Paul Leyssac Explained
Paul Leyssac |
Birth Name: | Paul Andri Jurgensen Leyssac |
Birth Date: | 21 June 1881 |
Birth Place: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Death Date: | 20 August 1946 (aged 65) |
Death Place: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Occupation: | Actor, writer |
Yearsactive: | 1937–43 (film) |
Paul Andri Jurgensen Leyssac (21 June 1881 – 20 August 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]
Leyssac acted with the Civic Repertory theatrical group headed by Eva Le Gallienne.[3] His career on Broadway began with George Washington (1920) and ended with The Tempest (1945).[4]
Selected filmography
Bibliography
- Mark S. Reinhart. Abraham Lincoln on Screen: Fictional and Documentary Portrayals on Film and Television. McFarland, 2009.
Notes and References
- Reinhart p.209
- Book: Andersen, Hans Christian. y First. It's Perfectly True: And Other Stories. Harcourt. 1938-03-01. 9780152393434.
- News: Smith . Cecil . Malko to Sub for Rodzinski at Ravinia Fete . September 13, 2019 . Chicago Tribune . June 30, 1940 . Illinois, Chicago . Part 7, p 3wpn.
- Web site: Paul Leyssac . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . September 13, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190913021450/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/paul-leyssac-8053 . September 13, 2019.