Sonia Holm Explained

Sonia Holm
Birth Date:24 February 1922
Birth Place:Sutton, Surrey, England
Death Place:Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Birth Name:Dorothy Mary Sonia Freeborn
Occupation:Film actress
Yearsactive:1947–1954

Sonia Holm (24 February 1922 – 2 July 1974) was an English film actress.[1] She trained at the Rank Organisation's "charm school".[2] [3]

Death

Holm, who was known as Dorothy Parsons at the time, was found dead at her home in Oxford in July 1974.

An inquest heard that she died from asphyxia after inhaling vomit but, when recording an open verdict, coroner Dr Richard Whitehead suggested an irregular heartbeat or a sudden attack of epilepsy may have contributed to her death.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. Web site: Sonia Holm. https://web.archive.org/web/20090115031620/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/114423. dead. 15 January 2009. BFI.
  2. Book: J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry. 9781135087203. MacNab. 11 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Sonia Holm movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie. AllMovie.
  4. News: Open verdict on ex-starlet . Wolverhampton Express and Star . 27 July 1974 . 20 November 2024 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .