Celebrity discovers surprising family history from @pbs

Name: Celebrity discovers surprising family history from @pbs
Uploaded: 2025-07-10T19:01:25.000Z
Channel: pbs
Description: Scarlett Johansson sits for an interview where she learns surprising details about her grandfather's prestigious career and legacy in Denmark, reacting with genuine shock and emotion to the revelations about his life as a film director and art critic.

Scarlett Johansson sits for an interview where she learns surprising details about her grandfather's prestigious career and legacy in Denmark, reacting with genuine shock and emotion to the revelations about his life as a film director and art critic.

Creator: @pbs on Instagram

Transcript

My father never talked about him. Bad. Better graduated in 1956 with a PhD in art history. Did you know that? No. I didn't know that. Then went on to become a famous art critic, a film director, and a television personality in Denmark. I had no idea he was a film director. And he's buried in Ossenstern Cemetery in Copenhagen along with other Danes like Hans Christian Andersen. He's an iconic figure in Denmark. Gramps. Yeah, Gramps was happy.

Topics: Entertainment, History

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