User:Mamaquilts/Hester Sondergaard

American Actress who was part of the Red Scare. Her sister Gale Sondergaard's husband, Herbert Biberman was blacklisted and part of the Hollywood Ten.

26 Feb 1994 Los Angeles 5 Jul 1903 Minnesota  Holm

Early life Born in Minnasota to Hans and Christin (Holm) Sondergaard. She was the middle of three girls, Ragni Sondergaard, Edith "Gale" Holm Sondergaard (actress, married to Herbert Biberman) and Hester H. Sondergaard. Film career

Jigsaw 1949 The Naked City 1948 Seeds of Freedom 1943

Private life

She was married to Emerson Hugh Delacy, one time Senator and political activist. They were married from ? until 1960.

Radio

She was frequently was heard on the radio during the 1940's.

Broadway

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Sources

US Census Records Ancestry

1900 Minnasota Census

1910 Minnasota Census Name: Hester Sonndegard Age in 1910: 6 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904 Birthplace: Minnesota Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: Hans T Father's Birth Place: Denmark Mother's Name: Christin Mother's Birth Place: Denmark Home in 1910: Litchfield Ward 3, Meeker, Minnesota Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female

1920 Minnasota Census Name: Heath (miss reading, Hester) H Sondergaard Home in 1920: Minneapolis Ward 7, Hennepin, Minnesota Age: 16 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904 Birthplace: Minnesota Relation to Head of House: Daughter Father's Name: Hans F Father's Birth Place: Denmark Mother's Name: Kristin H Mother's Birth Place: Denmark Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Female California Death Records from Ancestry

Hester Sondergaard Delacy [Hester Sondergaard Sondergaard] 26 Feb 1994 Los Angeles  5 Jul 1903 Minnesota  Mother's maiden name Holm