Kerr, [Bridget] Jean [née Collins] (1923–2003), playwright. The popular dramatist was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and educated at Marywood College and Catholic University. Her first play to reach New York was Jenny Kissed Me (1948), then with her husband, Walter Kerr, she wrote sketches for the revue Touch and Go (1949), with Eleanor Brooke the comedy King of Hearts (1954), and with her husband the musical Goldilocks (1958). Kerr's biggest hit was the comedy Mary, Mary (1961), followed by Poor Richard (1964), Finishing Touches (1973), and Lunch Hour (1980). Her work is marked by a biting wit and shrewd personal observation.

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