With his iconic bald head and rich singing voice, actor Yul Brynner made a splash as the exotic King Mongkut in the Broadway stage performance and film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical, The King and I. Brynner was not the typical leading man of the Golden Age of Hollywood, but he proved that it…
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Groundbreaking Director Cecil B. DeMille and His Lavish Epics
Cecil B. DeMille was a pioneering Hollywood film director and producer. He was one of the most successful filmmakers of the early 20th century and is widely credited with shaping the modern Hollywood film industry. DeMille was the king of the epic film and a groundbreaking director who made a number of significant contributions to…