Editing Yul Brynner (section)

===Health===
In 1979, Brynner settled out of court after allegedly contracting [[trichinosis]] at [[Trader Vic's|Trader Vic]]'s in New York City.<ref>{{Cite news |title=TimesMachine: Wednesday October 17, 1979 - NYTimes.com |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1979/10/17/issue.html |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In September 1983, Brynner suffered a sore throat, his voice changed and doctors found a lump on his vocal cords. In Los Angeles, only hours before his 4,000th performance in ''The King and I'', he received the test results, which indicated that he had inoperable [[lung cancer]], though his throat was not affected. Brynner had begun [[Tobacco smoking|smoking]] heavily at age 12. Although he had quit in 1971, his promotional photos often still showed him with a [[cigarette]] in hand, or a [[cigar]] in his mouth. He and the national tour of the musical were forced to take a few months off while he underwent radiation therapy, which damaged his throat and made singing and speaking difficult.<ref name="Rochman" /> The tour then resumed.<ref>Capua, pp. 151–157</ref><ref>Rosenfeld, Megan.[https://archive.today/20130201023222/https://secure.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/124184102.html?FMT=AI&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Dec+6,+1984&author=By+Megan+Rosenfeld+Washington+Post+Staff+Writer&desc=Classic+'King+and+I' "Classic ''King and I'']". ''[[The Washington Post]]'', December 6, 1984, p. B13. Retrieved December 28, 2012. {{subscription required}}</ref>

In January 1985, the tour reached New York for a farewell Broadway run. Aware he was dying, Brynner gave an interview on ''[[Good Morning America]]'' discussing the [[Health effects of tobacco|dangers of smoking]] and expressing his desire to make an anti-smoking commercial. The Broadway production of ''The King and I'' ran from January 7 to June 30 of that year. His last performance, a few months before his death, marked the 4,625th time he had played the role of the King.