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   Vera Ralston (born Věra Helena Hrubá; July 12, 1919 or 1920 or 1921 or 1923 – February 9, 2003) was a Czech figure skater and actress. She later became a naturalized American citizen. She worked as an actress during the 1940s and 1950s.

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3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0707843Vera Ralston - Biography - IMDb

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   Vera Ralston. Actress: Storm Over Lisbon. After achieving modest fame as an ice skater in her native Czechoslovakia, Vera Hruba was brought to the United States by Republic Pictures head Herbert J. Yates, who hoped to turn her into the next Sonja Henie.

   • Birth Date: July 12, 1923

   • Death Date: February 9, 2003

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   Vera Ralston. Actress: Storm Over Lisbon. After achieving modest fame as an ice skater in her native Czechoslovakia, Vera Hruba was brought to the United States by Republic Pictures head Herbert J. Yates, who hoped to turn her into the next Sonja Henie.

   • Birth Date: January 1, 1
   • Birth Place: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

   • Death Date: January 1, 1
   • Death Place: Santa Barbara, California, USA

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6. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2003-feb-15-meVera Hruba Ralston, 79; Czech Ice-Skating Star Turned Film ...

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   Vera Hruba Ralston, the Czech-born ice-skating star whose B-movie career at Republic Pictures in the 1940s and ‘50s never equaled her performances on the ice, has died. Ralston died...

7. bio-famous.com › vera-ralston-a-comprehensiveVera Ralston: A Comprehensive Biography Including Her Age ...

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   Oct 24, 2023 · Born in 1920, Ralston made her debut in the film industry in the mid-1940s. Her talent and hard work soon led her to work with some of the most notable directors of her time. With her sparkling green eyes, lustrous hair, and enigmatic on-screen presence, she was a natural star.

8. www.themoviedb.org › person › 78056-vera-ralstonVera Ralston — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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   Feb 9, 2003 · Vera Ralston was a Czech figure skater and actress who starred in 26 films in the 1940s and 1950s. She married Republic studio head Herbert Yates and had a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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   Why did Vera Ralston change her name?

   • The surname Ralston was taken from the name of a popular breakfast cereal. A beautiful young actress came to Hollywood but was forced to change her name because, even though she was born Vera Ralston, she couldn't use her own name because this Vera Ralston had used it first. So she changed her name and became known as Vera Miles.

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   Who is Vera Ralston?

   • Vera Ralston (born Věra Helena Hrubá; July 12, 1919 or 1920 or 1921 or 1923 – February 9, 2003) was a Czech figure skater and actress. She later became a naturalized American citizen. She worked as an actress during the 1940s and 1950s.

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   Who is Vera Hruba Ralston?

   • As Republic’s answer to 20th Century Fox’s Olympic gold medalist-turned actress Sonja Henie, the B-movie studio’s new discovery was billed as Vera Hruba Ralston, who “skated out of Czechoslovakia into the hearts of America.” Her first leading role was in “The Lady and the Monster,” a 1944 thriller co-starring Erich von Stroheim and Richard Arlen.

   Vera Hruba Ralston, 79; Czech Ice-Skating Star Turned Film Actress

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   What happened to Vera Ralston?

   • Vera Ralston, who has died at Santa Barbara, California, aged 79, was a Czech skating champion before moving into acting, at which she was notably bad; even John Wayne refused to appear with her after their two films as co-stars bombed at the box office.

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   Did Vera Ralston get a marriage license?

   • None of the four films Vera Ralston made between January 1951 and March 1953 performed well at the box office. Yates helped take the actress’s mind off the box office woes during this time with a trip to the county clerk’s office to obtain a marriage license.

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   What movies did Vera Hrubá Ralston play?

   • 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.

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10. www.nytimes.com › 2003/02/18 › artsVera Hruba Ralston, 79, Dies; Skated in Olympics and Films

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    Feb 18, 2003 · The Czech-born ice skater Vera Hruba Ralston, who starred in the film ''Ice-Capades'' and in Republic Pictures B-movies, died on Feb. 9 at her home here. She was 79.