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Anita Kerr(1927-2022)

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Anita Kerr was born on 13 October 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was a composer, known for Limbo (1972), I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005) and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967). She was married to Al Kerr and Alex Grob. She died on 10 October 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland.
BornOctober 13, 1927
DiedOctober 10, 2022(94)
BornOctober 13, 1927
DiedOctober 10, 2022(94)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

Limbo (1972)
Limbo
6.0
  • Composer
  • 1972
Madonna in I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2005
Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, and Smothers Brothers in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
8.0
TV Series
  • Music Department
Madonna in Madonna: Drowned World/Substitute for Love (1998)
Madonna: Drowned World/Substitute for Love
7.8
Music Video
  • Composer
  • 1998

Credits

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Music Department

  • In Concert (1970)
    In Concert
    7.6
    TV Series
    • musical arrangements
    • 1971
  • Dick Smothers, Tom Smothers, and Smothers Brothers in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
    The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
    8.0
    TV Series
    • choral arrangements
    • 1967

Composer

  • Madonna in Madonna: Drowned World/Substitute for Love (1998)
    Madonna: Drowned World/Substitute for Love
    7.8
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1998
  • Limbo (1972)
    Limbo
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1972

Soundtrack

  • Madonna in Madonna: The Confessions Tour (2006)
    Madonna: The Confessions Tour
    9.1
    TV Special
    • writer: "Drowned World / Substitute for Love"
    • 2006
  • Ha-Shminiya (2005)
    Ha-Shminiya
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Drowned World / Substitute for Love" (uncredited)
    • 2006
  • Madonna in I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005)
    I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
    7.7
    • writer: "Drowned World / Substitute For Love"
    • 2005
  • Madonna in Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001 (2001)
    Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001
    8.5
    TV Special
    • writer: "Drowned World / Substitute for Love"
    • 2001
  • Madonna in Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999)
    Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
    8.4
    Video
    • writer: "Drowned World / Substitute for Love"
    • 1999
  • El séptimo de caballería (1998)
    El séptimo de caballería
    6.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Drowned World / Substitute for Love"
    • 1998
  • Madonna in Madonna: Drowned World/Substitute for Love (1998)
    Madonna: Drowned World/Substitute for Love
    7.8
    Music Video
    • writer: "Drowned World / Substitute for Love"
    • 1998
  • Eurovision Song Contest (1956)
    Eurovision Song Contest
    7.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Piano, piano"
    • writer: "Piano, piano"
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • The Anita Kerr Singers
  • Born
    • October 13, 1927
    • Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • October 10, 2022
    • Geneva, Switzerland(unknown)
  • Spouses
      Al Kerr1947 - ? (divorced, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Single (as The Dixie Belles): "Southtown USA" (Sound Stage 7 Records).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Collaborated with poet Rod McKuen on a trilogy of albums in the late 1960s: "The Sea", "The Earth", and "The Sky"; each also featured the San Sebastian Strings.
  • Nicknames
    • The Dixie Belles
    • The Anita Kerr Singers

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