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Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner in Anastasia.
Birth name Yuliy Borisovich Brynner
Born July 11, 1920
Vladivostok, Russian SFSR
Died October 10, 1985 aged 65
Flag of United States New York, New York, United States
Years active 1944 - 1980
Spouse(s) Kathy Lee (1983 - October 10, 1985) (his death)
Jacqueline de Croisset (1971 - 1981) (divorced) 2 children
Doris Kleiner (1960 - 1967) (divorced) 1 child
Virginia Gilmore (1944 - 1960) (divorced) 1 child
Notable roles Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Academy Awards
Best Actor
1956 The King and I
Tony Awards
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
1952 King and I
1985 Special Award

Yul Brynner (July 11, 1920[1]October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born Broadway and Academy Award-winning Hollywood actor. He appeared in many movies and stage productions in the United States. He is best known for his portrayal of the Siamese king in the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical The King and I on the stage and on the screen, as well as Rameses II in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille film The Ten Commandments and as Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Anastasia 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 Nicholas II of Russia. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 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He was known for his shaved head which he kept as a personal trademark since adopting it in his role in The King and I. The term Yul Brynner became synonymous with baldness during his lifetime.

Contents

Biography

Early life

He was born Yuliy Borisovich Brynner (Russian: Юлий Бори́сович Бри́ннер) in Vladivostok, Russia. His mother, Marusya Blagоvidova (Russian: Маруся Благовидова), was the daughter of a Russian doctor and his father, Boris Brynner (Russian: Борис Бриннер), was an engineer and inventor, who was of Swiss and 1/16th Mongolian ancestry. He was named Yul after his paternal grandfather, Jules Brynner. Vladivostok (Russian: ) is the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia, situated close to the Russo-Sino border and North Korea. ...


Brynner's early life was exotic, but he made it out to be even more exotic than it actually was, claiming that he was born Taidje Khan of part-Mongol parentage on the Russian island of Sakhalin. A biography published by his son Rock Brynner in 1989 clarified these issues. Exotic can mean: Exotic dance - a form of dancing or stripping Exotic pets - non common pets e. ... Sakhalin (Russian: , IPA: ; Japanese: 樺太 ) or サハリン )); Chinese: 庫頁; also Saghalien, is a large elongated island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50 and 54°24 N. It is part of Russia and is its largest island, administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


After Boris Brynner abandoned his family, his mother took Yul and his sister, Vera Bryner (Russian: Вера Бриннер), to Harbin, China, where they attended a school run by the YMCA, and in 1934 she took them to Paris, France. Harbin on a map of China For other meanings of Harbin, see Harbin (disambiguation). ... This article is about the association. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Floating not submerging) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...


During WWII (1942-D-Day) Brynner worked as a French speaking radio announcer and commentator for the US Office of War Information, broadcasting propaganda to occupied France. The United States Office of War Information (OWI) was a government agency created during World War II to consolidate government information services. ...


Career

He began acting and modeling in his 20s, and early in his career he was photographed nude by George Platt Lynes. self portrait of George Platt Lynes George Platt Lynes (15 April 1907 – 6 December 1955) was an American fashion and commercial photographer. ...


Brynner's best-known role was that of King Mongkut of Siam in the Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical The King and I which he played 4626 times onstage over the span of his career. He appeared in the original production and subsequent touring productions, as well as a 1977 Broadway revival, and another Broadway revival in 1985. He also appeared in the film version for which he won an Academy Award as Best Actor. He is one of only seven people who have won both a Tony Award and an Academy Award (Oscar) for the same role. King Mongkut (Rama IV), (October 18, 1804 – October 1, 1868) was king of Siam from 1851 to 1868. ... Anthem Phleng Chat Royal anthem: Phleng Sansoen Phra Barami Capital Krung Thep1 Largest city Bangkok Official languages Thai Government Temporary military junta under constitutional monarchy  -  King HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej  -  Prime Minister General Surayud Chulanont  -  President of the Council of National Security General Sonthi Boonyaratglin Formation  -  Sukhothai kingdom 1238–1368... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Rodgers (left) and Hammerstein (right), with Irving Berlin (middle) and Helen Tamiris, watching auditions at the St. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to actors 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. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ...

