Full Name: Yuliy Borisovich Briner
Profession: Actor
Biography: The King and I, Anna and the King and The Ten Commandments.
Born: July 11, 1920
Birthplace: Primorsky Krai, Russia
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Cancer
Died: October 10, 1985 (aged 65)
Cause of Death: Lung cancer
Married Life
- 1944-09-06 Actor Yul Brynner (24) weds actress Virginia Gilmore (25) at the Los Angeles County Courthouse; divorce in 1960
- 1960-03-26 Academy Award-winning actor Yul Brynner (39) divorces actress Virginia Gilmore (40) after 15 years of marriage
- 1960-03-31 Actor Yul Brynner (39) weds fashion house executive Doris Kleiner (32) in Mexico City; divorce in 1967
Historical Events
- 1951-03-29 Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The King and I", based on the novel "Anna and the King of Siam", opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 1,246 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards; Star Yul Brynner would lead the cast of the 1956 film version, and play the role over 4,200 times
- 1954-03-20 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's musical "The King and I", starring Yul Brynner, closes at the St James Theater, NYC, after 1,246 performances
- 1956-11-08 Biblical drama film "The Ten Commandments", directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner premieres at the Criterion Theater in NYC
- 1957-03-27 29th Academy Awards: "Around World in 80 Days", Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner win
- 1958-02-20 Adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov", starring Yul Brynner and featuring William Shatner's film debut, premieres at Radio City Music Hall, NYC
- 1977-05-02 Revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical "The King & I"', with Yul Brynner reprising the role he created in 1951, opens at Uris Theater, NYC; runs for 695 performances
- 1985-01-07 Revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The King & I", still starring Yul Brynner opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 191 performances
- 1985-03-06 Yul Brynner appears in his 4,500th performance of "The King & I"
- 1986-02-18 Anti-smoking ad airs for 1st time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner: he died of smoking-induced lung cancer on 10th October 1985
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