John Kerr, a Tony winner and the star of the films "Tea and Sympathy" and "South Pacific," died suddenly after a short illness on Feb. 2. He was 81.

Deborah Kerr, the wife of testosterone-driven housemaster Leif Erickson, likewise does her best to understand rather than condemn John for his strangeness.

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — John Kerr, the stage and film actor whose credits include the movie "South Pacific," the thriller "The Pit and the Pendulum" and a Tony Award-winning turn in "Tea and ...

In 1953-54, he received critical acclaim as a troubled prep school student in Robert Anderson's play Tea and Sympathy. In 1954, he won a Tony Award for his performance, and he starred in the film ...

Kerr won plaudits for his turn as a struggling school boy who was bullied over his suspected homosexuality in the Broadway run of Tea and Sympathy.

TEA AND SYMPATHY, John Kerr, Deborah Kerr, 1956, comforting TEA AND SYMPATHY, John Kerr (left), 1956, bicycle THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM, Vincent Price, John Kerr, Luana Anders, 1961 ...

Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play John Kerr Tea and Sympathy Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Harry Belafonte John Murray ...