Yul Brynner with Deborah Kerr in The King and I
Yul Brynner with Deborah Kerr in The King and I

He made an immediate impact upon launching his film career in 1956, appearing not only in the film version of The King and I that year, but also in major roles in The Ten Commandments opposite Charlton Heston and Anastasia opposite Ingrid Bergman. Brynner, only 5'10", was reportedly concerned about being overshadowed by Charlton Heston's physical presence in the film The Ten Commandments, and prepared with an intensive weight-lifting program. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Deborah Kerr Deborah Kerr CBE (born 30 September 1921) is a Scottish actress and a recipient of an Academy Honorary Award for a motion picture career that has always stood for perfection, discipline and elegance. ... The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. ... See 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. ... For other uses see The King and I The King and I is a 1956 musical film starring Yul Brenner and Deborah Kerr. ... The Ten Commandments is a 1956 epic film from Paramount Pictures in VistaVision directed by Cecil B. DeMille, which tells in the broadest Hollywood style the Bible story of Moses (Charlton Heston) as he struggles to get Pharaoh Rameses II (Yul Brynner) to let the Israelites leave Egypt. ... Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1924) is an iconic Academy Award-winning American film actor, best known for playing larger-than-life heroic roles such as Moses in The Ten Commandments and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur. ... Anastasia 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 Nicholas II of Russia. ...   (pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA notation) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award-winning and two-time Emmy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter on October 4, 1924) is an iconic Academy Award-winning American film actor, best known for playing larger-than-life heroic roles such as Moses in The Ten Commandments and Judah Ben-Hur in Ben-Hur. ...


He later starred in such films as the Biblical epic Solomon and Sheba (1959), as Solomon, The Magnificent Seven (1960), and Westworld (1973). He co-starred with Marlon Brando in Morituri; Katharine Hepburn in The Madwoman of Chaillot and William Shatner in a film version of The Brothers Karamazov. He starred with Barbara Bouchet in Death Rage, 1976. His final feature film appearance was in the sequel to Westworld, titled Futureworld with Peter Fonda and Blythe Danner, in 1976. Solomon and Sheba is a 1959 Biblical epic film made by Edward Small Productions and distributed by United Artists. ... King Solomon Latin name (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה, (Shelomo) (Shlomo pronounced with Yiddish accent)Standard Tiberian ; Arabic: سليمان, Sulayman; all essentially meaning peace) is a figure described in Middle Eastern scriptures as a wise ruler of an empire centred on the united Kingdom of Israel. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Magnificent Seven The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 western film directed by John Sturges, essentially an American remake of Shichinin no samurai (Seven Samurai). ... Westworld was a 1973 film written and directed by Michael Crichton. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A 1965 movie about a German pacifist living in India during the Second World War. ... Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was a four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ... The Madwoman of Chaillot is a 1969 satirical comedy-drama film made by Commonwealth United Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros-Seven Arts. ... William Shatner (born on March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor who gained fame for his starring role as Captain James Tiberius Kirk of the USS Enterprise in the television show Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 and in seven of the subsequent movies. ... The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы in Russian, ) is the last novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, generally considered the culmination of his lifes work. ... Barbara Bouchet, born Barbara Goutscher on August 15, 1943 in Reichenberg, (now Liberec), Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic]. She has acted in more than 80 films and television episodes. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Westworld was a 1973 film written and directed by Michael Crichton. ... Futureworld was a 1976 sequel to the 1973 science fiction film Westworld. ... Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is a prolific two time Emmy-winning American actress who has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and film roles. ...


Brynner also appeared in drag in an unbilled role in the Peter Sellers comedy The Magic Christian. Richard Henry Peter Sellers, CBE (8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English comedian, actor, and performer, who came to prominence on the BBC radio series The Goon Show and later became a film star. ... The Magic Christian is a 1969 film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. ...


Towards the end of his life he contracted trichinosis and subsequently sued Trader Vic's restaurant in the Plaza Hotel in New York City for serving him undercooked pork, from which, allegedly, he caught the disease. Trichinosis, also called trichinellosis, or trichiniasis, is a parasitic disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork and wild game products infected with the larvae of a species of roundworm Trichinella spiralis, commonly called the trichina worm. ... Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. ... The Plaza Hotel as seen from the corner of 5th Avenue and 59th Street in Manhattan For the music festival PlazAid, click here The Plaza Hotel in New York City is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel on the corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South in Manhattan, currently... New York, NY redirects here. ...

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Photographer and author

In addition to his work as a performer, Brynner was an active photographer, and wrote two books. His daughter Victoria put together a book of his photographs of family, friends, and fellow actors, as well as those he took while serving as a UN special consultant on refugees. The book is titled Yul Brynner: Photographer (ISBN 0-8109-3144-3). Brynner also published Bring Forth the Children: A Journey to the Forgotten People of Europe and the Middle East in 1960 and The Yul Brynner Cookbook: Food Fit for the King and You (ISBN 0-8128-2882-8) in 1983.


Personal life

Yul Brynner was married four times, of which the first three ended in divorce. He had three children and adopted two others.

