Who wrote the original story that inspired'The King and I'?
J.K. Rowling
William Shakespeare
Anna Leonowens
Charles Dickens
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The original story that inspired the musical "The King and I" was written by Anna Leonowens, who was a British woman who served as a governess to the children of King Mongkut of Siam in the 1860s. Leonowens' book, "The English Governess at the Siamese Court," was published in 1870 and became a bestseller.
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