Fanciful Danny Kaye, spinning tales and singing about "Wonderful, Wonderful Copenhagen" in the 1952 movie "Hans Christian Andersen," bears little resemblance to the real story.Īndersen was born in a slum in Odense, then Denmark's second-largest city. The melancholy theme that surfaces again and again in Andersen's work isn't surprising, given his own bleak background. The stories of Hans Christian Andersen have been told and retold so many times and in so many different mediums that it's easy to forget just how groundbreaking they were in the 19th century. The idea, HCA 2005 Secretary-General Lars Seeberg told a news conference, is "to celebrate Andersen, to show a more complex and nuanced picture of Andersen, to depict Andersen as a writer for all ages." The organizers also hope it will spur adults to take a second look both at the stories and their author. celebrations Tuesday at the New York Public Library.Īndersen's fairy tales are staples of children's literature, and the bicentennial events are aimed at promoting literacy as well as boosting tourism to his native land.
The Hans Christian Andersen 2005 Foundation is promoting theatrical productions, musical concerts, and television and film events in honor of the author of "The Little Mermaid," "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little Match Girl," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and more than 200 other fairy tales.ĭenmark's Crown Prince Frederik and his Australian-born wife, Crown Princess Mary, helped launch the U.S. Over the next several months, celebrations and cultural events will be held around the globe to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth on April 2, 1805, of Hans Christian Andersen. Now, two centuries later, he's finally getting the swan treatment - and then some.
Although he did win fame and fortune, he never felt truly appreciated in his homeland. He was tall and gawky, with a big nose and simply enormous feet. 3, 2005 — - Once upon a time, an ugly duckling was born to a very humble home.
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