Anna Leonowens Yul Brynner. The then ambassador of Thailand to the US gave another reason for Thailand's disapproval of "The King and I": its ethno-centric attitude and its barely hidden insult on the whole Siamese nation as childish and inferior to the Westerners. In 1972, Twentieth Century Fox produced a non-musical American TV series for CBS, "Anna and the King", with Samantha Eggar taking the part of Leonowens and Brynner reprising his role as the king. Margaret Landon charged the makers with "inaccurate and mutilated portrayals" of her literary property and sued unsuccessfully for copyright infringement. The series was not a success
Geoffrey Kerr Broadway, as Geoffrey Kerr, he performed in such plays as "The Stork" (1925) and "London Calling", the latter which he wrote. He also directed occasionally, and co-starred with wife June Walker on Broadway in "The Bachelor Father" (1928). He ended his acting career in 1934, though he did appear in a play on Broadway in 1949–50, to celebrate the silver Broadway anniversary of the two stars Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. Geoffrey Kerr became known in the film industry when he co-starred with his father in the British silent film "12.10" (1919), although he did appear in several other silent