Lili Elbe / Einar Wegener (1882-1931):
Selvportræt med kunstnerhue 1914
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Kunstneren Lili Elbe var transvestit og gift med kunstneren Gerda Wegener.
I 1930 fik Einar Wegener foretaget en af verdens første kønsskifteoperationer og blev til Lili Elbe.
Fra Wikipedia:
Lili Elbe (1882 – September 1931) was a trans woman and one of the first identifiable recipients of male to female sex reassignment surgery. Elbe was born as a male in Denmark. Born as Einar Mogens Wegener, she identified as male for most of her life and was a successful artist with that name. After the surgeries, however, she took the name Lili (some sources state Lily) Elbe.
Elbe's year of birth is sometimes stated as 1886. This appears to be from the book about her, which has some facts changed to protect the identities of the persons involved. Factual references to Gerda Gottlieb's life indicate that the 1882 date is correct as they clearly married while at college in 1904.
Nicole Kidman as Lili Elbe:
ShNicole Kidman will play Lili Elbe, a woman artist who underwent groundbreaking surgery to correct her HBS in 1931, The Hollywood Reporter said.
The trade magazine said that Uma Thurman is expected to play Elbe's spouse in the film, which will also be produced by Nicole Kidman.
Uma Thurman will replace Gwyneth Paltrow in the role of Elbe's spouse. Charlize Theron was the first choice for this role but dropped out.
Pre-production had begun on the film but no release date had been set, although is expected to be released in 2012.
Nicole Kidman will reportedly play the world's first reported case of a woman born with Harry Benjamin Syndrome. The Australian actress will star in and produce The Danish Girl, based on the true story of Danish artists Einar (Lili) and Greta Wegener, the Hollywood Reporter has reported.
Their marriage took a sharp left turn after Einar Wegener (Nicole Kidman) stood in for a female model that Greta (Uma Thurman) was set to paint.
When their portraits became wildly popular in 1920s Copenhagen, Greta encouraged her legal husband (Einar) to adopt the female guise. What began as a harmless game led Einer to a metamorphosis and landmark 1931 operation that shocked the world and threatened their love.