Anna and the King of Siam (film)
Anna and the King of Siam is an American 1946 drama film directed by John Cromwell. An adaptation of the 1944 novel of the same name by Margaret Landon, it was based on the fictionalized diaries of Anna Leonowens, an Anglo-Indian woman who claimed to be British and became governess in the Royal Court of Siam during the 1860s. Darryl F. Zanuck read Landon's book in galleys and immediately bought the film rights.
Original U.S. Poster
Anna Harriette Leonowens was an Anglo-Indian or Indian-born British travel writer, educator, and social activist.
Anna Leonowens, c. 1905
Anna Leonowens, c. 1862
King Mongkut with his heir, Prince Chulalongkorn, both in naval uniforms (c. 1866)
Leonowens in Montreal with two of her grandchildren