The King and I Yul Brynner



brynner gertrude lawrence in original production of king and i (1951)


his role king mongkut in king , (4,625 times on stage) became best known role. appeared in original 1951 production , later touring productions, 1977 broadway revival, london production in 1979, , broadway revival in 1985. won tony awards both first , last of these broadway productions. appeared in 1956 film version, won academy award best actor , in anna , king, short-lived tv version on cbs in 1972. brynner 1 of 8 people have won both tony , academy award same role. connection story , role of king mongkut deep mentioned in song 1 night in bangkok , 1984 musical chess, second act of set in bangkok.


in 1951, brynner shaved head role in king , i. following huge success of broadway production , subsequent film, brynner continued shave head rest of life, though wore wig roles. brynner s shaven head unusual @ time, , striking appearance helped give him exotic appeal. fans shaved off hair imitate him, , shaven head referred yul brynner . brynner reprised shall dance? segment patricia morison on tv special general foods 25th anniversary show: salute rodgers , hammerstein, broadcast march 28, 1954 on 4 american tv networks of time.








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