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Anna and the King of Siam is an American 1946 drama film directed by John Cromwell. An adaptation of the 1944 novel of the same name by Margaret Landon, it was based on the fictionalized diaries of Anna Leonowens, an Anglo-Indian woman who claimed to be British and became governess in the Royal Court of Siam (now modern Thailand ...
Anna and the King of Siam is a 1944 semi-fictionalized biographical novel by Margaret Landon. In the early 1860s, Anna Leonowens, a widow with two young children, was invited to Siam (now Thailand) by King Mongkut (Rama IV), who wanted her to teach his children and wives the English language and introduce them to British customs.
Anna and the King of Siam. Margaret Landon, Margaret Ayer (Illustrator) 3.79. 2,917 ratings324 reviews. Anna Leonowens, a proper Englishwoman, was an unlikely candidate to change the course of Siamese (Thai) history.
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Anna and the King of Siam: Directed by John Cromwell. With Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb. In 1862, a young Englishwoman becomes royal tutor in Siam and befriends the King.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- John Cromwell
- 1946-09-06
Dec 17, 1999 · Anna and the King: Directed by Andy Tennant. With Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling, Tom Felton. The story of the romance between the King of Siam and widowed British schoolteacher, Anna Leonowens, during the 1860s.
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- Drama, History, Romance
- Andy Tennant
- 1999-12-17
Margaret Landon's novel Anna and the King of Siam (1944) provides a fictionalised look at Anna Leonowens's years at the royal court and develops the abolitionist theme that resonated with her American readership.
Aug 23, 2016 · by Margaret Landon (Author), Margaret Ayer (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.4 625 ratings. See all formats and editions. Based on the incredible true story of one woman’s journey to the exotic world of nineteenth-century Siam, the riveting novel that inspired The King and I.
- Margaret Landon
