Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a famous Norwegian ice skater and movie star who was born in Oslo. She was a three-time Olympic Champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in Ladies' Singles, a ten-time World Champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European Champion (1931–1936).[1] In 1936 she became a professional skater. Later she decided to become a movie star. At the height of her acting career she was one of the highest paid stars in Hollywood.[2] Henie's connections with Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi officials made her the subject of controversy before, during, and after World War II.[3] Sonja Henie ruled the " queen of ice" in her life and she still was one of the most influential people in figure skating.
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Henie with British skater Cecilia Colledge during the medals ceremony at the 1936 Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Sonja Henie appeared on the cover of Time magazine on 17 July 1939
Sonja Henie, Hitler, Göring at Berlin Olympics 1936
Henie's handprint/signature in front of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre
- For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Die Eislaufweltmeisterin Sonja Henie ist in Berlin eingetroffen , um im Sportpalast ihre grosse Kunst zu zeigen. Porträt der Eislauf-Weltmeisterin Soja Henie.
Henie's Olympic gold medal, St. Moritz 1928
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References
- ↑ "Sonja Henie." (2009). Notable Sports Figures. Detroit: Gale Publishing.
- ↑ ''Sonja Henie'' (Store norske leksikon). Snl.no (13 March 2014). Retrieved on 2015-08-19.
- ↑ Laura Jacobs (11 February 2014). "Sonja Henie's Ice Age". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 11 December 2015.