Palle Huld (2 August 1912 â€" 26 November 2010) was a Danish film
actor and writer. He appeared in 40 films between 1933 and 2000. He
was born in Hellerup in Denmark. His journey around the world at the
age of 15 in 1928 reportedly inspired Hergé to create Tintin.The
Danish newspaper Politiken held a competition in honour of Jules Verne
which was open only to teenaged boys. The winner would be assisted in
a challenge to circumnavigate the globe within 46 days unaccompanied.
They were allowed to use all forms of transport apart from aviation.
There were several hundred applications for this competition. Huld was
15 at the time and working in a car dealership as a clerk. Huld left
on his voyage on 1 March 1928, a journey that took him through the
following countries, namely (besides Denmark): England, Scotland,
Canada, Japan, Korea, China (Manchuria), the Soviet Union, Poland and
Germany. In 44 days he made it back to Copenhagen to the cheers of a
crowd of twenty-thousand. Shortly after his homecoming he made an
additional journey (now mostly dressed in his scout uniform) to
Sweden, England (where he met Baden-Powell) and France (where he laid
a bouquet of flowers at the grave of Jules Verne).
actor and writer. He appeared in 40 films between 1933 and 2000. He
was born in Hellerup in Denmark. His journey around the world at the
age of 15 in 1928 reportedly inspired Hergé to create Tintin.The
Danish newspaper Politiken held a competition in honour of Jules Verne
which was open only to teenaged boys. The winner would be assisted in
a challenge to circumnavigate the globe within 46 days unaccompanied.
They were allowed to use all forms of transport apart from aviation.
There were several hundred applications for this competition. Huld was
15 at the time and working in a car dealership as a clerk. Huld left
on his voyage on 1 March 1928, a journey that took him through the
following countries, namely (besides Denmark): England, Scotland,
Canada, Japan, Korea, China (Manchuria), the Soviet Union, Poland and
Germany. In 44 days he made it back to Copenhagen to the cheers of a
crowd of twenty-thousand. Shortly after his homecoming he made an
additional journey (now mostly dressed in his scout uniform) to
Sweden, England (where he met Baden-Powell) and France (where he laid
a bouquet of flowers at the grave of Jules Verne).
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