Belita
by Andre Soares
Obit: English-born Belita, the Sonja Henie of the Bs, died in France on Dec. 17. Besides taking part in the 1936 Olympics, Belita skated her way in a couple of 1940s trifles, Ice-Capades (1941) and Silver Skates (1943), before settling for minor film roles outside the rink. In later years, she admitted, “I hated the ice. I hated the cold, the smell, everything about it,” adding that she had only skated “for the money.” Belita Jepson-Turner was 82.
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