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Yul Brynner

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  • Birth Name: Yul Bryner
  • Birth Place: Vladivostok, Russia
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/11/1920, Cancer
  • Date of Death: 10/10/1985
  • Profession: Actor; director; photographer
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Yul Brynner Fast Facts:
  • When interviewed, gave differing information about his life, including that he was born Taidje Khan on Sakhalin Island to a Mongol father and a Gypsy mother.
  • His grandfather Julius Bryner was a Swiss immigrant who was a "founder" of the city of Vladivostok.
  • Was once a trapeze artist with the French circus Cirque d'Hiver.
  • Played his most famous role, the King of Siam in The King and I, in over 4,000 stage performances.
  • One of few people to win an Oscar and a Tony for the same role.
  • Was a talented photographer whose work was used in major magazines and as official studio production stills.
  • Died the same day as Orson Welles.
  • Appeared in a posthumously released public-service announcement in which he linked his fatal lung cancer to his smoking habit.  
  • Yul Brynner Relationships:
  • Boris Bryner - Father
  • Claire Bloom - Ex-significant Other
  • Doris Kleiner - Ex-wife
  • Jacqueline de Croisset - Ex-wife
  • Kathy Lee - Wife
  • Lark - Daughter
  • Marlene Dietrich - Ex-significant Other
  • Marousia Bryner - Mother
  • Melody - Daughter
  • Mia - Daughter
  • Vera Bryner - Sister
  • Victoria Brynner - Daughter
  • Virginia Gilmore - Ex-wife
  • Yul "Rock" Brynner II - Son
  • Yul Brynner Awards:
  • 1956 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
  • 1952 Tony: Actor, Supporting or Featured (Musical) - Winner
  • 1985 Tony: Special Award - Winner
  • 1957 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
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