Anna Leonowens eccentric Victorian female traveler". The novel was adapted as a hit musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, "The King and I" (1951), starring Gertrude Lawrence and Yul Brynner, which ran 1,246 performances on Broadway and was also a hit in London and on tour. In 1956, a film version was released, with Deborah Kerr starring in the role of Leonowens and Brynner reprising his role as the king. Revived many times on stage (with Brynner starring in revivals until 1985), the musical has remained a favourite of the theatregoing public. The humorous depiction of Mongkut as a polka-dancing despot, as well
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