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Actress Nancy Kwan reveals her reservations about “Flower Drum Song” role: 'What will the Asians think of this?'

The Chinese-British actress won acclaim for her free-spirited performance in the 1961 film, but worried about how she'd be received by Asian audiences. Flower Drum Song, the 1961 big-screen adaptation ...
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Patrick Adiarte, Actor in ‘The King and I,’ ‘Flower Drum Song’ and ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 82

A native of the Philippines — he and his family were imprisoned during World War II — he guest-starred on ‘The Brady Bunch’ and, mentored by Gene Kelly, danced on ‘Hullabaloo.’ By Mike Barnes Senior ...
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The First and Only Asian American Hollywood Musical Made A Larger Impact Then You Realize

TanChun is a traveling film director and screenwriter who believes in positive Asian representation in Hollywood. She aspires to create more stories in Western media that give Asian actors a chance to ...
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Actor Daniel Dae Kim celebrates the cultural and personal importance of Flower Drum Song

With a career spanning decades, Daniel Dae Kim has made a point of playing multifaceted and stereotype-breaking roles as an actor. Prior to his seven-season portrayal of Chin Ho Kelly on Hawaii Five-0 ...
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Actress Nancy Kwan reveals her reservations about “Flower Drum Song” role: 'What will the Asians think of this?'

Kwan writes that she hadn't heard of the stage musical until the producer of its film adaptation, Ross Hunter, asked her to star. The Svengali behind lavish, hit productions like Pillow Talk and ...
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Actress Nancy Kwan reveals her reservations about “Flower Drum Song” role: 'What will the Asians think of this?'

Flower Drum Song, the 1961 big-screen adaptation of the musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, helped transform its young lead actress, Nancy Kwan, into a Hollywood star. But as she reveals in her new ...