Recently I learned that she and her two daughters, Joely and Tricia Fisher, lived in a mansion haunted by the spirt of the famous Norwegian Olympic Figure Skating Champion Sonja Henie. 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. Wings on My Feet. 1912, Oslo; d. 1969, Los Angeles Sonja Henie won the first of ten consecutive world championships in figure skating in 1927 at the age of fourteen. SONJA HENIE : --- 243 Delfren Drive, Bel-Air. Click Continue to add photos and publish your sale. She was the champion in the Olympics in 1928, 1932 and 1936. --- 512 N. Palm Drive, Beverly Hills. North of Sunset Blvd. You will receive a confirmation email from Craigslist to verify the sale. She is from Norway]. Henie, after marriages to two Americans, including New York Yankee owner Dan Topping, finally married childhood sweetheart Neils Olmstad, a Norwegian shipowner. She was a three-time Olympic champion (1928, 1932 and 1936). Additionally, it includes hardwood floors, with a magnificent spiral staircase. She did try to make a film series at her own expense; a series that would serve as a travelogue to several cities. She therefore made the most of it and won her third Olympic medal. Sonja had by now developed a comedy flair and these films were all among the top box-office hits for 20th Century-Fox the respective years. Until shortly before her death, Miss Henie had remained socially active and continued to direct the activities of the $3.5 million art museum she and her husband had presented to Norway. Trivia Time: What American competitor underwent cosmetic nose surgery before the 1980 Winter Olympics? Sonja Henie: 100th Anniversary Of Her Birth - Randy Gardner Memoirs Blog Sonja Henie Documentary - YouTube However, she made a triumphant return to Norway with the Holiday on Ice tour in 1953 and 1955. This magnificent Paul Williams estate, originally built for SonjaHenie in 1939, has been the home of iconic actress/entertainer, business woman and philanthropist, Connie Stevens, for the past 34 years. In that time, Miss Stevens has accumulated an immense collection of art, interesting furnishings, accessories, memorabilia, several vintage automobiles,anextensive wardrobe so much more! She should have remained in Paris where the specialists examined her. Category:Sonja Henie - Wikimedia Commons Currently, Sonja Henie is 110 years, 8 months and 15 days old. Olympic Champion 1928, 1932, 1936 and ten consecutive World Championships. Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power Calisphere Wilhelm Henie had been a one-time World Cycling Champion and the Henie children were encouraged to take up a variety of sports at a young age. --- 345 St. Pierre Road, Bel-Air LOS ANGELES - CIRCA 1951: Actress Sonja Henie and her husband Winthrop Gardner at Mocambo in Los Angeles, California. EstateSales.org is a leading website for advertising estate sales & hosting online estate auctions in the United States, with over 1,000,000 registered members and estate sales from over 4,000 estate sale companies and auctioneers. Your email address will not be published. She went on to receive gold medals for figure skating in 1928, 1932, and 1936. When the United States won the four-man bobsled with a team of Billy Fiske, Eddie Eagan, Clifford Gray and Jay OBrien in 1932, the competition wasnt held until after the Closing Ceremony because of repeated bad-weather postponements. Furthermore, aside from her career as a figure skater, Henie also had a successful film career. Both Cathy Machado, star of Ice Capades, and Richard Dwyer, Ice Follies star, got their starts in the Palace. Copyright1999-2022-Gary Wayne On his advice, I arranged an ambulance plane to take her home to Oslo. She tells of Ms. Henie wearing an exquisite fur coat and how beautiful she was. Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other ladies figure skater. Additionally, there have been many rumors that her ghost still haunts her home to this day. Check out the Sonja Henie house below. She grew up in Norway and was a dominant presence on the ice for decades, her grace and lyricism captured in newsreels. Otec byl bohat koenk a sportovec, kter sv dti vedl ke sportu. Released on 22 December 1939, it was banned in Nazi Germany. She was also a ten-time World champion as well as a six-time European champion. The Rockefeller interests .