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Edith Holm (Sondergaard) Biberman 1899 - 1985

Edith Holm (Sondergaard) Biberman was born on February 15, 1899 in Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota United States to Hans Sondergaard and Anna Kirsten, and had siblings Hester Holm (Sondergaard) DeLacy and Ragni Sondergaard. Edith Biberman died at age 86 years old on August 14, 1985 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA.

Edith Holm (Sondergaard) Biberman
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February 15, 1899
Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota, 55355, United States
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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    Edith grew up in Litchfield as the star of many neighborhood plays staged in the Sondergaard family barn. In time her star took her to national fame and she was awarded an Oscar for the Best Supporting Actress in 1936, the first year that this category was designated by the Oscar Committee. Mervyn LE Roy’s first choice to play the Wicked Witch was Gale Sondergaard. MGM was trying to ride on the coattails of the Disney’s successful “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”, and he envisioned a glamorous witch clothed in a tight, black, sequined dress with a sequined hat. On August 20, 1938, MGM announced Sondergaard would be cast as the Wicked Witch. But when others involved in the film vetoed the idea of a glamorous witch, it was decided that Gale was too beautiful to be an ugly witch. Two children: Daniel Hans Biberman and Mrs. Joan Campos.
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    1899

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    February 15, 1899
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    Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota 55355, United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Danish

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    United States

  • Professional Career

    Actress - first recipient of Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1936.
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    1985

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    August 14, 1985
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    Cerebrovascular thrombosis
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    Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States
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Hester Holm Sondergaard DeLacy
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Hester Holm Sondergaard DeLacy
A photo of Hester Holm Sondergaard DeLacy with Gale and Ragni.
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A photo of Edith "Gale" Holm (Sondergaard) Biberman and Charlton Heston.

Gale Sondergaard had won the first Academy Award for best supporting actress. In those days, The award was a plaque. Here, Charlton Heston is replacing (for the Academy) the plaque with a statue - the Oscar.
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A photo of Edith "Gale" Holm (Sondergaard) Biberman at the Academy Award Ceremony in 1936. She is sitting on the first table on the left on the right side.
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Sondergaard, Edith (Feb 15, 1899 - Aug 14, 1985)

Other Sondergaard Family Biographies

Sondergaard, Robina (Sep 7, 1934 - May 27, 2002) Sondergaard, Knud (Jun 28, 1904 - Oct 1972) Sondergaard, Katherine (Aug 12, 1903 - Aug 30, 1987) Sondergaard, James (Feb 28, 1922 - Sep 8, 1988) Sondergaard, Peter (Jun 4, 1906 - Dec 1966) Sondergaard, Wagn (Dec 22, 1941 - Jun 9, 2005) Sondergaard, Margaret (Jul 11, 1904 - Jun 11, 1990) Sondergaard, Ann (Jul 20, 1917 - Nov 1986) Sondergaard, George (May 15, 1893 - Aug 1965) Sondergaard, Henry (Feb 9, 1915 - Jul 23, 1998)
Sondergaard, Helen (Nov 26, 1908 - Jun 1980) Delacy, Hester (Jul 5, 1903 - Feb 26, 1994) Sondergaard, Arensa (Apr 9, 1900 - Apr 1984) Sondergaard, Albjerg (Sep 4, 1897 - Jun 1983) Sondergaard, George (Died Jun 1962) Sondergaard, Emil (Jun 14, 1922 - Dec 13, 1990) Sondergaard, Lorenz (Sep 21, 1892 - May 1984) Sondergaard, Chresten (Sep 22, 1901 - Jul 1980) Sondergaard, Olga (Oct 4, 1891 - Nov 1982) Sondergaard, Einer (Feb 19, 1904 - Jan 1966)
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