Henie, Sonja
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| born on | 8 April 1912 at 23:25 (= 11:25 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Oslo, Norway, 59n55, 10e45 | ||||
| Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
Norwegian championship ice skater of all time with awards of over 257 medals, cups and bowls. She won Gold Medals in the Olympics of 1928, 1932, and 1935 and turned professional in 1936 in the Ice Carnivals. Henie has appeared in 13 movies.
Together with her husband, shipping magnate and art patron Niels Onstad, she founded the Henie Onstad Art Centre at Høvikodden in Bærum, with avant-garde and abstract art. The centre, designed by Norwegian architects Jon Eikvar and Sven Erik Engebretsen, also contains Sonja Henie's award collection.
Henie died of leukemia on 12 October 1969 aged 57 while on a plane from Paris, going home to Oslo, Norway.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Sports: 1932 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid (born 4 August 1932). Notes: Gold medal, Ladies' individual skating, Norway
- spouse relationship with Onstad, Niels (born 25 March 1909). Notes: 1956-1969
Events
- Work : Prize 1928 (Olympic Gold Medal)
- Work : Prize 1932 (Olympic Gold Medal)
- Work : Prize 1935 (Olympic Gold Medal)
- Work : New Job 1936 (Turned pro., skater for Ice Carnivals)
Source Notes
Date on B.C. obtained by Luc de Marre. Time arbitrary; Church of Light gave 11:45 AM, no source; Storme gave 3:38 AM, no source.
Categories
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer (Leukemia, terminal)
- Lifestyle : Work : Loves job
- Lifestyle : Social Life : Collector
- Vocation : Business : Business owner
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (Secondary)
- Vocation : Sports : Skating (Champion ice skater)
- Notable : Extraordinary Talents : For Gross motor control (Olympic champion ice skater)
- Notable : Awards : Olympics
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Notable : Book Collection : Profiles Of Women
- 1912 births
- Birthday 8 April
- Birthplace Oslo, NOR
- Sun 18 Aries
- Moon 10 Capricorn
- Asc 27 Scorpio
- 1969 deaths
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer
- Lifestyle : Work : Loves job
- Lifestyle : Social Life : Collector
- Vocation : Business : Business owner
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Sports : Skating
- Notable : Extraordinary Talents : For Gross motor control
- Notable : Awards : Olympics
- Notable : Awards : Sports Championship
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession
- Notable : Book Collection : Profiles Of Women
