Naked Edge signed by the actress
Photograph signed: "All good wishes/Deborah Kerr". B/w, 10x8 overall, image 9¼x7 (one surface). Still from the 1961 psychological thriller The Naked Edge, which starred Kerr as Martha Radcliff and Gary Cooper, in his last film, as her husband, George. ©1961, United Artists. Captioned at lower margin. In 1961, Kerr also starred in two additional feature films, The Innocents and The Grass is Greener. Deborah Kerr (1921-2007) trained as a classical ballerina, but soon discovered that she was more interested in drama and began playing minor roles in Shakespearean productions. She starred in two Broadway productions, including Tea and Sympathy (1953-1955). Kerr, who made her film debut in Major Barbara (1941), typically played reserved, well-bred ladies. On the strength of her sensitive portrayal of a nun in Black Narcissus (1947), she was brought to Hollywood to play the lead opposite Clark Gable in The Hucksters the same year. Kerr was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar six times from 1950 to 1961, but never won one. In 1994, she received an Honorary Award from the Academy. Her most notable films include The King and I (1956), From Here to Eternity (1953), and The Sundowners (1960). Ink slightly smudged at signature and writing (all legible). Lightly creased at blank corners and margins. Minor surface scratches (not evident head on). Black mark at upper left edge. Otherwise, fine condition.