The King and I
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The King and I is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam, which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowen
Original Broadway poster (1951)
King Mongkut (far right) with his heir Chulalongkorn seated next to him and some of his other children. A wife is seated at left.
Mongkut with Chulalongkorn, dressed in naval uniforms
Rodgers (left) and Hammerstein
Yul Brynner
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Yuliy Borisovich Briner, known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian and American actor. He was known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical The King and
The King and I
…King, a role he had played in the 1946 film made from Landon's book, but he was unavailable. They settled on the young actor and television director Yul Brynner. The musical was an immediate hit, winning Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Actress (for Lawrence) and Best Featured Actor (for Brynner). Lawrence…
Brynner in 1960
The Briner family mansion in Vladivostok, Russia, where Yul Brynner lived from 1920 to 1927
Brynner's 1943 photo after emigrating to the United States
Yul Brynner as drug dealer Paul Vicola, a supporting role in Port of New York (1949)