In Arts and Media
The Father Damien Statue on the steps of the State Capitol Building honors him, and a replica is displayed in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol.
Screenwriter and film director John Farrow wrote a biography of him called Damien the Leper which was published in 1937.
Director David Miller made a short film of Father Damien's life in 1938 entitled The Great Heart, released by MGM.
The first full-length film on Father Damien was Molokai (1959), a Spanish production directed by Luis Lucia with Javier Escrivá, Roberto Camardiel and Gerard Tichy playing the main roles.
The one-man play Damien tells the story of Damien's life in the first person through a series of flashbacks.
Father Damien was portrayed in 1980 by Ken Howard in the television film Father Damien: Leper Priest.
Belgian film producer Tharsi Vanhuysse produced and Paul Cox directed the 1999 film Molokai: The Story of Father Damien.
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