Dagmar Oakland (born Edna Martine Dagmar Andersen; August , â€"
October , ) was an American actress of stage and screen from San
Francisco, California. Twice she was a member of the Ziegfeld
Follies.Oakland's parents were Edward Andersen of Fredrikstad, Norway
and Anna Marthine Olsen, also of Norway. Her siblings' names were
Edward, Herbert (née Hagbart), and Vivien. Her sister performed on
Broadway and in motion pictures as Vivian Oakland. After the San
Francisco earthquake, Anna Andersen, a widow since , moved the family
to Oakland, California, where the sisters took their stage
names.[citation needed]Edna and Vivien appeared in vaudeville as the
Anker sisters (an old family name). They changed their surname to
Oakland in tribute to their hometown. They performed as the Oakland
Sisters in the Boston Juveniles, a vaudeville group.[citation needed]
October , ) was an American actress of stage and screen from San
Francisco, California. Twice she was a member of the Ziegfeld
Follies.Oakland's parents were Edward Andersen of Fredrikstad, Norway
and Anna Marthine Olsen, also of Norway. Her siblings' names were
Edward, Herbert (née Hagbart), and Vivien. Her sister performed on
Broadway and in motion pictures as Vivian Oakland. After the San
Francisco earthquake, Anna Andersen, a widow since , moved the family
to Oakland, California, where the sisters took their stage
names.[citation needed]Edna and Vivien appeared in vaudeville as the
Anker sisters (an old family name). They changed their surname to
Oakland in tribute to their hometown. They performed as the Oakland
Sisters in the Boston Juveniles, a vaudeville group.[citation needed]
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