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    Wilhelm Henie (7 September 1872 – 10 May 1937) was a Norwegian sportsman and furrier. He was track cycling World Champion in 1894, and competed at the...
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    fur business, both of Henie's parents had inherited wealth. Wilhelm Henie had been a one-time World Cycling Champion and the Henie children were encouraged...
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  • Sonja Henie Wilhelm Henie (1872–1937), Norwegian track cycling world champion, speed skater and coach and manager of his daughter, Sonja Henie Henny,...
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  • Ulbricht (USA) 1894  Wilhelm Henie (NOR)  Jack Green (GBR)  Jan Van Oolen (BEL) 1895  Mathieu Cordang (NED)  Cees Witteveen (NED)  Wilhelm Henie (NOR) 1896  Ferdinand...
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    and there he also met competition cyclists, including world champion Wilhelm Henie, as they used the area for training while the cycle racing track at...
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  •  Netherlands William Broadbridge  United Kingdom Men's motor-paced details Wilhelm Henie  Norway Jack Green  United Kingdom Georges Van Oolen  Belgium Men's...
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    Reims and came to Kristiania in December 1909. It was purchased by Wilhelm Henie and was a Voisin biplane. The plane was however so damaged by a snowstorm...
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  • Christian Ingemann  Denmark Jean Schaaf  Germany Men's motor-paced details Mathieu Cordang  Netherlands Kees Witteveen  Netherlands Wilhelm Henie  Norway...
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  • Lake  United States Ferdinand Vasserot  France Men's motor-paced details Louis Bastien  France Wilhelm Henie  Norway Lloyd Hildebrand  United Kingdom...
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    as champion since Sonja Henie. Free skating final standings (top 8) Referee: Donald H. Gilchrist Assistant Referee: Jürg Wilhelm Judges: Peter Moser Lucy...
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    United States. Skaters such as Dick Button, Katarina Witt, Midori Ito, Sonja Henie, Alexei Yagudin, and Michelle Kwan have been honored in the Hall of Fame...
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  • Amsterdam, Netherlands (2014), Lianzhou Foto Festival, China (2012), HOK (Henie Onstad Kunstsenter) Oslo, Norway (2012), ARTER Space For Art, Istanbul (2010)...
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    featured on the booklet for the 2003 limited edition soundtrack release, Sonja Henie was also considered for the role of Light, Edna Mae Oliver was considered...
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  • Hayward Everything Happens at Night Geoffrey Thompson Irving Cummings Sonja Henie Robert Cummings 1940 French Without Tears Alan Howard Anthony Asquith Ellen...
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  • Kunstmuseum Basel. Edvard Munch's famous The Scream ended up in Norway in the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter The Schweizerhaus was opened on 5 October 1933 by an...
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    February 1936. Twenty-six figure skaters from 13 nations competed. Sonja Henie successfully defended her 1928 and 1932 title again; making her the most...
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  • Heiestad, shooter Albert Helgerud, shooter Finn Helgesen, speed skater Sonja Henie, figure skater Markus Henriksen, footballer Tor Arne Hetland, cross-country...
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    one medal, and among these, six NOCs won at least one gold medal. Sonja Henie of Norway won the gold medal in the women's individual figure skating competition...
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    are held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the first as a separate event. Sonja Henie of Norway wins her first gold medal, in women's figure skating. February...
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    Lorenzelli Arte, Milan, Italy (solo) 2011 – The Erling Neby Collection. Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Høvikodden, Norway 2013 – Günter Fruhtrunk: La peinture...
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    Primitive Paintings from Yugoslavia and Matisse and After (from the Sonja Henie — Niels Onstad Collection in Oslo in 1962. Modigliani and Soutine were shown...
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    was introduced to American film audiences by Bob Hope. Flagstad and Sonja Henie are the only two Norwegians to have their own stars on Hollywood's "Walk...
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    appeared in Kings Row, Dangerously They Live, Friendly Enemies the Sonja Henie film Iceland, and Desperate Journey. Also in 1942, at the age of 66, Grüning...
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  • Norris, Inez Cooper, Montagu Love War Monogram Wintertime John Brahm Sonja Henie, Cesar Romero Musical 20th Century Fox Wolves of the Range Sam Newfield...
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  • Jackie Moran Comedy Everything Happens at Night Irving Cummings Sonja Henie, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings Comedy 20th Century Fox Ex-Champ Phil Rosen...
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    and Claude Rains. Stössel and Grünig also appeared together in the Sonja Henie film Iceland. Later that year, Stössel was cast to play Lou Gehrig's father...
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  • Heritage Floor, Brooklyn Museum. 2007. Accessed 18 January 2014. Sonja Henie Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: The Dinner Party: Heritage...
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  • Eduardo Ciannelli, Italian actor and singer (b. 1888) October 12 – Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater (b. 1912) October 16 – Leonard Chess, Polish-American...
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  • Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010) 1912 – Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969) 1914 – María Félix...
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  • Denning, Jerry Colonna Comedy Republic Iceland H. Bruce Humberstone Sonja Henie, John Payne, Jack Oakie Musical 20th Century Fox In Old California William...
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