John Kerr(1931-2013)
- Actor
- Soundtrack
His father Geoffrey Kerr (b. 25
Jan 1895, London; d. 1971) and mother
June Walker (b. 14 June 1904, New
York City; d. 1966) were successful Broadway and, occasionally, film
actors. He went into theatre as soon as he graduated from Harvard. He
had an important role in the stage play "Bernadine" in 1952, and
achieved real recognition for the sensitive lead part of Tom Robinson
Lee in the 1953 stage production of "Tea and Sympathy", a role he
recreated in the 1956 film version. Audiences found him touching in the
tragic-hero role of Lieutenant Joe Cable in the 1958 musical
South Pacific (1958). He became a
practicing attorney but also made rare film/TV appearances.
