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   Sonja Henie (8 April 1912 – 12 October 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in women's singles, a ten-time World champion (1927–1936) and a six-time European champion (1931–1936). Henie has won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Sonja-HenieSonja Henie | Ice Skating Champion, Olympic Medalist ...

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   Apr 4, 2024 · Sonja Henie (born April 8, 1912, Kristiania [now Oslo], Norway—died October 12, 1969, in an airplane en route to Oslo) was a Norwegian-born American world champion figure skater and Olympic gold medalist who went on to achieve success as a professional ice-skater and as a motion-picture actress.

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   BY THE NEW YORK TIMES. OSLO, Oct. 12 (AP)--Sonja Henie, ice-skating queen and film star, died tonight on an ambulance plane flying from Paris to Oslo. She was 57 years old. Miss Henie had...

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   Learn about the life and career of Sonja Henie, a Norwegian ice skater who became a Hollywood star and an Olympic champion. Find out about her marriages, controversies, and legacy.

   • Birth Date: April 8, 1912

   • Death Date: October 12, 1969

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   Sonja Henie was a Norwegian ice skater, actress, and producer who won three Olympic gold medals and starred in several Hollywood comedies. Learn about her life, career, achievements, and trivia on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV, and celebrity content.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: en route by air to Oslo, Norway

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   What happened to Sonja?

   • Sonja decided to become a US citizen and supported the USO in their efforts. She divorced Daniel and married Winthrop Gardner, a wealthy aviator, in 1949. By this time her movie career was over. She continued to perform in ice shows and even starred in her own television special.

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   Why did Sonja Henie leave Ice Revue?

   • Henie broke off her arrangement with Wirtz in 1950 and for the next three seasons produced her own tours under the name "Sonja Henie Ice Revue". It was an ill-advised decision to set herself up in competition with Wirtz, whose shows now featured the new Olympic champion Barbara Ann Scott.

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   Who was Miss Henie?

   • Three times the Olympic figure-skating champion, Miss Henie won most of the major world skating titles from 1927 to 1936, when she turned professional. A petite, glamorous woman with a taste for luxury and a shrewd business sense, she was immensely successful next with a series of her own ice revues, and prospered as a motion picture star.

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   Who is ice skating star Henie?

   • As the first and only ice-skating film star, Henie is a show business phenomenon comparable only to the swimmer Esther Williams , who appeared in romantic comedies in the late 1940s. Following the success of Thin Ice, Henie showed her growing business savvy by getting Twentieth Century-Fox to renegotiate her contract.

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   Learn about Sonja Henie, the Norwegian figure skater who won three Olympic gold medals and became a movie star. Find out her biography, achievements, videos and more on the official Olympic website.

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    May 14, 2018 · Learn about Sonja Henie, the most influential and successful figure skater of all time. She won three Olympic gold medals, ten world titles, and became a Hollywood star and a millionaire.