title: "The Tramp", a blood donation propagandist?
abstract: The French pioneer for blood transfusion, who eventually organized the very early blood transfusion centers worldwide, went to imagine a scenario written in purpose for Charlie Chaplin, the unique character of "The Tramp" ("Charlot" in French). The movie Star was offered to feature a blood donation propagandist, and no longer the perpetual, well-known, "loser". This anecdote, besides being amusing, tells a lot on how Arnault Tzank encompassed all the difficulties in collecting blood enough to meet the demand, at all times; his proposal turns out to be extremely modern and questions nowadays marketing for blood donation.
authors.affiliation: Institut national de la transfusion sanguine, 75015 Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, 75005 Paris, France.
authors.forename: J-J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lefrère
authors.affiliation: Institut national de la transfusion sanguine, 75015 Paris, France; Université de Lyon, 42023 Saint-Étienne, France. Electronic address: ogarraud@ints.fr.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Garraud
mesh_terms: D000533:Altruism; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D005602:France; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009040:Motion Pictures / Q000266:history*; D011406:Propaganda; D012955:Societies, Medical; D064826:Transfusion Medicine / Q000266:history*
keywords: Blood donation; Cinema; Cinéma; Don du sang; Marketing; Promotion; Transfusion