  • His first wife, Virginia Gilmore (19441960), was an actress. They had one child, Yul Brynner II (b. December 23, 1946), nicknamed when he was six "Rock" by his father in honor of boxer Rocky Graziano, who won the middleweight title in 1947. Rock is a historian, novelist and university history lecturer [2].
  • Lark Brynner (b. 1958) was born out of wedlock and raised by her mother.
  • His third wife, Jacqueline de Croisset (19711981), was a French socialite. She was the widow of Philippe de Croisset, a publishing executive. Yul and Jacqueline adopted two Vietnamese children: Mia (1974), and Melody (1975).
  • His fourth wife, Kathy Lee, born in Malaysia, was a dancer in The King and I shows.[4] They married in 1983.

Brynner also had an affair with Marlene Dietrich in the early 1950s.[citation needed] Virginia Gilmore Virginia Gilmore (July 26, 1919 – March 28, 1986) was an American film, stage, and television actress. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left hook) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism (from Latin), prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science[1] is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with... Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City (January 1, 1922–May 22, 1990), was an American boxer. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Magnificent Seven The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 western film directed by John Sturges, essentially an American remake of Shichinin no samurai (Seven Samurai). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Audrey Hepburn (May 4, 1929 – January 20, 1993) was an Academy Award-winning actress of film and theatre, Broadway stage performer, ballerina, fashion model, and humanitarian. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...


Death

Brynner died on October 10, 1985 (the same day as Orson Welles, his costar in The Battle of Neretva) in New York City. The cause of death was lung cancer brought on by smoking. Throughout his life, Brynner was always seen with a cigarette in his hand. 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.[5] A clip from that interview was made into just such a public service announcement by the American Cancer Society, and released after his death; it includes the warning "Now that I'm gone, I tell you, don't smoke." This advertisement now features in the Body Worlds exhibition. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, a film and theatre director, a film producer and a actor in film, theatre and radio. ... Soundtrack cover to the film The Battle of Neretva is a 1969 Yugoslavian war film. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Lung cancer is the malignant transformation and expansion of lung tissue, and is the most lethal of all cancers worldwide, responsible for 1. ... Good Morning America is a weekday morning news show that is broadcasted on the ABC television network. ... The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a medical organization with a corporate attitude in the United States. ... Body Worlds (German title: Körperwelten) is a traveling exhibition of preserved human bodies and body parts that are prepared using a technique called plastination to reveal inner anatomical structures. ...


Yul Brynner is interred in the cemetery at the Saint-Michel-de-Bois-Aubry monastery in Luzé, near Poitiers, Vienne, France. Location within France Poitiers (population 85,000) is a small city located in west central France. ... This article is about the French département. ...


Credits

Filmography

see also Port of New York Authority Recent release of Port of New York on VHS Port of New York is a 1949 film shot in semidocumentary style. ... For other uses see The King and I The King and I is a 1956 musical film starring Yul Brenner and Deborah Kerr. ... The Ten Commandments is a 1956 epic film from Paramount Pictures in VistaVision directed by Cecil B. DeMille, which tells in the broadest Hollywood style the Bible story of Moses (Charlton Heston) as he struggles to get Pharaoh Rameses II (Yul Brynner) to let the Israelites leave Egypt. ... Anastasia 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 Nicholas II of Russia. ... The Brothers Karamazov (Братья Карамазовы in Russian, ) is the last novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, generally considered the culmination of his lifes work. ... The Buccaneer is a 1958 film shot in technicolor about a Privateer named Jean Laffite and how he helped in the Battle of New Orleans. ... The Journey may refer to: The Journey (abum) (2000), by Ky-Mani Marley The Journey (abum) (2006), by Dj Dani Garza The Journey (film) (1959), starring Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, and Jason Robards The Journey (novel), by Kathryn Lasky Sancharram, whose English language title is The Journey Category: ... The Sound and the Fury is a Southern Gothic novel written by American author William Faulkner, which makes use of the stream of consciousness narrative technique pioneered by European authors such as James Joyce and Virginia Woolf. ... Solomon and Sheba is a 1959 Biblical epic film made by Edward Small Productions and distributed by United Artists. ... Once More, with Feeling! is a 1960 comedy film made by Columbia Pictures. ... Testament of Orpheus is a 1959 film directed by and starring Jean Cocteau. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: The Magnificent Seven The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 western film directed by John Sturges, essentially an American remake of Shichinin no samurai (Seven Samurai). ... Goodbye Again, also known as Aimez vous Brahms?, is a 1961 Franco-American romantic drama film made by Argus Film and Mercury Productions and released by United Artists. ... Taras Bulba is a film (1962) based on Nikolai Gogols short story, Taras Bulba, starring Yul Brynner and Tony Curtis as father and son, leaders of a Cossack tribe on the Ukrainian steppes. ... Promotional poster Kings of the Sun was a 1963 movie directed by J. Lee Thompson set in Mesoamerica at the time of the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadores. ... Flight from Ashiya is a 1964 movie about a French soldier in North Africa during World War II. Spoiler warning: The soldier falls in love with an Arab woman, who is killed by an enemy artillery attack at the end of the movie. ... A 1965 movie about a German pacifist living in India during the Second World War. ... Cast a Giant Shadow is a 1966 film, produced and directed by Melville Shavelson and distributed by MGM. It is a story based on Ted Berkmans biography of Colonel Mickey Marcus. ... Return of the Seven(1966) aka Return of the Magnificent Seven is the belated first sequel to the 1960 seminal western The Magnificent Seven. ... Triple Cross is a 1966 British film, directed by Terence Young and produced by Jacques Bertrand. ... Soundtrack cover to the film The Battle of Neretva is a 1969 Yugoslavian war film. ... The Madwoman of Chaillot is a 1969 satirical comedy-drama film made by Commonwealth United Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros-Seven Arts. ... The Magic Christian is a 1969 film directed by Joseph McGrath and starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Sabata is a 1969 movie by Gianfranco Parolini. ... The Light at the Edge of the World is a 1971 suspense thriller movie, adapted from Jules Vernes classic 1905 action-adventure novel Le Phare du bout du monde. The plot involves piracy in the South Atlantic during the mid 19th century, with a theme of survival in extreme... The Catlow is a term for the back of the knee. ... Look up fuzz in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Night Flight from Moscow or Le Serpent is a French thriller made in 1973. ... Westworld was a 1973 film written and directed by Michael Crichton. ... Futureworld was a 1976 sequel to the 1973 science fiction film Westworld. ...

