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Vera Ralston

Vera Ralston

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Born July 12, 1920 in Prague, Tchécoslovaquie

Died February 9, 2003

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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.

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The Republic Pictures Story Poster

The Republic Pictures Story Documentary1991Fleurette De Marchand )

The 2th Annual American Cinema Awards TV Special1985Self

The Man Who Died Twice Poster

The Man Who Died Twice Feature Film1958Lynn Brennon

The Notorious Mr. Monks Poster

The Notorious Mr. Monks Feature Film1958Angela Monks

Gunfire at Indian Gap Poster

Gunfire at Indian Gap Feature Film1957Cheel Palmer

Spoilers of the Forest Poster

Spoilers of the Forest Feature Film1957Joan Milna

Accused of Murder Poster

Accused of Murder Feature Film1956Ilona Vance

Timberjack Poster

Timberjack Feature Film1955Lynne Tilton

Jubilee Trail Poster

Jubilee Trail Feature Film1954Florinda Grove, aka Julie Latour

A Perilous Journey Poster

A Perilous Journey Feature Film1953Francie Landreaux

Fair Wind to Java Poster

Fair Wind to Java Feature Film1953Kim Kim

Hoodlum Empire Poster

Hoodlum Empire Feature Film1952Marte Dufour

Belle Le Grand Poster

Belle Le Grand Feature Film1951Daisy Henshaw

The Wild Blue Yonder Poster

The Wild Blue Yonder Feature Film1951Lt. Helen Landers

Surrender Poster

Surrender Feature Film1950Violet Barton

The Fighting Kentuckian Poster

The Fighting Kentuckian Feature Film1949Fleurette De Marchand

Angel on the Amazon Poster

Angel on the Amazon Feature Film1948Christine Ridgeway

I, Jane Doe Poster

I, Jane Doe Feature Film1948Annette Dubois

A Week in the Quiet House Poster

A Week in the Quiet House Feature Film1947Sieglová

The Flame Poster

The Flame Feature Film1947Carlotta Duval

Wyoming Feature Film1947Karen Alderson

Murder in the Music Hall Poster

Murder in the Music Hall Feature Film1946Lila Laughton

Plainsman and the Lady Poster

Plainsman and the Lady Feature Film1946Ann Arnesen

Dakota Feature Film1945Sandy

Lake Placid Serenade Poster

Lake Placid Serenade Feature Film1944Vera Haschek

Storm Over Lisbon Poster

Storm Over Lisbon Feature Film1944Maria Mazarek, aka Maritza

The Lady and the Monster Poster

The Lady and the Monster Feature Film1944Janice Farrell

Ice Capades Revue Poster

Ice Capades Revue Feature Film1942Vera Hruba - Ice-Capades Skater

Ice-Capades Poster

Ice-Capades Feature Film1941Ice-Capades Skater

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