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Yul Brynner, original name Yul Bryner ( July 11, 1920, or July 7, 1915 - October 10, 1985) was an exotic actor born in Sakhalin, Russia who appeared in many movies and stage productions. His mother was Russian and his father was the Swiss consul general to Russia.Brynner's best-known role was that of King Mongkut of Siam in both the stage and film versions of the musical The King and IThe King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. The plot comes from the autobiographical story of Anna Leonowens, who became governess to the children of King Mo, for which he won an Academy AwardBob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. The Academy Awards (often better known as Oscars) are the most prominent film award in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a p as Best ActorThe Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners are chosen b. He is one of only seven people who have won both a Tony AwardWhat is popularly called the Tony Award but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. Awarded by a panel of approximately 700 judges from various areas of the industr and an Academy AwardBob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. The Academy Awards (often better known as Oscars) are the most prominent film award in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a p (Oscar) for the same role.
He made an immediate impact upon first starring in films in 1956See also 1955 in film 1956 1957 in film 1950s in film years in film film Events November 15 The film Love Me Tender starring Elvis Presley (his first film) opens. Top grossing films :North America # Guys and Dolls The King and I # Trapeze # tie High Socie, appearing not only in The King and I that year, but also in major roles in The Ten CommandmentsThis article is about the 1956 film. For the Biblical phenomenon, please see Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments is a 1956 epic film which tells the Bible Exodus story of Moses as he struggled to get Pharaoh Ramses to let the Israelites leave Egypt and and AnastasiaAnastasia is a 1956 film which tells the true story of a young, confused woman in France after the Russian Revolution who, backed by the Russian emigre community, attempts to pass herself off as Anastasia Nicolaievna Romanova, the daughter of Tsar Nichola. He later starred in such films as Solomon and Sheba (1959), The Magnificent Seven (1960), and Westworld (1973).
Brynner died in New York City at the age of either 65 or 70 of lung cancer caused by smoking. In January 1985, nine months before his death, he gave an interview on Good Morning America, expressing his desire to make an anti-smoking commercial. A clip from that interview was made into just such a commercial by the American Cancer Society, and released after his death.
Yul Brynner is interred in the cemetery at the Saint-Michel-de-Bois-Aubry monastery in Luze , near Poitiers, Vienne, France.
He has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6162 Hollywood Blvd.
