About Sigrid Arne
Lived 1894 – 1973 (aged 78–79). Sigrid Arne was a journalist.
Sigrid Arne, a pseudonym of Sigrid Holmquist (1894–1973), was a Swedish-American journalist.
Life Sigrid Holmquist was born in New 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 the University of Michigan.
Holmquist became a local journalist in Oklahoma (the Muskogee Times-Democrat), New York (Plain Talk magazine), Cleveland and Detroit. In 1926 she adopted the pseudonym Sigrid Arne, perhaps to avoid confusion with the actress Sigrid Holmquist. In 1932, she joined the Washington Bureau of the Associated Press, and in December 1941 became a roving reporter for the AP. In 1950-51, she served as president of the American News Women's Club.
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journalist
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Sigrid Arne was born in 1894.
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Sigrid Arne died in 1973.
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Sigrid Arne was a journalist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sigrid Arne. https://biography.guide/sigrid-arne/
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