Willi Pape (Willy Pape, Voo-Doo, Selma Brügge; 7 October 1891–21 February 1940) was a celebrated German dancer, variety show performer and later a bar owner in Weimar Berlin who was contemporarily referred to as a "transvestite." == Life == As a child, Willi Pape preferred female clothing and wanted to work in a circus or on stage. Pape presented as female and signed into several hotels as Selma Brügge.
Willi Pape (Willy Pape, Voo-Doo, Selma Brügge; 7 October 1891–21 February 1940) was a celebrated German dancer, variety show performer and later a bar owner in Weimar Berlin who was contemporarily referred to as a "transvestite." == Life == As a child, Willi Pape preferred female clothing and wanted to work in a circus or on stage. Pape presented as female and signed into several hotels as Selma Brügge.
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