Rodgers and Hammerstein Nellie Forbush, and opera star Ezio Pinza starred as Emile de Becque, the French plantation owner. Also in the cast were Juanita Hall, Myron McCormick and Betta St. John. The 1958 film version, also directed by Logan, starred Mitzi Gaynor, Rossano Brazzi, John Kerr, Ray Walston, and Juanita Hall. Brazzi, Kerr, and Hall had their singing dubbed by others. Based on Margaret Landon's "Anna and the King of Siam"—the story of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the early 1860s—Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical The King and I opened on Broadway on March 29, 1951,
Never Say Goodbye (1956 film) Never Say Goodbye (1956 film) Never Say Goodbye is a 1956 American Technicolor drama film directed by Jerry Hopper starring Rock Hudson. The film is loosely based on the play "Come Prima Meglio Di Prima" by Luigi Pirandello. It is a remake of "This Love of Ours" (1945). Dr. Mike Parker departs California to speak at a conference in New York. A widower, he and daughter Suzy have a deal with each other to never actually say goodbye. She remains behind with Miss Tucker, her governess. Having a drink after the conference, a caricature artist, Victor, comes to Mike's table