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- Birth nameWalter Francis Kerr
- Walter Kerr was born on July 8, 1913 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960), Goldielocks (1965) and Der große Schwindel - Musical aus der Welt des Stummfilms (1966). He was married to Jean Kerr. He died on October 9, 1996 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseJean Kerr(1945 - October 9, 1996) (his death, 6 children)
- Theater critic for the New York Herald Tribune (1951-1966) and The New York Times (1966-1983).
- Won Pulitzer Prize for criticism, 1978.
- Collaborated with his wife on several comedic plays that appeared on Broadway, including "Song of Bernadette", "Jenny Kissed Me" and "Tough and Go".
- Upon his death, his remains were interred at Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye, Westchester County, New York.
- The character David Niven plays in "Please Don't Eat The Daisies" (1960), a college professor who becomes a much-feared drama critic, is transparently based on Kerr, although the name is changed. The film is based on a book by Kerr's wife, Jean Kerr.
- [in his review of Frank Loesser's musical 'Greenwillow'] Folklore may just be the one dish that can't be cooked to order.
- Three of the most talented people our theatre possesses - Lillian Hellman, Leonard Bernstein, Tyrone Guthrie - have joined hands to transform Voltaire's 'Candide' into a really spectacular disaster.
- [on Orson Welles] Possibly the world's youngest has-been.
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