He also portrayed the Prime Minister of the fictional country of Sarkhan in the 1963 motion picture The Ugly American with Marlon Brando.

He was born on 20 April 1911 in Sing Buri Province into a cadet branch of the Chakri Dynasty with Chinese ancestry.

[4] The son of Brigadier General Prince Khamrob and his wife Daeng (Bunnag), his older brother was M.R.

Upon returning to Thailand, he began his career in banking, but his true vocation was his mastery of many forms of arts, including politics and journalism.

Most notable are his epics and many short stories portraying various aspects of life and documenting contemporary history.

He was a leading authority on traditional Thai culture and had a polymathic range of interests from Thailand's classical dance to literature.

Most famous for his literary works, he was named a National Artist of Thailand for literature in 1985, the inaugural year for the honour.

Additions to the original house include air conditioning, a modern bathroom, and a lift was installed when the owner became too frail to climb up and down stairs.

Kukrit Heritage Home is situated at 19 Soi Phra Pinit, South Sathorn Road, Sathon District, Bangkok 10120.

Kukrit Pramoj is perhaps best known in Thailand for his literary production, particularly his novel Four Reigns, which was published as a serial in his newspaper Siam Rat in 1950.

Four Reigns tells the story of "Mae Ploi," a young girl who grew up in the court of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) where she was an attendant to one of the princesses.

[14] A review of his book comparing feudalism in Thailand called sakdina and Britain was recently published in English.