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In the News (Wed 19 Nov 08)

  
  Encyclopedia: Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner (July 7, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was a Russian actor born Yul Borisovich Bryner in Vladivostok, Russia who appeared in many movies and stage productions.
Yul Brynner is interred in the cemetery at the Saint-Michel-de-Bois-Aubry monastery in Luze, near Poitiers, Vienne, France.
Yul Brynner movie (1962) with co star Tony Curtis as two brothers who are leaders of Cossacks tribe on the Polish steppes.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yul-Brynner   (1690 words)

  
 Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner was born the son of Boris Bryner, a Swiss-Mongolian engineer and inventor, and Marousia Blagavidova, the daughter of a Russian doctor.
He was born in their hometown of Vladivostok on July 11, 1920, and named Yul after his grandfather Jules Bryner.
When Yul's father abandoned the family, his mother took Yul and his sister Vera to Harbin, China, where they attended a school run by the YMCA.
www.headandneck.org /yulbio.htm   (519 words)

  
 Yul Brynner - Quite Simply, The King
Yul Brynner, exotic and charismatic leading man of American films, famed as much for his baldness, [he was the first bald movie idol,] as for his performances.
He often claimed to be a half-Swiss, half-Japanese named Taidje Khan or Youl Bryner, born on the island of Sakhalin; in reality he was the son of Boris Bryner, a Swiss-Mongolian engineer and inventor, and Marousia Blagavidova, the daughter of a Russian doctor.
The Yul Brynner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation was established in his memory.
www.meredy.com /yulbrynner   (1050 words)

  
 Crystal's Yul Brynner Page
Yul Brynner was born on July 11, 1920 in Vladivostok, USSR to Boris Brynner, a Swiss-Mongolian engineer, and Marousia Blagavidova, the daughter of a Russian doctor.
He was named Yul after his grandfather Jules Brynner.
Yul with Deborah Kerr in "The King and I".
www.angelfire.com /or2/classicstars/yul.html   (382 words)

  
 Yul Brynner on Video and DVD
Yul Brynner is the 19th-century Siamese monarch who hires English governess Deborah Kerr to teach his wives and children and winds up getting an education of his own.
Epic Biblical saga starring Yul Brynner (replacing Tyrone Power, who died during the early days of filming) as Solomon, the Israelite king who falls in love with the sensuous queen of Sheba (Gina Lollobrigida), much to the dismay of his brother Adonijah (George Sanders) and at the risk of harming his people.
Yul Brynner is a half-Creole/half-fl, poker-playing, poetry-reciting gunslinger hired to kill Confederate veteran George Segal, who has disrupted a town by killing a man and barricading himself in a house.
www.geocities.com /crawfordgirl/yuldvd.html   (1261 words)

  
 Will Naglalayag earn Yul another award
Unlike your usual matinee idols, Yul Servo is an actor who shuns the limelight and hype given a personality to become delectable in television or the movies.
Yul has never received the fortunate treatments like imaging and packaging that young actors commonly get from their managers or the TV networks that hired them.
For his third full-length feature film, Yul Servo is again the talk of the town because he has snagged the coveted role as the leading man of the country’s one and only “superstar,” Ms.
members.aol.com /naglalayag/naglalayaganotheraward.html   (1008 words)

  
 Choi Yul: the greening of Korea.
During his university days, Choi Yul strongly opposed the military regime and was eventually thrown into prison, where he suffered repeated torture and beatings.
Yul’s talent lies in convincing his countrymen to join the struggle against pollution.
Yul is one of the most decorated environmentalists in the region.
www.unesco.org /courier/2001_02/uk/dires.htm   (2545 words)

  
 Yul Brynner | Biography (1915-1985)
Yul Brynner born Taidje Khan on the 7th July 1915 in Vladivostock, Czarist Russia (now Vladivostock, Russia).
Yul's father abandons the family, so his mother takes Yul and his sister Vera to Harbin, China, where they attend a school run by the YMCA.
Birth of son Yul 'Rock' Brynner II on the 23rd December.
www.leninimports.com /yul_brynner.html   (1139 words)

