Karen Jønsson (or Jönsson ) born Karen Sylvia Therese Pedersen (17
January 1909 â€" 2 December 1942) was a Danish actress of Swedish
descent. She was also a notable, gifted and popular singer, songwriter
and composer. Throughout the 1930s she composed and recorded a number
of catchy tunes and songs, often centered on her voice and refined
stride-like piano playing, of which well over a handful still retain a
certain recognition and popularity as evergreens, such as Hvorfor er
Lykken så lunefuld, I Aften, Han kommer og banker, Din Melodi and
Would You Miss One Little Kiss. She also composed several filmscores,
as well as a jazz rhapsody which was well received in Britain, all in
between touring with her music and appearances on screen.She died at
the age of 33. According to some sources the cause of death was
pneumonia (at that time still a serious disease before the emergence
of penicillin), while others claim, it was an overdose of sleeping
pills, and a possible suicide.
January 1909 â€" 2 December 1942) was a Danish actress of Swedish
descent. She was also a notable, gifted and popular singer, songwriter
and composer. Throughout the 1930s she composed and recorded a number
of catchy tunes and songs, often centered on her voice and refined
stride-like piano playing, of which well over a handful still retain a
certain recognition and popularity as evergreens, such as Hvorfor er
Lykken så lunefuld, I Aften, Han kommer og banker, Din Melodi and
Would You Miss One Little Kiss. She also composed several filmscores,
as well as a jazz rhapsody which was well received in Britain, all in
between touring with her music and appearances on screen.She died at
the age of 33. According to some sources the cause of death was
pneumonia (at that time still a serious disease before the emergence
of penicillin), while others claim, it was an overdose of sleeping
pills, and a possible suicide.
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