LOS ANGELES - CIRCA 1951: Actress Sonja Henie and her husband Winthrop Gardner at Mocambo in Los Angeles, California. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932 and 1936). Activate your sale by clicking the link in your email and your done! In 1956, with her film career largely behind her, she embarked on an avocation of art collecting, which resulted in one of the finest collections of paintings in Hollywood. Sonja Henie was the world's first figure skating superstar. [2][15] She is buried with Onstad in Oslo on the hilltop overlooking the Henie Onstad Art Centre. She was convinced that the cinema would be the perfect medium for projecting dancing on ice. Furthermore, Beverly Crest is located on the west side of Los Angeles. However being a naturalized citizen of the United States effectively put a stop for any propaganda on her behalf until Pearl Harbour. We had been flying for only an hour and she just slipped away.. The Rockefeller interests . She lived here during the height of her film career. . She organized her own ice shows, which became immensely popular throughout the world. With her was her third husband, Norwegian shipping magnate Niels Onstad. In her revised 1954 biography,[9] she states that no Norwegian judge was in the panel for the 1936 Olympicsas she was entitled to as a Norwegian. if(top!=self) But her initial reluctance before the US entered the war was never to be forgotten. She then placed eighth in a field of eight at the 1924 Winter Olympics, at the age of eleven. For the next ten years, the theater found success with ice skating shows, made popular by Olympic skater and actress Sonja Henie. Sonja . --- 317 Barrington Ave., Beverly Hills Add the title of your sale and the location. She studied in Oslo together with Martin Stixrud and Erna Andersen who was her competitor and skate club member.[13]. Share. on : Tropical Ice Gardens in Westwood Village, : Shirley Temple and John Agar, Jr. attend the 1949 Ice Follies, : Tropical Ice Gardens, Westwood Village, Cal. Search instead in Creative? also 6435 Bryn Mawr Drive, Los Angeles. Sometime in the 1940s, Sonja Henie, who was making films at Twentieth Century-Fox and touring in her ice show the rest of the year, acquired the arena and renamed it Sonja Henie's Ice Palace. OLIVERHARDY: SONJA HENIE SHOWS--It was at the Polar Palace that Sonja Henie first staged ice shows. Indeed, after the school figures section at the 1936 Olympic competition, Colledge and Henie were virtually neck and neck with Colledge trailing by just a few points. CHARLTON HESTON: The Olympic Story. The Norwegian Royal Family attended both events and indeed attended her funeral in 1969. --- 4535 Encino Ave., Encino. Henie also insisted on having total control of the skating numbers in her films such as Second Fiddle (1939). Re-post any sooner and your ad may be subject to removal. Special Original. --- 1001 Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. What began as film star and Olympic figure skater Sonja Henie's estate in the 1940s has been preserved and developed into a hidden gem where celebrities, Palm Springs residents, and visitors alike have found a private getaway to relax in the warm desert weather. We recommend you include the following information in your citation. In addition to the income from the fur business, both of Henie's parents had inherited wealth. Sonja Henie Arrives. 3000 2438 . GEORGE HAMILTON: She was the champion in the Olympics in 1928, 1932 and 1936. All Manor of Things (Karen and Terri) and Vanya are pleased to presentthis more than fabulous sale! If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page.