The King and I

Other Musicals Written (Oscar Hammerstein)

Songs Written (Oscar Hammerstein)

Others Musicals Written (Richard Rodgers)

Songs Written (Richard Rodgers)

Relationship to Each Other

• Other musicals that were written by Hammerstein are:

Oscar Hammerstein

Richard Rodgers

Anna Leonowens

The End!

• I'd Rather be Right in 1937

Anna Leonowens

Richard Rodgers

• Carmen Jones in 1954

• 'Twas Not So Long Ago

• Me and Juliet in 1953

• Are You My Love?

• Richard Rodgers was born on June 28, 1902 in Arverne, Long Island, New York.

• Anna later married Thomas Leonowens who was a clerk.

• Oscar Hammerstein was born on July 12, 1895 in New York City, New York.

• Anna Leonowens was born on November 6, 1831 in Ahmadnagar, India.

• King Mongkut invited Anna Leonowens to Bangkok, so that she could teach his children.

• Me and Juliet in 1953

• At age six, Richard began to play the piano by ear.

• Ah Still Suits Me

• No Strings in 1962

• Blow High, Blow Low

• His parents were Mamie Levy Rodgers and Dr. William Abrahams Rodgers.

• His parents were William Hammerstein and Alice Nimmo.

• Her parents were Mary Anne Glasscott and Thomas Edwards.

• Oklahoma! in 1943

• At age fourteen, he wrote two popular songs.

• They lived in Australia immediately after she got married. She later moved to Malaysia, but settled in Singapore when her husband died from a stroke.

• All At Once You Love Her

• Oklahoma! in 1943

• Oscar Hammerstein and Richard Rodgers are in connection with Anna and King Mongkut because they wrote and produced songs for the King and I musical.

• His father was a physician and his mother was an amateur musician.

• Cutting the Cane

• Rose- Marie in 1954

• He had no siblings.

• Anna spent all of her childhood in India with her sister Eliza.

• Before he entered Columbia University, he wrote songs for two amateur plays.

• Pal Joey in 1940

• All In Fun

• His wife was Dorothy Feiner Rodgers.

• Show Boat in 1927

• He had two wives who were Dorothy Kiaora Blanchard and Myra Finn.

• Halleluiah I'm a Bum

• While she was living in Singapore, she was invited by King Mongkut to Bangkok. She lived there for five years, where she taught his children.

• He was a song composer.

• South Pacific 1949

• All The Things You Are

• He had two daughters who was Linda Rodgers Melmick and Mary Rodgers.

• South Pacific in 1949

• Here's a Kiss

• The Sound of Music in 1938

• He had three children who were James Hammerstein, Alice Hammerstein Mathias, and William Hammerstein.

• Throughout her life, Anna was a writer.

• The Sound of Music in 1938

The King and I

King Mongkut

King

King Mongkut

King Mongkut was born on October 18, 1804 in Bangkok, Thailand.

• As a young adult, Mongkut became a Buddhist monk and stayed in a monastery.

By: Ally Anumudu

• The main wives of King Mongkut were: Princess Pannarai, Queen Debsirindra, and Queen Somanat.

For all of his life, he lived in Bangkok.

• After the death of his half brother, King Phranangklao (Rama III), Monger took the throne as King Mongkut or Rama IV.

Mongkut was the 43rd child of King Rama II, but the first son of Queen Sri Suriyendra.

• Mongkut had 39 wives and concubines and 82 children.

• His well known children were: Chulalongkorn (Rama V), Damrong Rajanubhab, Narisara Nuvadtivongs, Queen Saovabha, Queen Savang Vadhana (Rama V), Princess Sunandha, Prince Jayanta Mongkol, Prince Devavongse, Princess Sukumalmarsri, and Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse.