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Jean Hersholt

(Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956)

Jean Pierre Carl Buron (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956), known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish-American actor. He is most famous for starring on the CBS radio series Dr. Christian from 1937–1954, which later inspired a TV series with the same name from 1956-1957. He also co-starred with Shirley Temple in the film Heidi (1937). When asked how to pronounce his name, he told The Literary Digest, "in English her'sholt; in Danish, hairs'hult." From 1924 to 1955, he had 140 motion picture credits: 75 silent film and 65 "talkies"; he directed four. (From Wikipedia)

More about Jean Hersholt:

Associated author:

Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875

Books by Jean Hersholt:

Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956, trans.: The Complete Andersen, by H. C. Andersen (HTML in Denmark)
Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956, trans.: Lucky Peer, by H. C. Andersen (HTML in Denmark)
Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956, trans.: Picturebook Without Pictures, by H. C. Andersen (HTML in Denmark)
Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956, trans.: The Snow Queen (in Danish and English), by H. C. Andersen (HTML with commentary in Denmark)

Additional books by Jean Hersholt in the extended shelves:

Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956: Catalog of the Jean Hersholt collection of Hans Christian Andersen; original manuscripts, letters, first editions, presentation copies, and related materials. (Washington, 1954), also by Library of Congress (page images at HathiTrust)
Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956: Epic of the wheat (Doubleday, Page & Co., 1903), also by Frank Norris, William Matheson, Nina Matheson, J.J. Little & Co, and Page & Company Doubleday (page images at HathiTrust)
Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956: Leaves of grass. (Thayer and Eldridge, 1860), also by Walt Whitman, John Stuart Groves, William Lukens Shoemaker, H. Buxton Forman, Isaac Hull Platt, Frederick Locker-Lampson, Thomas Biggs Harned, Walt Whitman Collection (Library of Congress), Charles E. Feinberg Collection of Walt Whitman (Library of Congress), and Carolyn Wells Houghton Whitman Collection (Library of Congress) (page images at HathiTrust)
Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956: National America Denmark Association and America Denmark Relief, inc.; a report covering the period from June 18, 1943 to December 3, 1945. ([Beverly Hills? Calif., 1946) (page images at HathiTrust)

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