Vera Helena Hruba
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born | Jul 12, 1920 Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Died | Feb 9, 2003 Santa Barbara, CA |
| Age | Died at 82 |
Vera Ralston | |
| Job | Actress |
| Top Roles | Lynne Tilton, Sandy Poli, Ilona Vance, Fleurette De Marchand, Kim Kim |
| Top Genres | Drama, Western, Romance, Adventure, Crime, Action |
| Top Topics | Detectives |
| Top Collaborators | Joseph Kane (Director), Grant Withers, Tom London, George Sherman (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Hunt Stromberg, Milton Berle, Tod Browning see more.. |
Vera Ralston Overview:
Legendary actress, Vera Ralston, was born Vera Helena Hruba on Jul 12, 1920 in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic). Ralston died at the age of 82 on Feb 9, 2003 in Santa Barbara, CA .
MINI BIO:
Fair-haired (later dark) champion ice-skater from Czechoslovakia, with very Slavic looks - thick lips and even thicker accent - who became an actress and might have done well in sinister roles had she not fallen under the influence of Republic chief Herbert J. Yates, who was determined to groom her as a leading lady (very much a W.R. Hearst-Marion Davies parallel) and eventually married her in 1952. Thus, she was frequently miscast. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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She was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. Ralston was never nominated for an Academy Award.
BlogHub Articles:
Olympics to Hollywood:
on Feb 23, 2018 From Comet Over HollywoodVera Hrub? Ralston Ice skaters who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics seemed to have been attracted to Hollywood. The best known is Norwegian Sonja Henie, who starred in 20th Century Fox musical comedies in the 1930s. Then English Belita, who entered films in 1944, skated in a few musicals before ... Read full article
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