Danish actor who inspired Belgian cartoonist to create 'Tintin' dies
Melbourne:Danish actor Palle Huld, who is apparently the inspiration behind Belgian cartoonist's creation 'Tintin', has died at the age of 98. Huld died on November 26 in a retirement home in Copenhagen . The cause
of death has not been mentioned. In 1928, he won a competition organised by Danish
newspaper that wanted to send a teenager would-be-reporter around the globe, reports
News.com.au. For 44 days, the 15-year-old travelled to North America, Japan ,
Siberia and Germany , and was greeted by 20,000 people upon his return to Copenhagen
. Herge, the pen name of Belgian author Georges Remi, heard of Huld's journey
which reportedly inspired him to create comic book 'Tintin', the globe-trotting
reporter.
