Paul Leyssac

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]

Paul Leyssac
Born21 June 1881
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died20 August 1946 (aged 65)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OccupationActor, writer
Years active1937–43 (film)

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

References
  1. Reinhart p.209
  2. Andersen, Hans Christian (1 March 1938). It's Perfectly True: And Other Stories (y First ed.). Harcourt. ISBN 9780152393434.
  3. Smith, Cecil (30 June 1940). "Malko to Sub for Rodzinski at Ravinia Fete". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. p. Part 7, p 3wpn. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. "Paul Leyssac". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.

Bibliography
  • Mark S. Reinhart. Abraham Lincoln on Screen: Fictional and Documentary Portrayals on Film and Television. McFarland, 2009.


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