  
 Rock Brynner on Yul, Rock ’n’ Roll & Russia - INTERVIEW - MOSNEWS.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
After the Bolsheviks seized power, his family was forced to immigrate, plunging young Yul into a life of variety: from playing guitar to the Gypsy songs of Alesha Dimitrievich in Paris restaurants, to working as a trapeze artist, to studying under the famous acting teacher Mikhail Chekhov, before making his debut in movies in 1949.
Yul passed away in 1985 of lung cancer, recording a powerful anti-smoking speech to be broadcast after his death.
Officially named Yul Brynner, like his father, he was nicknamed ’Rock’ at the age of six, in honour of Rocky Graziano, who won the middleweight title in 1947.
mosnews.com /interview/2004/06/25/brynner.shtml   (1899 words)

  
 SearchCeleb.com - Brynner, Yul   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Yul Brynner Unofficial Fan Pictures Archive - Over 150 pictures, mostly images from his films.
Yul Brynner: Hollywood's Russian Pharaoh - Fan tribute with links to many related pages.
Yul Brynner: Quite Simply, The King - Meredy's salute to the classic actor in words, images and sounds.
www.searchceleb.com /celebrity/Arts/People/B/Brynner,_Yul   (106 words)

  
 Yul Brynner at Reel Classics
Yul: the man who would be king : a memoir of father and son by Rock Brynner (New York : Simon and Schuster, c1989).
Yul Brynner: the inscrutable king by Jhan Robbins (New York : Dodd, Mead, c1987).
TVNow's monthly Yul Brynner schedule -when his films will be on TV.
www.reelclassics.com /Actors/Yul/yul.htm   (168 words)

  
 The Noranian in Yul Servo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
When Angora Films cast Nora Aunor opposite Yul Servo in its Manila Filmfest entry, Naglalayag (directed by Maryo J. delos Reyes from a story by Irma Dimaranan), the one who got more excited was Yul’s mom, Zeny Nieto, who’s a Noranian.
In the movie, Yul plays a taxi driver from the slums, with whom Nora as a 49-year-old widowed judge falls in love (she later gets pregnant).
For Batang Westside where Yul played a promdi from Manila in search of his long-lost father in New York, Lav asked him to explore New York on his own.
members.aol.com /naglalayag/naglalayagyullo.html   (623 words)

  
 Yul Brynner: Hollywood's Russian Pharoah
That year Yul wowed to movie audiences as the charming Oriental king in "The King and I", the arrogant Pharaoh Ramses in "The Ten Commandments" and a conniving Russian exile in "Anastasia".
Yul Brynner is one of my favorite actors because there has only been one Yul Brynner - he was an exquisitely unique, beautiful and inspirational talent!
Like Monroe, Yul Brynner was a creature of the 1950's, an icon for an era.
www.geocities.com /crawfordgirl/yulramses.html   (317 words)

  
 Ziggy's Video Realm: Yul Brynner in Westworld (1973)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Without a doubt, the main highlight of Westworld is the unforgettable performance of Yul Brynner (The Magnificent Seven) as the robot gunslinger.
In one of his finest performances ever, Brynner is absolutely perfect as the cold, menacing villain of few words, also accomplishing the greater feat of being able to figure out what no one else involved with this film seems to clue in on: how exactly to treat the movie.
Yul Brynner is worth the entire film by himself, and there's still plenty more that's worthwhile besides.
www.reelcriticism.com /ziggyrealm/reviews/westworld.html   (1215 words)

  
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The first time I saw Yul on the tv screen I understood in a few seconds that he was unique.
When I saw him in the role of the King I was totally impressed by his capacity to be convincing in both drama and comedy and serve all kinds of movies successfully.
I was sorry YUL had to leave us so soon.
www.htmlgear.tripod.com /guest/control.guest?u=harlowgold&i=3&a=view   (148 words)

