Jean Hersholt
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born | Jul 12, 1886 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | Jun 2, 1956 Hollywood, CA |
| Age | Died at 69 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) | |
Jean Hersholt | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1906-1955 |
| Top Roles | Herr Heirich Muller, Dr. 'Hockie' Hochberg, Professor von Hartrott, Jo Stengel, Dr. Von Berg |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Silent Films, Musical, Crime |
| Top Topics | Pre-Code Cinema, Based on Play, Book-Based |
| Top Collaborators | Irving Thalberg (Producer), Harry Rapf (Producer), Robert Z. Leonard (Director), Darryl F. Zanuck (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Hunt Stromberg, Milton Berle, Vera Ralston see more.. |
Jean Hersholt Overview:
Actor, Jean Hersholt, was born on Jul 12, 1886 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Hersholt died at the age of 69 on Jun 2, 1956 in Hollywood, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Cemetery in Glendale, CA.
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He was honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Motion Pictures and Radio. Jean Hersholt's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #46 on Oct 11, 1938. However he won two Honorary Awards in 1948 and 1949 for distinguished service to the motion picture industry .
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Jean Hersholt Quotes:
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: All right. All right. But be back early for your lessons.
Heidi: I will. Are you sure you can get along without me?
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: I'll try.
Heidi: I used to go to Sunday school. Are you going to be my Sunday school teacher, too?
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: We'll have our first lesson now.
Heidi: I'd like to read this story. Shall I? "A certain man had two sons, and the wilder and Y-O-U-N-G-E-R..."
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: Younger.
Heidi: "Younger of them said to his father, ''ather, give me the P-O-R... '" These are hard words. Maybe you'd better help me.
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: "'Give me the portion of goods which is mine.' So the father divided his leaven among them, and the son went away into a foreign country."
Heidi: You know the story by heart.
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: Yes, by heart.
Heidi: Did the son ever come home to his father?
Adolph Kramer, The Grandfather: "And the son said, 'Father, I have sinned against Heaven and against you, and I am no longer fit to be called your son.' But the father said, 'Bring the best robe and put it on him, and put rings on his finger. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. For this my son was dead and is alive again. He was lost and now is found.'"
Marcus: There's no water... within a hundred miles o' here!
[the two men hopelessly stand by the dead mule in the middle of the desert]
Marcus: We... are... dead... men!
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