Cofounded the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital, one of many endeavors that led to the establishment of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, given annually at the Academy Awards
Served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences from 1945 to '49
Translated 160 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales into English; his work became a six-volume set called The Complete Andersen
Knighted by King Christian X of Denmark in 1948
Honored with two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: one for his film work and one for his longtime radio role as Dr
Christian
Grave is marked with a statue of Klods-Hans, a character from a story by Hans Christian Andersen