Yul bryner biography
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Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner | |
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Brynner in The Ten Commandments (1956) | |
| Born | Yuliy Borisovich Brynner (1920-07-11)July 11, 1920 Vladivostok, Russia |
| Died | October 10, 1985(1985-10-10) (aged 65) New York City, United States |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Nationality | Russian-American |
| Citizenship | American |
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| Years active | 1944 - 1980 |
| Notable credit(s) | King Mongut of Siam in The King and I, Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven (1960) |
| Spouse(s) | Virginia Gilmore (m. 1944 - 1960, divorced) 1 child Doris Kleiner (m. 1960 - 1967, divorced) 1 child Jacqueline de Croisset (m. 1971 - 1981, divorced) 2 children Kathy Lee (m. 1983 - 1985, his death) |
| Awards | Academy Awards
Tony Awards
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Yul Brynner (July 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985) was a Broadway a
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Yul Brynner
About the Book
Known as the bald cowboy in The Magnificent Seven and the sexy, charismatic male lead in The King and I, Yul Brynner was a Hollywood paragon of masculinity. Beyond his distinctive appearance and distinguished acting career was a life of intrigue and concocted tales surrounding his youth. Born Youl Bryner in Russia, he played gypsy guitar and worked as a trapeze clown until a severe injury motivated him to pursue his interest in theater. This biography takes readers through Brynner’s formative years in Russia, France and China and describes his journey from sweeping stages in Parisian theaters to a versatile career in theater, television and film, reaching a stardom that began and ended with the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. With accounts of his personal and professional successes and failures, the book includes his four marriages, his numerous and notorious affairs with such stars as Judy Garland, Joan Crawford and Ingr
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Yul Brynner
(1920-1985)
Who Was Yul Brynner?
Actor Yul Brynner began playing his most famous role, King Mongkut of Siam in The King and I, on Broadway in 1951. After more than three years and 1,246 performances, he starred in the rulle version in 1956, winning an Academy Award for best actor. Brynner then returned to the scen for 3,379 more teatralisk performances. He also starred in such classic films as The Ten Commandments and The Magnificent Seven.
Early Life and Career
Yul Brynner was born Yuliy Borisovich Bryner on July 11, 1920, in Vladivostok, Russia, to father Boris Bryner, a Swiss-Mongolian engineer, and mother Marousia Blagavidova. While Brynner is best known for his acting career, and, more specifically, for his baldpate, rik voice and compelling screen presence, he was also a musician in his early years. After his father abandoned the family, Brynner's mother took him and his sister to China, then to Paris, where he played gitarr and sang gypsy songs in