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Sigrid Arne | |
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| Born | Sigrid Maria Elisabet Nyberg (1913-09-13)September 13, 1913 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | February 26, 2013(2013-02-26) (aged 99) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Education | Uppsala University |
| Occupations | Journalist, diplomat |
| Years active | 1930s–1970s |
| Employer | Svenska Dagbladet |
| Known for | Foreign correspondence; Swedish diplomatic service |
Sigrid Arne, a pseudonym ofSigrid Holmquist (1894–1973), was a Swedish-American journalist.
Sigrid Holmquist was born inNew York City, possibly on 6 April 1894. She was the daughter of Magnus Holmquist, a manufacturer, and Hulda (Larson) Holmquist. In 1922 she gained a BA from theUniversity of Michigan.[1]
Holmquist became a local journalist inOklahoma (theMuskogee Times-Democrat), New York (Plain Talk magazine),Cleveland andDetroit. In 1926 she adopted the pseudonym Sigrid Arne, perhaps to avoid confusion with the actressSigrid Holmquist. In 1932, she joined the Washington Bureau of theAssociated Press, and in December 1941 became a roving reporter for the AP.[2] In 1950-51, she served as president of theAmerican News Women's Club.[1]
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