Yul Brynner
Born | July 11, 1920 |
Hometown | Vladivostok, Russia |
Net worth | $10 million |
Height | 5'8" (1.73m) |
Spouse | Kathy Lee, Jacqueline Thion de la Chaume, Doris Kleiner, Virginia Gilmore |
Partner | Marlene Dietrich |
Children | Victoria Brynner |
Parents | Marousia Dimitrievna Blagovidova, Boris Yuliyevich Briner |
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Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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1957 | Academy Award | Actor | The King and I | Winner |
1957 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | The King and I | Nominated |
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