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Vera Ralston‌

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Vera Ralston

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Vera Ralston

Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1920-07-12

Popularity

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Vera Ralston (born Věra Helena Hrubá) was a Czech figure skater and actress. She later became a naturalized American citizen. She worked as an actress during the 1940s and 1950s. As a figure skater, she represented Czechoslovakia in competition under her birth name Věra Hrubá. She competed at the 1936 European Figure Skating Championships and placed 15th. Later that season, she competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where she placed 17th. During the games, she personally met and insulted Adolf Hitler. Hitler asked her if she would like to "skate for the swastika." As she later boasted, "I looked him right in the eye, and said that I'd rather skate on the swastika. The Führer was furious." Hrubá competed at the 1937 European Figure Skating Championships and placed 7th. She emigrated to the United States in 1941 and became a naturalized citizen in 1946. She moved to Hollywood with her mother and signed a contract in 1943 with Republic Pictures. During her career she was known as Vera Hrubá Ralston and later Vera Ralston. She normally played an immigrant girl, because of her limited English skills. Among the 26 films Ralston starred in were: Storm Over Lisbon; Dakota; I, Jane Doe; The Fighting Kentuckian; A Perilous Journey; and Fair Wind to Java. She retired from films in 1958. In 1952, Ralston married Republic studio head Herbert Yates. Yates was nearly 40 years her senior, and had left his wife and children to be with Ralston. Yates used his position to obtain roles for Ralston, and at one point was sued by studio shareholders for using company assets to promote his wife. Yates died in 1966, leaving his $8 million estate to Ralston. She suffered a nervous breakdown shortly thereafter, remarried, and lived quietly in southern California. She died on February 9, 2003, in Santa Barbara, California, after a long battle with cancer. For her work in films, Ralston has a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A registered Republican, she supported Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vera Ralston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Hoodlum Empire

Hoodlum Empire‌
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calendar 1952

Accused of Murder

Accused of Murder‌
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calendar 1956

The Fighting Kentuckian

The Fighting Kentuckian‌
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calendar 1949

The Flame

The Flame‌
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calendar 1947

I, Jane Doe

I, Jane Doe‌
star5.9
calendar 1948

The Man Who Died Twice

The Man Who Died Twice‌
star5.6
calendar 1958

Dakota

Dakota‌
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calendar 1945

Storm Over Lisbon

Storm Over Lisbon‌
star4.8
calendar 1944

Murder in the Music Hall

Murder in the Music Hall‌
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calendar 1946

The Notorious Mr. Monks

The Notorious Mr. Monks‌
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calendar 1958

A Perilous Journey

A Perilous Journey‌
star4.0
calendar 1953

The Lady and the Monster

The Lady and the Monster‌
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calendar 1944

Jubilee Trail

Jubilee Trail‌
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calendar 1954

The Wild Blue Yonder

The Wild Blue Yonder‌
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calendar 1951

Surrender

Surrender‌
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calendar 1950

Belle Le Grand

Belle Le Grand‌
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calendar 1951

The Plainsman and the Lady

The Plainsman and the Lady‌
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calendar 1946

Angel on the Amazon

Angel on the Amazon‌
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calendar 1948

Ice Capades Revue

Ice Capades Revue‌
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calendar 1942

Fair Wind to Java

Fair Wind to Java‌
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calendar 1953

Timberjack

Timberjack‌
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calendar 1955

Spoilers of the Forest

Spoilers of the Forest‌
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calendar 1957

Wyoming

Wyoming‌
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calendar 1947

Gunfire at Indian Gap

Gunfire at Indian Gap‌
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calendar 1957

Lake Placid Serenade

Lake Placid Serenade‌
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calendar 1944

Ice-Capades

Ice-Capades‌
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calendar 1941

A Week in the Quiet House

A Week in the Quiet House‌
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calendar 1947

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