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- Category: Motion pictures
- Star rank: 1196
- Address:
6111 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
- GPS location:
34.101772, -118.322699
Sonja Henie
Next star: Danny Kaye
Previous star: Ed Sullivan
Biography
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. At the height of her acting career she was one of the highest paid stars in Hollywood.
Fact file
- Full name: Sonja Henie
- Born: April 8, 1912 Oslo, Norway
- Died: October 12, 1969 (aged 57) during a flight to Oslo
- Height: 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
- Former partner: Jack Dunn Stewart Reburn
- Former coach: Howard Nicholson
Read more about Sonja Henie at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Gower and Vista Del Mar
From here you can:
- Go west and cross Vista Del Mar
- Cross to the south side of Hollywood near Vista Del Mar
- Cross to the south side of Hollywood near Gower
Nearby you will also find Ed Sullivan, Danny Kaye, and many others.