| DUNNE | Playing the lead role in Anna And The King Of Siam in 1946 was Irene ..., with Rex Harrison as the k |
| AGONY | The - and the Ecstasy; Carol Reed film with Rex Harrison as Pope Julius II and Charlton Heston as Michelangelo (5) |
| LIAMNEESON | Dramatic actor who'll be playing the lead role of Detective Frank Drebin in the reboot |
| GORILLA | London Zoo resident Guy, born in 1946, was this type of primate (7) |
| BRYNNER | Actor who played the King of Siam in the 1956 musical The King and I (last name only) (7) |
| WONDERWHEEL | 2017 Woody Allen period drama film with Justin Timberlake (birthday today) and Kate Winslet playing the lead roles: 2 wds. |
| EIRENICON | Was Irene about to be in charge, briefly, in working on a peace-making message? (9) |
| HEROINE | Saviour was Irene? Oh! (7) |
| SIAM | Anna and the King of ___ (title of the novel The King and I is based on) |
| CHASTAIN | Jessica, U.S. actress who won the Best Actress Oscar in 2022 for playing the lead in the film The Eyes Of Tammy Faye (8) |
| TALKIE | Modern 20 story about "Anna and the King of Siam"? (6) |
| LONDON | Margaret _, American writer best known for her 1944 novel Anna And The King Of Siam (6) |
| OFSIAM | Sumptuous production chronicling the experiences of a British governess in 19th-century Thailand, Anna And The King ... (2,4) |
| TAVEL | Variety of fine pink Rhone wine reputed to have been favoured by rexes including Philip IV and Louis XIV, hence sometimes referred to as "the rose of kings and the king of roses" (5) |
| THEKINGANDI | Musical play based on the novel Anna and the King of Siam (3,4,3,1) |
| PERON | The new president of Argentina on June 4, 1946, was General Juan ..., husband of the later famous Ev |
| HADES | (Greek mythology) the god of the dead and the king of the underworld (5) |
| NANKING | Anna and the king of China! (7) |
| ANNA | Irene Dunne drama, ___ and the King of Siam |
| FOSTER | Anna and the King and Elysium actress, Jodie ... (6) |