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- In 1948, she placed third in the Miss America contest and after being crowned Miss Kansas. Changed her name to Vera Miles (derived from her first married name) upon first arriving in Hollywood, due to there already being a Vera Ralston who was working there at the time.
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She used her first husband's name, Miles, because there already was a Vera Ralston film actress. Miles eventually was put under contract at various studios. She once recalled, "I was dropped by the best studios in town."
She decided to go by her husband’s surname, ‘Miles’, as there was another Vera Ralston in the industry at that time. She later starred in the romantic comedy, ‘The Rose Bowl Story’, her first credited role.
Changed her name to Vera Miles (derived from her first married name) upon first arriving in Hollywood, due to there already being a Vera Ralston who was working there at the time. Retired from acting in 1995 after 45 years in the motion picture industry; resides in Palm Desert, California.
- August 23, 1929
Jul 8, 2024 · Vera used her husband’s last name because there was already a Vera Ralston in the industry. She appeared as a contestant in a 1951 episode of You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx.
Changed her name to Vera Miles (derived from her first married name) upon first arriving in Hollywood, due to there already being a Vera Ralston who was working there at the time. In The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), John Wayne pursued Miss Miles, but lost her to James Stewart .
- 94
- Actress
- Aug 23, 1929Boise City, Oklahoma
- Virgo
Sep. Vera Miles – Some early details of her life and career. Vera Miles (Born August 23, 1929) It was her 88th Birthday last month. This picture is taken from The Searchers which gave Vera Miles a really good part among some great film actors of the era – John Wayne and Ward Bond to name but two.
Although her pregnancy became the official reason for Miles being replaced by Kim Novak, author Dan Auiler has claimed that both Hitchcock and Stewart had expressed reservations about her ability to play the role as early as November 1956 and that Novak was being seriously considered as an alternative.
