| Dagmar Oakland | |
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| Born | November 25, 1893 San Francisco, California United States |
| Died | June, 1989 (age 96 ≈) Burbank, California, United States |
Dagmar Oakland (November 25, 1893 – June, 1989) (nee Edna Andersen) was an American actress of stage and screen from San Francisco, California. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) An approximation (represented by the symbol ≈ is an inexact representation of something that is still close enough to be useful Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Twice she was a member of the Ziegfeld Follies. History The Follies were lavish Revues something between later Broadway shows and a more elaborate high class Vaudeville Variety show.
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Family
Oakland's parents were Edward Andersen of Frederikstad, Norway and Anna Marthine Olsen, also of Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Her siblings' names were Edward, Herbert (nee Hagbart), and Vivian. Her sister performed on Broadway and in motion pictures. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake Anna Marthine Andersen, a widow since 1898, moved the family to Oakland, California. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U
Stage Actress
Edna and Vivian appeared in vaudeville as the Anker sisters (an old family name). Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s They changed their surname to Oakland in tribute to their hometown. They performed as the Oakland Sisters in the Boston Juveniles, a vaudeville group. They traveled the west coast as far as Seattle, Washington. The sisters ended up in New York City, appearing with the Ziegfeld Follies and other shows. The City of New York
In 1915 Oakland began a solo stage career. In November 1924 she had an important role in Heidelberg, the musical version of a play made famous by Richard Mansfield. Richard Mansfield ( May 24 1857 - August 30 1907) was an Anglo-American Actor born in Berlin best known for his performances
VFW honor
The Veterans of Foreign Wars selected Oakland as their Poppy Girl during National Poppy Week in May 1925. A poppy is any of a number of showy Flowers typically withone per stem, belonging to the poppy family. Her portrait appeared on banners and display cards to raise money throughout America.
Film career
Beginning in 1930 Oakland performed in Hollywood motion pictures. Her first feature was The Heart Breaker (1930) directed by Edmund Joseph. She was cast with Joan Blondell, Gloria Shea, and Walter Kinsella. Rose Joan Blondell, known as Joan Blondell, ( August 30, 1906 – December 25, 1979) was an Oscar -nominated American Walter Kinsella was a Real tennis player who lost three challenges for the world championship to Fred Covey in 1922 and 1923 and to the great Pierre Etchebaster She played a nurse in Hit Parade of 1937. Oakland's film career lasted into the late 1940s with uncredited roles in Tonight and Every Night (1945), The Thrill of a Romance (1945), and Riverboat Rhythm (1946).
Marriage
She was married to Captain Garnet Rotan who served with distinction in World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Their romance began in 1917 when Oakland was playing in a Broadway theater production. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The actress became engaged to English actor Thomas Oliver Neville Clark. Clark was deported from America in June 1935 because he overstayed his visitor's permit.
Vivian met and married actor John Murry. The couple had a daughter named Joan. They continued their careers in movies and relocated to southern California. The Murry's operated a small bookshop on Ventura Boulevard in the 1940s. Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish
Dagmar Oakland died in Burbank, California in 1989. Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States.
References
- Davenport Democrat and Leader, Stage and Screen, April 26, 1925, Page 23.
- Indianapolis Star, Photo Section, November 11, 1924, Page 71. The Indianapolis Star is a daily Newspaper which began publishing on June 6, 1903.
- Fresno Bee, Beautiful Dagmar's 13-Day Nightmare, January 3, 1926, Page 3. The Fresno Bee is the daily Newspaper serving Fresno California and surrounding counties in that U
- Oakland Tribune, Dagmar Oakland Loses English Actor Fiance In Deportation Sweep, Wednesday, June 5, 1935, Page 1. The Oakland Tribune is a daily Newspaper published in Oakland California by the Alameda Newspaper Group, a subsidiary of MediaNews
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