Paul Leyssac
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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]
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Born | Paul Andri Jurgensen Leyssac 21 June 1881 |
Died | 20 August 1946 (aged 65) Copenhagen, Denmark |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
Years active | 1937–43 (film) |
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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]