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  • PLACE OF DEATH: in an airplane en route to Oslo
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Sonja Henie was a Norwegian-born U.S. figure skater who won an Olympic gold medal and went on to achieve success as a professional ice skater and film actress.


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Norwegian skater Sonja Henie was on the ice and taking ballet by the age of six. She wow-ed the world when she transformed lackluster skating routines into spinning, popular exhibitions and performing in a skirt above the knee - the first woman to do so. She won three Olympic gold medals and numerous championships and went on to achieve success as a film actress, beginning with One in a Million.

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