Hans Christian Andersen 71 years old

The glorious story of the greatest storyteller of them all!

A small-town shoemaker with a knack for spinning yarns, Hans encounters happiness and heartbreak on his road to becoming a full-fledged writer.

Credits

Name	Character
Danny Kaye He was 39, 74 years old when he died	as Hans Christian Andersen
Farley Granger He was 27, 85 years old when he died	as Niels
John Qualen He was 53, 87 years old when he died	as Burgomaster
Billy Bevan He was 65, 70 years old when he died	as Town Councilman (uncredited)
Philip Tonge He was 55, 61 years old when he died	as Otto
George Chandler He was 54, 86 years old when he died	as Farmer
Joseph Walsh He was 15, now 87 years old	as Peter
Jeanne Lafayette	as Celine
Fred Kelsey He was 68, 77 years old when he died	as First Gendarme
Robert Malcolm He was 27, now 44 years old	as Stage Doorman
Lee Aaker He was 9, now 81 years old	as Little Boy (uncredited)
Roland Petit He was 28, 87 years old when he died	as The Prince in 'The Little Mermaid' Ballet
John Brown He was 152, 157 years old when he died	as Schoolmaster
Zizi Jeanmaire She was 28, now 100 years old	as Doro
Barrie Chase She was 19, now 91 years old	as Ballerina (uncredited)
Erik Bruhn He was 24, 57 years old when he died	as The Hussar - Danced by

Name	Department
Daniel Mandell as Editor. He was 57 (91) years old when He died	Editing
Richard Day as Art Direction. He was 56 (76) years old when He died	Art
Harry Stradling Sr. as Director of Photography. He was 51 (68) years old when He died	Camera
Fred Lau as Sound Recordist. He was 55 (73) years old when He died	Sound
Mary Wills as Costume Design. She was 38 (82) years old when She died	Costume & Make-Up
Helen Turpin as Hairstylist. He was 43 (82) years old when He died	Costume & Make-Up
Charles Vidor as Director. He was 52 (58) years old when He died	Directing
Myles Connolly as Story. He was 55 (66) years old when He died	Writing
Samuel Goldwyn as Producer. He was 73 (94) years old when He died	Production
Del Armstrong as Makeup Artist. He was 37 (87) years old when He died	Costume & Make-Up
Moss Hart as Screenplay. He was 48 (57) years old when He died	Writing
Frank Loesser as Original Music Composer. He was 42 (59) years old when He died	Sound
Roland Petit as Choreographer. He was 28 (87) years old when He died	Crew

The glorious story of the greatest storyteller of them all!