  
 Yul-Gok   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
In September of the year he turned 40 years of age, he authored "The Essentials of Confucianism", which is rated as a most valuable book showing examples for a good Confucian life.
The Yul Gok Chônjip ("The Complete Works of Yul Gok") was compiled after his death on the basis of the writings he bequeathed.
Yul-Gok was well-known for his development of a school of thought concerning the philosophy of the 12th century Confucian scholar Chu-Hsi.
www.tkdtutor.com /10Patterns/05YulGok/YulGokInfo.htm   (1611 words)

  
 Search Results for "Yul ..."
...NUMBER: 8929 AUTHOR: Yul Brynner QUOTATION: When I am dead and buried, on my tombstone I would like to have it written, I have arrived.
...NUMBER: 9211 AUTHOR: Frank Rich QUOTATION: Yul Brynner s performance in The King and I can no longer be regarded as a feat of acting or even endurance.
ATTRIBUTION: On Yul Brynner s performance as the king of Siam in a revival of a role he first...
bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?db=db&query=Yul+...   (149 words)

  
 Yul Brynner - Best Actor: MovieActors.com
Yul Brynner received his Oscar for for re-creating his Broadway role as the Siamese king.
Yul Brynner adopted America as his home after performing in a Paris circus as a acrobat.
During World War 2 Yul Brynner put his fluent French and Russian to work on the Voice of America.
www.movieactors.com /winm/m56.htm   (116 words)

  
 Yul Brynner
Yul BRYNNER in his costume from "The Magnificent Seven." (NYC23398) (Magnum Photos)
Yul BRYNNER in his costume from "The Magnificent Seven." (NYC23396) (Magnum Photos)
Yul Brynner and C. Kaufmann (in the mirror) during a makeup session on the set of the movie "Tarass Boulba." ©Inge Morath/Magnum Photos (PAR30719) (Magnum Photos)
www.infoplease.com /ipea/A0154679.html   (204 words)

  
 TV ACRES: Death & Dying - Tobacco Products (Celebrities, Characters & Ad Slogans)
Yul Brynner, famous throughout the world for his role of the King in the musical "The King and I" died of lung cancer on October 10, 1985 at the age of 65 years.
A five-pack-a-day smoker, Brynner warned against the deadly habit during an interview on a segment of GOOD MORNING AMERICA in January 1985.
I'm convinced of that." With the permission of Brynner's family, the American Cancer Society produced a television spot incorporating Yul's powerful anti-smoking sentiments.
www.tvacres.com /tobacco.htm   (513 words)

  
 Help ~ YUL-YVR Wed 08May02   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
To all of the YUL FT'ers sorry for not giving you a heads-up I was coming to town.
If anyone will be in YUL Wed morning I'd be happy to meet up with you.
The Ticket Counter was open at 5am when I checked in but the Check-In Agent was friendly and accomodating, but was unable to confirm posive D or W space YYZ-YVR so she couldn't reroute me. I was handed my original YUL-YVR AC111 BP W-class (D/J waitlist).
www.flyertalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=15277   (1388 words)

  
 News - Music Aids Tolerance, Says Yul Brunner's Son - The St. Petersburg Times. General news from St.Petersburg and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
In a talk given at the city's American Corner on Tuesday, Brynner focused on how music helped bridge white and fl America while tracing a narrative of its roots through to the Vietnam era.
Brynner's book about his father, "Yul: the Man Who Would Be King," a play on the title of Brynner's famous "The King and I," will be published in Russian next week by Eksmo.
If you are willing for your comment to be published as a letter to the editor, please supply your first name, last name and the city and country where you live.
www.sptimesrussia.com /archive/times/982/news/n_12877.htm   (536 words)

