| Jean Hersholt | |
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| Born | Jean Hersholt July 12, 1886  Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | June 2, 1956 (aged 69) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Years active | 1906-1955 |
Jean Hersholt (July 12, 1886 – June 2, 1956) was an Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning Danish actor who lived in the United States where he was a leading film and radio talent, best known for his 17 years starring on radio in Dr. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Christian. Asked how to pronounce his name, he told The Literary Digest, "In English, her'sholt; in Danish, hairs'hult. The Literary Digest was an influential general-interest weekly Magazine in the early 20th century United States, published by Funk and Wagnalls " [1]
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark to a well-known Danish stage family, Hersholt toured Europe performing with his family when he was young. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city He then graduated from the Copenhagen Art School. [2] His first two films were made in Germany in 1906. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang He emigrated to the US in 1913, and the rest of his movies were made in America. Of his total credits, 75 were silent films and 65 were sound films. He is the uncle of former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Erik Nielsen, whose brother is the actor Leslie Nielsen. Erik Hersholt Nielsen, DFC, QC, PC ( February 24 1924 &ndash September 4, 2008) was a Canadian Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor He appeared in 140 films and directed four.
Hersholt's best remembered film roles included Marcus Schouler in Erich von Stroheim's 1924 film Greed and Shirley Temple's beloved grandfather in the 1937 film version of the 1880 children's book, Heidi, written by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. Erich von Stroheim ( September 22, 1885 &ndash May 12, 1957) was an Austrian star of the silent film age lauded for his directorial Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Greed is a 1924 dramatic Silent film. One of the most famous Lost films in cinema history it is also considered one of the greatest Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928) is an Academy Award -winning Actress and Tap dancer, most famous for being an iconic Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning ( German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) usually abbreviated Heidi, is a novel about the events Johanna Spyri (johana ʃpiːʁi ( 12 June 1827 &ndash 7 July 1901) was an author of children's stories and is best known for Heidi During his long career in the movies, his roles ran the gamut from early silent villains to secondary parts in which his mild Danish accent and pleasant voice suited him to depict a succession of benevolent fathers, doctors, professors and European noblemen. Hersholt's last role was in the 1955 movie Run for Cover.
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Radio
After Hersholt appeared as Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe in The Country Doctor (1936), he wanted to do the role on radio but could not get the rights. He decided to create his own doctor character for radio, and since he was a Hans Christian Andersen enthusiast, he borrowed that name for his character of philosophical Dr. Hans Christian Andersen (ˈhanˀs ˈkʰʁæʂd̥jan ˈɑnɐsn̩ in Danish or simply H Paul Christian who practiced in the Midwest town of River's End with the assistance of Nurse Judy Price (Rosemary DeCamp, Lurene Tuttle, Kathleen Fitz, Helen Claire). With the opening theme music of "Rainbow on the River," Dr. Christian was introduced on CBS November 7, 1937 on The Vaseline Program, aka Dr. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christian's Office and later Dr. Christian, sponsored by Chesebrough Manufacturing's Vaseline.
The small-town physician's good humor, innate common sense and scientific training helped drive off a series of villainous types who tried to interfere with the peaceful lifestyle of River's End. Produced by Dorothy McCann, the radio series became a popular long-run hit, continuing on CBS until January 6, 1954, with Hersholt so strongly identified with the role that he received mail asking for medical advice. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) There were various spin-offs as Hersholt co-wrote a Dr, Christian novel and made a series of six family films as Christian from 1939 to 1941. In 1956, his Dr. Christian character made the transition to television, scripted by Gene Roddenberry, with Macdonald Carey as his nephew Dr. Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry (August 19 1921 &ndash October 24 1991 was an American Screenwriter and producer. Edward Macdonald Carey ( March 15, 1913 – March 21, 1994) was an American Actor, best known for his role as the Patriarch Mark Christian.
On August 31, 1952, Hersholt appeared on the television game show What's My Line?. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. What's My Line? is a weekly panel Game show which was produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS
Books
Hersholt's large collection of Hans Christian Andersen books is now in the Library of Congress). The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress He translated over 160 of Andersen's fairy tales into English. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland These were published in 1949 in six volumes as "The Complete Andersen". His Andersen translations are regarded as the best English versions in existence. Hersholt was knighted by King Christian X of Denmark in 1948 partly due to this endeavor. Christian X (Christian Carl Frederik Albert Alexander Vilhelm ( 26 September 1870 &ndash 20 April 1947) was King of Denmark Hersholt's grave in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery is marked with a statue of Klods Hans, a Hans Christian Andersen character who left Denmark to find his way in the world — much as Hersholt himself had done. Forest Lawn Memorial Park is a privately-owned Cemetery in Glendale, Los Angeles, in the United States.
In 1939 Hersholt helped form the Motion Picture Relief Fund to support industry employees with medical care when they were down on their luck. The Motion Picture & Television Fund is a charitable organization that offers assistance and care to those in the Motion picture and Television industries with limited The fund was used to create the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, and it led to the creation in 1956 of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, an honorary Academy Award given to an "individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry. Woodland Hills is a district in the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. "
Hersholt was honored for his services to the industry twice with an Academy Honorary Award, first in 1940 and the second time in 1950. The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the Hersholt died in Hollywood, California and was interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6501 Hollywood Boulevard for his work in motion pictures and another one at 6701 Hollywood Boulevard for his work in radio. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that Hollywood Boulevard is a boulevard in Hollywood Los Angeles California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest
See also
References
- ^ Funk, Charles Earle. What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.
- ^ Golden Silents: Jean Hersholt
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External links
- Jean Hersholt at the Internet Movie Database
- Jean Hersholt: The Complete Andersen
- Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs: Dr. Christian
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Hersholt, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hersholt, Jean |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1886-7-12 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1956-6-2 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Hollywood, California, U.S. |
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