Background
Dagmar Sophie Dahlgren was born in Oakland, California, the daughter of immigrants from Denmark.
Dagmar Sophie Dahlgren was born in Oakland, California, the daughter of immigrants from Denmark.
She had a brief career in motion pictures from 1920-1922. She was a dance pupil of Isadora Duncan. In April 1920, Dahlgren became the eighth wife of Norman Selby, known in boxing as Kid McCoy.
Dahlgren and McCoy lived together for only three days.
In 1924, McCoy was charged with first degree murder for the killing of Teresa Mora, a wealthy woman who was found dead with a picture of McCoy in her hand. McCoy, who received a package of jewelry from Mora prior to her death, contended Mora committed suicide.
Dahlgren disputed one of McCoy"s alibis during his trial for murder in Los Los Angeles She denied to her attorney that she had seen him in the two years prior to Mora"s death.
A jury sentenced McCoy on a compromise verdict of manslaughter.
Dahlgren was married at least three more times. In her last years she lived in seclusion in Oakland and died there in 1951.