About Thornton Coolidge
Lived 1906 – 1936 (aged 29). Thornton Coolidge was an American figure skater.
Thornton Coolidge was an American figure skater born in Milton, Massachusetts.
Biography Coolidge competed in pairs with Maribel Vinson and won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 1928 and 1929. The pair also captured the bronze at the North American Figure Skating Championships in 1929.
Coolidge graduated from Harvard University in 1928 and studied theatre. He died at the home of his parents after a three-week illness in 1936 at age 29 in Walpole, Massachusetts.
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Who was Thornton Coolidge?
American figure skater
When was Thornton Coolidge born?
Thornton Coolidge was born on 11 October 1906 in Boston.
When did Thornton Coolidge die?
Thornton Coolidge died on 9 April 1936.
What was Thornton Coolidge's occupation?
Thornton Coolidge was a figure skater.
What nationality was Thornton Coolidge?
Thornton Coolidge was American.
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