Born on November 11, 1913….
Sonja Wigert(1913-1980) …. Norway’s greatest Movie actress 1937-1958…
She mastered both the stage and the screen…
Signature roles include Tramp(Fant 1937 - as Josefa), Eli Sjursdotter 1938(title role which lead her to Sweden and soon her territory included Denmark and Finland as well), The Case of Ingegerd Bremssen(Fallet Ingegerd Bremsen - 1942 as a victim of rape), Dott in The Secret Apartment(Den hemmelighetsfulle leiligheten 1948), Ria in The Dance Hall(Danssalongen 1955), Veronica in Let Me Borrow Your Wife(Lån meg din kone 1958) and - on stage - Noel Coward’s Private Lives as Amanda in numerous productions 1951, 1953 and 1967 and as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire - Trøndelag theatre 1949.
For her role as Annemarie in the 1944 Count Only The Happy Moments(Rakna de lyckliga stunderna blott) she won the Chaplin Award - now defunct.
She was also a double spy for the allies during the war with Norway and Sweden as her territory.
She spoke 5 languages…
Vivien Leigh(Vivian Mary Hartley) was born on November 5, 1913 in Darjeeling, India.
She starred as a double spy in neutral Sweden in the 1937 Dark Journey with Conrad Veidt and soon had the whole world by her feet as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind(Best Actress Oscar)
In 1949 she - as Sonja - also starred as Blanche in Streetcar and indeed played the role on film - released in 1951 with the result of a second Best Actress Oscar.
Like Sonja, she was educated on the continent and spoke many languages fluently as well…
Born only days apart and in the same year; their apperarance was quite alike… they shared similar roles and both exhibited an neurotic personality, which in Vivien’s case resulted in manic depression…
They used both their frailty and emotional strength to great advantage on both stage and screen…
Vivien’s notable roles also include Myra in Waterloo Bridge 1940, That Hamilton Woman 1941, Caesar and Cleopatra 1945, The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone 1961 and Mary Treadwell in Ship of Fools 1965.
On stage she excelled as Sabina in The Skin of Our Teeth 1945 and 1949, Cleopatra - both Shakespeare and Shaw 1951-1952 and as Lady Macbeth 1955
Both Vivien(1961-62)and Sonja(1945)starred on stage as Marguerite in Camille - both notable successes
Several Photos of Sonja given to me by her brother Erik and author Iselin Theisen. My father Kjell Jahre visited her grave in Spain 2012
Eli Sjursdotter 1938
with her sister-in-law Eva and niece Christina
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Scarlett O?Hara
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