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Margaret on Yul Brynner Being Cast as Mongkut
Mary Martin was a more "broad-minded" person than Gertrude Lawrence. She also wanted the role of Anna, but she wouldn't have been right for it. She met Margaret, and the two had a lovely time. By her suggestion, Yul Brynner was eventually chosen as…
Will on Meeting Rex Harrison
One night, Will purchased tickets to a play, Anne of a Thousand Days, starring Rex Harrison and Lili Palmer, and took his boss from the Department of Commerce in Washington to see it. After the play, Will took his card—a formal calling card Margaret…
Kenneth on When He Met One of Anna Leonowens's Friends
While Margaret was staying with Miss Cole to learn about her experiences in Siam, Kenneth wrote to tell her that he had met with the son of a close friend of Anna Leonowens, Mrs. Moore, in Chicago. He arranged to meet Mrs. Moore. Anna's…