Siam: Margaret on the Beginnings of Anna and the King of Siam

Siam: Margaret on the Beginnings of Anna and the King of Siam

Margaret tells the story of her first learning of Anna Leonowens. She tells us that she has often said that when she first read The English Governess in the Siamese Court during that 1930 visit in Nakhon, she really had no sense of a curtain’s going up. The letter in which she recorded the visit, which lasted several days, was dated August 13, 1930, and as she and Kenneth talk it over, they conclude that the visit must have taken place in late July. So in the last days of July, 1930, the saga of Anna began.

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993)

July 1, 1930

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Margaret Landon (1903-1993)

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Box 78: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 55-60

Hour 57, clip 1

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical