Dagmar Julie Augusta Hansen (12 November 1871 â€" 13 April 1959), a
Danish cabaret-singer and stage-performer, became a national sensation
as Denmark's first "pin-up girl".Hansen, born 1871 in Rungsted,
Denmark, as the daughter of a blacksmith. showed promising stage
talent at an early age. Daniel Krum, the Ballet Director of the Royal
Danish Theatre asked her (aged 10) to join the company; however, her
father refused to allow it. She made her stage debut at the age of 11
in the role of a child general in the fantasy play Tommeliden at the
Casino Theater in Copenhagen. She also began singing in the Saint
Stefan's Church choir at the age of 13.Hansen matured physically at an
early age as well, and she received her confirmation one year earlier
than usual. Her mature physical appearance allowed her to join a
theater revue at 14 years of age. Her performances won critical praise
in the press for her enjoyable singing voice, charming presence, and
well-developed figure. However, when a newspaper interview revealed
her age, it caused a scandal, and Hansen moved to Sweden for a year to
escape the attention.
Danish cabaret-singer and stage-performer, became a national sensation
as Denmark's first "pin-up girl".Hansen, born 1871 in Rungsted,
Denmark, as the daughter of a blacksmith. showed promising stage
talent at an early age. Daniel Krum, the Ballet Director of the Royal
Danish Theatre asked her (aged 10) to join the company; however, her
father refused to allow it. She made her stage debut at the age of 11
in the role of a child general in the fantasy play Tommeliden at the
Casino Theater in Copenhagen. She also began singing in the Saint
Stefan's Church choir at the age of 13.Hansen matured physically at an
early age as well, and she received her confirmation one year earlier
than usual. Her mature physical appearance allowed her to join a
theater revue at 14 years of age. Her performances won critical praise
in the press for her enjoyable singing voice, charming presence, and
well-developed figure. However, when a newspaper interview revealed
her age, it caused a scandal, and Hansen moved to Sweden for a year to
escape the attention.
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