Hester Sondergaard

Hester Sondergaard was an American actress.

Early years

Born in Litchfield, Minnesota,[1] Sondergaard was the daughter of Hans T. Sondergaard, a dairy instructor at a university, and the sister of actress Gale Sondergaard.[2] When she was a child, she played violin with Midwestern Chautauqua companies.[1] She attended the University of Minnesota,[3] where she was active in productions of the Masquers Club.[2]

Career

Sondergaard's first professional speaking part came in 1924.[2] After college, she acted with the Wisconsin Players and in venues that included the Civic Repertory Theater in New York.[3] Her Broadway credits include Galileo (1947), My Heart's in the Highlands (1939), Marching Song (1937), Bitter Stream (1936), Mother (1935), and Black Pit (1935).[4]

On radio, Sondergaard was an organizer of The American School of the Air.[3] She also acted on Portia Faces Life, Road of Life, Wendy Warren and the News,[1] and We Love and Learn.[5] An article in the December 1949 issue of Radio and Television Mirror magazine described Sondergaard as having "one of the largest repertories [sic] of dialects of any actress", being able to sound authentic in roles using any of 11 accents.[1]

Sondergaard taught dramatics at the Dramatic School of New York.[3]

Personal life

In 1949, Sondergaard married politician Hugh De Lacy.[6]

References
  1. "Hester Sondergaard". Radio Television Mirror. 32 (7): 71. December 1949. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. "University Girl to Have Speaking Part at Shubert". Star Tribune. Minnesota, Minneapolis. February 24, 1924. p. 49. Retrieved 30 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Sorensen, Sterling (April 12, 1935). "Drama in Madison: Stage and Screen". The Capital Times. Wisconsin, Madison. p. 6. Retrieved 30 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "("Hester Sondergaard" search results)". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. "In New Role". The Capital Times. Wisconsin, Madison. August 2, 1944. p. 7. Retrieved 30 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "On Honeymoon". Reno Gazette-Journal. Nevada, Reno. July 11, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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