and 25 great-grandchildren. She is interred in Wheaton Cemetery in Illinois. Lawsuit over 1972 television series Anna and the King In 1972, Twentieth Century Fox produced a non-musical television sitcom for CBS based on the film version of The King and I entitled Anna and the King, with Samantha Eggar taking the part of Anna Leonowens and Yul Brynner reprising his role as the king. The series was unsuccessful and was canceled after 13 episodes. Landon charged the producers with "inaccurate and mutilated portrayals" of her literary property and sued for copyright infringement. The suit initially failed in late 1974, but after the judgment was appealed, the parties chose to settle out of court, and a settlement was reached in 1975 with which Landon was satisfied. References Citations Margaret and Kenneth Landon Papers (SC-38), Wheaton College Special Collections, Wheaton, Illinois External links Margaret Landon: Wheaton Archives 1903 births 1993 deaths 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American memoirists American Presbyterian missionaries American women novelists Female Christian missionaries Writers from Alexandria, Virginia Writers from Evanston, Illinois People from Somers, Wisconsin Presbyterian missionaries in Thailand Wheaton College (Illinois) alumni Novelists from Washington, D.C. Writers from Chicago American women memoirists 20th-century American women writers Novelists from Illinois Novelists from Virginia American expatriates in Thailand