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Birthday: May 30, 1926
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York

Christine Jorgensen

Christine Jorgensen (May 30, 1926 – May 3, 1989) was an American transgender woman who was the first person to become widely known in the United States for having sex reassignment surgery. Jorgensen grew up in the Bronx, New York City. Shortly after graduating from high school in 1945, she was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II. After her military service, she attended several schools and worked; it is during this time she learned about sex reassignment surgery. Jorgensen traveled to Europe, and in Copenhagen, Denmark, obtained special permission to undergo a series of operations beginning in 1952. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christine Jorgensen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Reel in the Closet Self (archive footage) 2015
We... Who Are Sexy! Christine Jorgensen 1962
Casa Susanna Self (archive footage) 2022
Disclosure Self (archive footage) 2020
Christine in the Cutting Room Self (archive footage) 2013
What Sex Am I? Self 1985
Paradise is Not for Sale Herself 1985
Series Cast Year
American Experience Self (archive footage) 1988
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