[29][30][31], Brynner's second motion picture was the film version of The King and I (1956) with Deborah Kerr. Both films were commercial disappointments; Taras Bulba was popular but failed to recoup its large cost. Here's a link to the rest of the interview online with Rock Brynner--it's interesting for what it says about Yul's life and career, not just his amatory adventures: Product ID: 827198 / SCAN-TT-00827198. Whatever you do, just don't smoke. MosNews . English. Yul Brynner (born Yuliy Borisovich Briner, Roushie: Юлий Борисович Бринер; Julie 11, 1920 – October 10, 1985) wis a Roushie-born Swiss film an stage actor.. References He played General Bounine in the film Anastasia (also 1956), the gunman Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven (1960) and its first sequel Return of the Seven, and the android "The Gunslinger" in Westworld (1973) and its sequel Futureworld (1976). It was not until the publication of the books "Yul: The Man Who Would Be King" and "Empire and Odyssey" by his son, Yul "Rock" Brynner, that many of the details of Brynner's early life became clear. A few days after his death, it premiered on all major US television networks and in other countries. Yul Brynner (1920 - 1985) The King and I (1956) [King Mongkut of Siam]: Dies of unspecified natural causes (presumably starvation due to losing the will to live and eat) as he watches his son (Patrick Adiarte) assume the throne, with Deborah Kerr by Yul's bedside. The first film under his three-picture deal with Mirisch was Flight from Ashiya (1963) with George Chakiris. The first three marriages ended in divorce. The “original” Terminator – Westworld (1973) Born on July 11, 1920 in what was then the Far Eastern Republic, present day Russia. [43] His third marriage broke up, reportedly due to his 1980 announcement that he would continue in the role of the King for another long tour and Broadway run, his affairs with female fans and his neglect of his wife and children. He was Movies (Actor) by profession. [41] Belgian novelist and artist Monique Watteau was also romantically linked with Brynner, from 1961 to 1967. In 1960, he married Doris Kleiner. He did Escape from Zahrain (1962) with Ronald Neame as director and Taras Bulba (1962) with Tony Curtis for J. Lee Thompson. United States Declaration of Intent (Document No. He trained as a trapeze acrobat and worked in a French circus troupe for five years,[15] but after sustaining a back injury, he turned to acting. As the son of an engineer and an actress/singer, Yul Brynner grew up wealthy. News Photo - Getty Images Yul Brynner [& Family] Actor Yul Brynner (R) and son Rock (L). Together they had a son, Rock Yul Brynner. He then went into wedlock with Jacqueline Thion de la Chaume from 1971 to 1981. Yul Brynner real name was Yuli Borisovich Bryner. In his early period in Europe, he often played and sang gypsy songs in Parisian nightclubs with Aliosha Dimitrievitch. To many more, however, he's the only son of Yul Brynner, the actor who spent 35 years off and on in "The King and I" - on Broadway, on film and on tour.Yul Brynner won an Oscar for the 1956 film, the same year he also starred in "Anastasia" and "The 10 Commandments." The following is guest article by Neal Weaver that touches on the theatrical history of New York City. 067169006x. In 1994, he tied the knot with an actress, Virgina Gilmore with whom he shared a son, Rock Yul Brynner (born December 23, 1946). His last performance marked the 4,625th time he had played the role of the King. [53], Prior to his death, with the assistance of the American Cancer Society, Brynner created a public service announcement using a clip from the Good Morning America interview. [32], Cecil B. de Mille hired him for The Ten Commandments (1956) to play Ramesses II opposite Charlton Heston after seeing him in the stage version of The King and I, telling Brynner backstage that he was the only person for the role. Publisher. Record of Yul Brynner, #108-18-2984. He fathered a daughter… "He was simply not a clean-cut all-American boy. He made his film debut in Port of New York released in November 1949. While Yul Brynner created many myths about himself in later years, the true story is even more extraordinary as told in this biography written by his son Rock. Yul Brynner and Patricia Morison in The King and I. Dr. Schilpp, despite his impressive reputation, was rather an egomaniac, who climaxed every class at semester’s end, with the introduction of his own personal philosophy, with the implication that it was the last word, superseding the work of all other philosophers. Yul Brynner had a long affair with Marlene Dietrich, who was 19 years his senior, beginning during the first production of The King and I. [40], In 1959, Brynner fathered a daughter, Lark Brynner, with Frankie Tilden, who was 20 years old. And finally: Did it bring him happiness? He had Swiss-German, Russian and Buryat (Mongol) ancestry, and was born at home in a four-storey residence at 15 Aleutskaya Street, Vladivostok. Actor Yul Brynner (R) and son Rock (L). He then looked directly into the camera for 30 seconds and said, "Now that I'm gone, I tell you: Don't smoke. This photograph originates from a press photo archive. Actor Yul Brynner and son Rock . 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