Gertrude Lawrence inspired by Gertrude Lawrence. Lawrence's recording of the song "Getting to Know You" from "The King and I" was featured on the soundtrack of the sitcom "The King of Queens" in the episode "Arthur, Spooner." It was originally telecast in the United States on CBS on 23 September 2002 as the season premiere. It has been repeated many times in syndication, on TBS (US TV channel) in the United States and is available on the DVD for the Complete Fifth Season. Gertrude Lawrence Gertrude Lawrence (4 July 1898 – 6 September 1952) was an English actress, singer, dancer and musical
Rodgers and Hammerstein We're in Love", and "Oklahoma!". In 1955 it was made into an Academy Award-winning musical film, the first feature shot with the Todd-AO 70 mm widescreen process. The film starred Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, and its soundtrack was #1 on the 1956 album charts. After their initial success with "Oklahoma!", the pair took a break from working together and Hammerstein concentrated on the musical "Carmen Jones", a Broadway version of Bizet's "Carmen" with the characters changed to African Americans in the contemporary South, for which he wrote the book and lyrics. The musical was adapted to the screen in