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Henie, Sonja, 1912-1969

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Personal name headingHenie, Sonja, 1912-1969
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Variant(s)Хені, Соня, 1912-1969
Kheni, Soni︠a︡, 1912-1969
Хени, Соня, 1912-1969
הני, סוניה, 1912-1969
Heni, Sonyah, 1912-1969
Henije, Sonja, 1912-1969
ソニア・ヘニー, 1912-1969
ヘニー, ソニア, 1912-1969
Henī, Sonia, 1912-1969
Хени, Сонја, 1912-1969
Heni, Sonja, 1912-1969
桑雅·赫尼, 1912-1969
赫尼, 桑雅, 1912-1969
Heni, Sangya, 1912-1969
Biography/History noteSonja Henie (1912-1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress who won the gold medal in three consecutive Olympic Winter Games (1928, 1932, 1936).
Associated countryNorway
Birth date1912-04-08
Death date1969-10-12
Place of birthKristiania (Norway)
Field of activityActing Figure skating
AffiliationOlympic Winter Games (1st : 1924 : Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France) Olympic Winter Games (2nd : 1928 : Saint Moritz, Switzerland) Olympic Winter Games (3rd : 1932 : Lake Placid, N.Y.) Olympic Winter Games (4th : 1936 : Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
Profession or occupationActor
Figure skater
Actors Actresses Figure skaters Olympic athletes
Special noteNon-Latin script references not evaluated.
Found inStrait, R. Queen of Ice ... 1985: CIP t.p. (in title: Sonja Henie) pub. info. (famous figure-skater & movie star)
LC manual auth. cd. (hdg.: Henie, Sonja, 1912-1969)
Internet movie database, via WWW, Jan. 9, 2013 (Sonja Henie; b. April 8, 1912 in Kristiania, Norway [now Oslo, Norway]; d. Oct. 12, 1969 in en route by air to Oslo, Norway; ice skater, actress; spouses: Daniel Topping (1940-1946, divorced), Winthrop Gardner (1949-1956, divorced), Niels Onstad (1956-1969))
Wikipedia, November 12, 2014 (Sonja Henie (April 8, 1912-October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and film star. 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). Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies' figure skater; 8th in 1924 Olympics; born in Kristiania (currenlty Oslo), Norway; died during a flight from Paris to Oslo (complications from leukemia)) Belarusian page (Соня Хені = Soni︠a︡ Kheni) Bulgarian page (Соня Хени = Soni︠a︡ Kheni) Hebrew page (סוניה הני = Sonyah Heni) Latvian page (Sonja Henije) Japanese page (ソニア・ヘニー = Sonia Henī) Russian page (Хени, Соня = Kheni, Soni︠a︡) Serbian page (Сонја Хени = Sonja Heni) Ukrainian page (Соня Хені = Soni︠a︡ Kheni) Chinese page (桑雅·赫尼 = Sangya Heni)
Associated languageeng nor