Sonja Henie 1912-1969 - A 40th Anniversary Tribute - The SuperStar Years

[liana563]

why they do not upload full movies instead of photos and cheesy musics all the time

[tschilla2]

I like this video very much

[moeguy9999]

Sonja made skateing look so easy. She brought the sport into peoples hearts too. My own mother reminded me a lot of Sonja. She also could skate and ski,better then average. World War 2,completely changed that life. My Mom,escaped from her country,and did it on skis.

[Bruno47602]

Нет не одной русской свиньи в этом сообществе

[gondolerofeliz]

Precioso video, refleja una vida muy interesante.

[scott10036]

Sonya! You were my goddess! My inspiration! My beloved! What can I say?

[antonialive]

its so beutiful, i like your videos

[MGMpresentsSEB]

@antonialive You are most kind:-)

[KarinPluss]

En rørende og nydelig hyllest til Norges egne Hollywood stjerne! Takk for titten =)

[HattieLovesCattie]

@KarinPluss It took years before the Norwegians put up a statue of Henie at Frogner Park.She didn't help the Norwegian Underground during WW 2.She was terrible to her Mother.

[KarinPluss]

@HattieLovesCattie Well, I'm still proud of sharing a nationality with her. Sure, she was a pretty tough cookie - she had to be to get where she got. As for her actions, or inactions during the war, I won't pass judgement, as I could never imagine how it was back then. She was a great skater, funny actress and Norwegian; that's all I need to know.

[HattieLovesCattie]

@KarinPluss Have you read her book?Her brother wrote it back in the 1970's.I got the book from the Huntington Beach,Calif.library.I was living in Calif at that time.I also saw the Burbank rink she trained at for so many years.I am pretty sure I saw her former home too in LA.I have been to Norway twice and have a friend there.I would love to go back someday.

[KarinPluss]

@HattieLovesCattie I have a book her brother has written about her, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. Frankly, I'm not sure I want to, because I know they had a bitter feud for many years, so it's hardly very objective. In Norway the focus is also mainly on her skating career. As a matter of fact most people haven't a clue about classic Hollywood and her cotribution to it. If you do come back again you should go to the Henie-Onstad centre, if you haven't been there already =)

[HattieLovesCattie]

@KarinPluss I have been to the Henie-Onstad center.Wow,the trophy room.It was something and a treat to see her ten world gold medals and 3 Olympic gold medals.People don't have a clue now about her Hollywood days coz they're dead and gone now.The younger people probably don't care.Read the book someday and you can form your own opinion.She was a tough woman and she wouldn't have succeeded like she did if she hadn't been strong.There are two sides to every story too,both need to be told.

[KarinPluss]

@HattieLovesCattie Yes, it really is a treat! My father was there when it opened and covered the thing for Norwegian newspapers - the lucky dog!

It's a shame young people care and know so little about old Hollywood, when they actually knew how to make decent and proper films and film stars.

I'll get to the book soon, I have several on her actually. Tough, little Cookie indeed!

[HattieLovesCattie]

@KarinPluss Old Hollywood is dying.The true end of the era will be when Elizabeth Taylor dies.

[KarinPluss]

@HattieLovesCattie There are stilla few other ones left as well, like The deHavilland/Fontaine sisters, Luise Rainer and my personal favourite - Maureen O'Hara, but yes; it's more and more a forgotten era.

[HattieLovesCattie]

@KarinPluss I just looked up those old ladies.deHavilland is 90 I think and Rainer is 100 today.Is she living in America or her native Austria?As for Maureen,she was born in 1916.

[KarinPluss]

@HattieLovesCattie Joan Fontaine just celebrated her 94th birthday, de Havilland is indeed born in 1916, yes. Luise is a 100 years old and resides in London, though she was in the States attending a film festival in spring. Maureen has been celebrating her 90th this summer/autumn and is still going strong - thank God! She lives back in her native Ireland and she is still as beautiful and feisty as ever, I can tell you =)

[HattieLovesCattie]

@KarinPluss I liked Maureen in the movies with John Wayne.I used to live near where John Wayne lived in Calif.,( between L A and San Diego ).

[HattieLovesCattie]

@KarinPluss No,Maureen was born in 1920 and de Havilland,1916.

[faeryquene]

A beautiful tribute to the greatest female Ice Skating Champion of all time. :)

[MGMpresentsSEB]

@faeryquene Thank you so much:-)

[ForumRiverPhoenix]

very beautiful.5 stars =)

[MGMpresentsSEB]

thank you so much:-)))