Vera Ralston

Vera Ralston

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.

  • Titel: Vera Ralston
  • Popularitet: 2.098
  • Kendt for: Acting
  • Fødselsdag: 1920-07-12
  • Fødselssted: Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
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  • Også kendt som: Vera Hruba, Vera Hruba Ralston, ヴェラ・ラルストン , Věra Helena Hrubá
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Vera Ralston Film

  • 1952
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    Hoodlum Empire

    Hoodlum Empire

    6.1 1952 HD

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  • 1956
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    Accused of Murder

    Accused of Murder

    4.5 1956 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Fighting Kentuckian

    The Fighting Kentuckian

    5.8 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Flame

    The Flame

    5.4 1947 HD

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  • 1948
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    I, Jane Doe

    I, Jane Doe

    5.9 1948 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Man Who Died Twice

    The Man Who Died Twice

    5.643 1958 HD

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  • 1945
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    Dakota

    Dakota

    5.1 1945 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Notorious Mr. Monks

    The Notorious Mr. Monks

    1 1958 HD

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  • 1946
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    Murder in the Music Hall

    Murder in the Music Hall

    4.6 1946 HD

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  • 1944
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    Storm Over Lisbon

    Storm Over Lisbon

    4.8 1944 HD

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  • 1953
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    A Perilous Journey

    A Perilous Journey

    4 1953 HD

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  • 1944
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    The Lady and the Monster

    The Lady and the Monster

    5.8 1944 HD

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  • 1954
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    Jubilee Trail

    Jubilee Trail

    4.643 1954 HD

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  • 1951
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    The Wild Blue Yonder

    The Wild Blue Yonder

    6 1951 HD

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  • 1950
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    Surrender

    Surrender

    4.8 1950 HD

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  • 1951
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    Belle Le Grand

    Belle Le Grand

    3 1951 HD

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  • 1946
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    The Plainsman and the Lady

    The Plainsman and the Lady

    3 1946 HD

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  • 1948
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    Angel on the Amazon

    Angel on the Amazon

    4.8 1948 HD

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  • 1942
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    Ice Capades Revue

    Ice Capades Revue

    5.7 1942 HD

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  • 1953
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    Fair Wind to Java

    Fair Wind to Java

    4.9 1953 HD

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  • 1955
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    Timberjack

    Timberjack

    3.2 1955 HD

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  • 1957
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    Spoilers of the Forest

    Spoilers of the Forest

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1947
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    Wyoming

    Wyoming

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1957
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    Gunfire at Indian Gap

    Gunfire at Indian Gap

    5 1957 HD

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  • 1944
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    Lake Placid Serenade

    Lake Placid Serenade

    1 1944 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ice-Capades

    Ice-Capades

    5 1941 HD

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  • 1947
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    Týden v tichém domě

    Týden v tichém domě

    6.3 1947 HD

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