Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt, Danish-American actor and director (died 1956)

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Born: July 12, 1886
Died: June 2, 1956
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1886

About Jean Hersholt

Jean Pierre Carl Buron, 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, reprising the role in a film series from 1939-1941. 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. Hersholt appeared in two of the first short films of the Danish film studio Nordisk Film in 1906, but did not find much success in his early years in Denmark.

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Jean Hersholt timeline

1906Hersholt appeared in two of the first short films of the Danish film studio Nordisk Film in 1906, but did not find much success in his early years in Denmark.
1924When 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.
1937He also co-starred with Shirley Temple in the film Heidi (1937).

The world when Jean Hersholt was born

Jean Hersholt was born in 1886. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst professional baseball game under electric lights
Top headlineStatue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
Technology milestoneCoca-Cola invented in Atlanta
Notable inventionCoca-Cola (originally contained cocaine)
World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population55.6M

1886 versus 2026

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Measure	1886	2026
Population	55.6M	341 million

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