  
 [Editorial] Song Du Yul, The Prosecution, and the NSL : English Editorials : Internet Hankyoreh
Professor Song Du Yul received a sentence of 7 years at his first sentence, but the Seoul District Prosecution's public security section but on appeal has asked for 15 years.
The prosecution's view that 7 years is "too light" is itself amazing, but even more shocking is its reason.
Civic groups need to get actively involved so that the National Assembly can delay abolishing the NSL no longer.
www.hani.co.kr /section-001100000/2004/07/001100000200407020242001.html   (372 words)

  
 Yul Brynner Current Month TV Schedule
Starring Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff, Martita Hunt, Felix Aylmer, Ivan Desny, Natalie Schafer, Sacha Pitoeff, Karel Stepanek.
Starring Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J Cobb, Richard Basehart, Albert Salmi, William Shatner, Simon Oakland, David Opatoshu, Frank DeKova.
Starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Horst Buchholz, Brad Dexter, Vladimir Sokoloff, Whit Bissell.
www.tv-now.com /stars/yul.html   (336 words)

  
 In final act, Brynner got revenge on his killers | ajc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Twenty years ago, the actor Yul Brynner, dying from lung cancer, told a television audience that what he really wanted to do was to film a commercial that said, "Now that I'm gone, I tell you: Don't smoke, whatever you do, just don't smoke."
The cancer society received a deluge of letters from former smokers who said that the announcement had finally gotten them to quit.
"I guess you could say I'm addicted; at least I was, until I saw your new commercial with Yul Brynner in it," a college student from California wrote in May 1986.
www.ajc.com /health/content/health/0105/25brynner.html   (787 words)

  
 Yul Brynner at Hollywood Cult Movies
Gripping story of Cold War espionage stars Yul Brynner as a defecting Soviet spy who has a list of KGB agents at work in Western nations.
But if the list is correct, then every country has been infiltrated at the highest levels, and the future of the world is at stake!
Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr - The King & I
www.hollywoodcultmovies.com /html/yul_brynner.html   (815 words)

  
 HOW DO YOU TOP YUL BRYNNER IN A COWBOY HAT?
Shelved when Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California, Warner Bros.-based producer Jerry Weintraub's remake of "Westworld" is now a go, with "The Cell" director Tarsem set to helm.
The gov was attached to star in "Westworld" -- as well as to produce with Weintraub -- before swearing off his acting career in 2003 to turn to politics.
He wasn't, however, set to play the Yul Brynner role of the robotic gunfighter who turns an Old West vacation theme park into a nightmare, but one of the park guests.
www.moviepoopshoot.com /news/aug05/56.html   (355 words)

  
 Airliners.net forum: TUN-YUL As Of Nov. 2005
It's been around for a while here in YUL.
The YUL flight will originate from Tunis and not Monastir although it is the homebase of Nouvelair.
For info MIR is as big as TUN as far as number of pax is concerned.
www.airliners.net /discussions/general_aviation/print.main?id=2328870   (516 words)

  
 Pravda.RU Yul Brynner's son arrives in Vladivostok
Rock Brynner, the son of famed Hollywood actor Yul Brynner, is among the most popular guests of the first Vladivostok international film festival.
In his words, Yul Brynner left Vladivostok while still a kid, never coming back again.
Brynner is to meet music fans September 16, delivering a report about the influence of rock 'n' roll on the US and global culture.
newsfromrussia.com /science/2003/09/15/49964.html   (2023 words)

  
 Yul Brynner Movies & Movie News!
Below is a complete list of all of the Yul Brynner movies alphabetically that we have in our database.
We would not be much of a fan site without your contributions..
All kidding aside Paramount has decided to make the film for the third time.Mark Gordon is on board to produce, and...
www.moviesonline.ca /celeb-Yul-Brynner.htm   (172 words)

  
 Classic Movies
The Yul Brynner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation
Yul Brynner's ashes buried secretly in orthodox monastery
Yul Brynner & Deborah Kerr in The King and I
www.thegoldenyears.org /brynner.html   (46 words)

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