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Louis Thomas Gunnis Leonowens (25 October 1856 – 17 February 1919) was a British subject and youngest son of Anna Leonowens who grew up and worked in Siam ().Leonowens served as an officer in the Siamese Royal Cavalry, an agent for the Borneo Company in the teak trade of Northern Thailand, and founded a Thai trading company that still bears his name, Louis T. Leonowens Ltd.
Anna Harriette Leonowens (born Ann Hariett Emma Edwards; [1] 5 November 1831 – 19 January 1915) was an Anglo-Indian or Indian-born British [2] travel writer, educator, and social activist.
Anna Leonowens, a British widow, has come to Siam with her son Louis to teach English to Crown Prince Chulalongkorn, the heir of King Mongkut.She is a strong-willed, intelligent, valiant and benevolent woman for her time, which pleases the King.
Louis is taken on a tour of the armory by Kralahome's henchman, Master Little, who barely misses an injury and begins to lose his teeth one after the other. In the palace gardens, Prince Chulalongkorn meets Tuptim, and they fall in love, but Chulalongkorn keeps his true identity hidden. While the King's wives help her unpack, Anna sees ...
His Broadway credits include playing John Darling in the 1979 production of “Peter Pan” and Louis Leonowens in “The King & I.” Lloyd’s credits as an award-winning stage director include ...
In 1867, Leonowens took a six-month leave of absence to visit her daughter Avis in England, intending to deposit Louis at a school in Ireland and return to Siam with Avis. [5] However, due to unexpected delays and opportunities for further travel, Leonowens was still abroad in late 1868, when Mongkut fell ill and died.
Leonowens is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anna Leonowens (1834–1915), Indian-British travel writer, educator, and social activist; Louis T. Leonowens (1856–1919), Siamese cavalry officer and trader, son of Anna
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