Jean Hersholt
(1886 - 1956)
Jean Pierre Hersholt was a Danish-born actor who starred in many American films. He was Shirley Temple’s grandfather in Heidi and had a long running radio show, Dr. Christian, which was directed by Ronald Reagan’s brother Neil. His was the first complete translation of Hans Christian Andersen into English.
Bibliography
Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1949)
A collection of bold and original Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen.
Andersen’s Fairy Tales (1949)
A complete collection of bold and original Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen.
The Complete Andersen (1949)
This six volume edition includes a new translation of all the fairy tales and longer stories as well as a few previously unpublished stories by Hans Christian Andersen.
Hans Christian Anderson, the Maker of Fairy Tales (1942)
This two-volume edition includes a new translation of some of the fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen as well his correspondence with his first American publisher, Horace Scudder.