In 1936 at an exhibition, she greeted him with the Nazi salute, for which she was denounced. In the early 1930s, she appeared all over Europe, including Germany, and she met with Hitler several times. Note that this was Sonja Henie's first movie (see below)! Note that Sonja Henie was born in Oslo, Norway in 1912, and at 9, she won the senior Norwegian skating championships and at 11 she placed eighth (in a field of eight) at the 1924 Winter Olympics, but beginning in 1927 (when she was 14) she won ten World Figure Skating Championships, and six consecutive European championships, and the Olympic Gold medals in figure skating in 1928, 1932, and 1936, one of the greatest dominations of any sport ever! She was also the youngest Olympic skating champion (she was 15 when she first won) until 1998, when Tara Lipinski broke that record.

One in a Million (released in other English-speaking countries as 'Girl in a Million'), the 1936 Sidney Lanfield romantic ice skating comedy starring Sonja Henie, Adolphe Menjou, Jean Hersholt, Ned Sparks, Don Ameche, Ritz Brothers, Arline Judge, Borrah Minevitch and his Gang, Dixie Dunbar, Leah Ray, and Shirley Deane. We have auctioned well over 1.7 MILLION posters, lobby cards, stills and related items through our auctions since 1999, Go to our current auctions in our Auction Galleries, and you will quickly see why we are the most trusted auction site!Į was founded in 1999 as the first all-movie

We charge consignors the lowest rates of ANY major auction, and we have held over 1,717,000 online auctions! In the past 30 years, we have auctioned MORE movie paper for MORE money than ANY other auction company, period!ĮVERY item we auction starts at $1, with NO reserve, and NO buyers premium, and EVERY item is honestly described, with an unenhanced super-sized image! To learn more about our auctions, click here. You areĬurrently on one of our non-auction pages. Overall: 11 in x 4 in x 12 in 27.94 cm x 10.16 cm x 30.ARE YOU LOOKING TO BUY MOVIE POSTERS OR RELATED ITEMS? We are the world's leading auctioneer of movie posters and related items. United States: New York, New York City Physical Description Strikingly photogenic, Henie starred in ten Hollywood films, beginning with 1936's 'One in a Million.' She became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1941. Henie was instrumental in popularizing the sport of figure skating, using an impressive array of spins and jumps to win three Olympic gold medals for her homeland of Norway (1928, 2932, 1936.) Wearing short skirts and white skates, she brough increased theatricallity and style to competition.

They are signed by Henie in blue ink, and are marked 'SONJA' on the blades. Ice skates signed and worn by Sonja Henie (1912-1969.) The skate boots were hand made for Henie by noted craftsman Gustavo Stanzione.

Sonja henie one in a million you tube