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Jean Hersholt
Actor - Cultural Leader - Humanitarian
Danish by birth. American by
adoption. Citizen of the world
through his love for all mankind.
Fames as an actor, best known as
kindly Dr. Christian ... Writer
and translator of Hans Christian
Andersen's fairy tales. Benefactor
to his profession through the
Motion Picture Relief Fund Motion
Picture Country House and Hospital
and the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences... Honored at
home and abroad for his cultural
and philanthropic contributions
to the world. Here in remembrance
of him is Klods Hans. An original
statue by Edvard Eriksen, inspired
by the Hans Christian Andersen tale
of the boy who went forth into the
world to win a princess and a
kingdom.... A fitting tribute to a great
and warm hearted humanitarian.
Friends here and abroad
erected this Memorial. |