Paul Leyssac
Paul Leyssac | |
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| Born | 21 June 1881 |
| Died | 20 August 1946 (aged 65) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 1937–43 (film) |
Paul Leyssac (born Paul Andri Jurgensen Leyssac, June 21, 1881 – August 20, 1946) was a Danish writer, and stage and film actor. He played Abraham Lincoln in the 1937 British film Victoria the Great.[1] He also was a translator of the works of Hans Christian Andersen.[2]
Selected filmography
- Victoria the Great (1937)
- Head Over Heels (1937)
- Arise, My Love (1940)
- Paris Calling (1941)
- Assignment in Brittany (1943)
References
- ^ Reinhart p.209
- ^ Andersen, Hans Christian (1 March 1938). It's Perfectly True: And Other Stories (y First ed.). Harcourt. ISBN 9780152393434.
Bibliography
- Mark S. Reinhart. Abraham Lincoln on Screen: Fictional and Documentary Portrayals on Film and Television. McFarland, 2009.
External links
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