Theater credits

Twelfth Night has at least three meanings: Twelfth Night (holiday), celebrated by some Christians Twelfth Night, or What You Will, a comedic play by William Shakespeare Twelfth Night (band), a progressive rock band This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. ... Home Sweet Homer is a musical with a book by Roland Kibbee and Albert Marre, lyrics by Charles Burr and Forman Brown, and music by Mitch Leigh. ...

Radio credits

  • Cafe Istanbul radio program.

Honors and Awards

Awards
Preceded by
Ernest Borgnine
for Marty
Academy Award for Best Actor
1956
for The King and I
Succeeded by
Alec Guinness
for The Bridge on the River Kwai

Brynner has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6162 Hollywood Blvd, and his childhood home, in Vladivostok, is now a museum. He was made "Top 10 stars of the year", in both 1957 and 1958. Ernest Borgnine (born Ernest Effron Borgnino January 24, 1917[1][2] ) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... For other uses, see Marty (disambiguation). ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to actors 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. ... For other uses see The King and I The King and I is a 1956 musical film starring Yul Brenner and Deborah Kerr. ... Sir Alec Guinness CH CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ... The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) was an Anglo-American World War II war film based on the novel Le Pont de la Rivière Kwaï by French writer Pierre Boulle. ... A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... ...


Popular culture references

  • He is referenced in a Toy Dolls song entitled "Yul Brynner is a Skinhead". The lyrics, contrary to the title, humorously point out that Brynner can't be a skinhead since he's not wearing Dr. Martens boots and doesn't have any tattoos.
  • Brynner's appearances in Westworld and The King and I are noted in former Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus's song "Jo Jo's Jacket." It features a clip of Brynner's voice and the lyrics "I have a bald head, my name is Yul Brynner, and I am a famous movie star!". The song appears on Malkmus's first solo album, Stephen Malkmus.
  • One of the main characters in the 1993 Disney movie Cool Runnings goes by the name Yul Brenner.
  • Brynner is shown photographed nude in "Naked Men: Pioneering Male Nudes 1935-1955".

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Notes

  1. ^ Record of Yul Brynner, #108-18-2984. Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (Death Master File). Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006.
  2. ^ http://mosnews.com/interview/2004/06/25/brynner.shtml
  3. ^ http://www.elsur.cl/archivo/marzo2000/22marzo2000/elsur/despacho/opinion4.htm
  4. ^ http://www.theatredb.com/QShow.php?sid=s1040
  5. ^ http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/musc/ybpsa2.wvx

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NAME Brynner, Yul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brynner, Yuliy Borisovich
SHORT DESCRIPTION actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Vladivostok, Russian SFSR
DATE OF DEATH October 10, 1985
PLACE OF DEATH New York, New York, USA

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