milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Began career as circus acrobat
 
Took up acting after serious accident
 
Supported himself as singer and guitarist
1934 
Joined French acting troupe
1941 
Moved to USA
 
US stage acting debut in "Twelfth Night" (with touring company)
1947 
Failed Universal screen test for looking "too Oriental"
1949 
American film acting debut, "Port of New York"
1951 
First production of "The King & I" (ran for 1,246 performances)
1956 
Recreated his signature role in "The King and I"; received Best Actor Oscar
1960 
Co-starred in "The Magnificent Seven"
1973 
Played a robot in the sci-fi thriller "Westworld"
1985 
Returned to Broadway in "The King & I"
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