Yuliy Borisovich Briner, known professionally as Yul Brynner, was an actor and singer born on July 11, 1920, in Vladivostok, Far Eastern Republic. He received an acoustic guitar from his father in 1930 and studied music under the guidance of his sister Vera. Brynner performed at the Hermitage cabaret in Paris in 1935, where he played his guitar and sang in Russian and Roma languages. His musical career included portraying King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical The King and I in 1951, for which he won a Tony Award in 1952, later winning a Special Tony Award for the 1985 revival. The artist released the album The Gypsy and I: Yul Brynner Sings Gypsy Songs in 1967 with Aliosha Dimitrievitch. He died on October 10, 1985.
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The King And I: Music From The Motion Picture (Remastered 2001)
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The Only Broadway CD/Cassette You'll Ever Need
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 2 (Music From The Prime Original Series)
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Best 50s Songs
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Celebrate Broadway, Vol. 10: Best Musicals!
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Oscar Hammerstein II Out Of My Dreams
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Best of Musicals
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Movie Highlights Soundtracks, Vol. 2
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| Best DEBORAH KERR Movie Themes |
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Ultimate Broadway
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| The Iron Lady |
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Rodgers: King and I (The) (Original Broadway Cast) (1951) / Original London Cast (1954)
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| Songs From The King And I |