Born in Ahmarashtra, India
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Edwards
and Mary Ann (Glascott) Donohoe
Sister of
Eliza Julia (Edwards) Millard
Wife of
Thomas Leon Owens
— married
25 Dec 1849 in Poona, India
Mother of
Selina Leonowens, Thomas (Owens) Leonowens, Avis Annie Crawford Connybeare (Leonowens) Fyshe and Louis Thomas Gunnis Leonowens
Died
at age 83
in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Sep 2014
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Biography
Anna (Edwards) Leonowens is Notable.
Anna (Edwards) Leonowens was born in India
Career
- Leonowens is best known for her account of the court of King Mongkut of Siam, where she worked as a teacher.
- She also founded Victoria College of Art in Halifax, Nova Scotia which gradually evolved into NSCAD University.
- The 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam, by Margaret Landon, was based on the life of Anna. The novel led to a 1951 stage play of the same name, and then to a 1956 movie titled The King and I.
Memoirs
- 1870: The English Governess at the Siamese Court
Sources
- Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Leonowens
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSCAD_University
- A good source for Anna's family and life story is Susan Morgan's "The Real Story and Remarkable Adventures of The King and I".
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