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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.
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.
- January 1, 1
- Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
- January 1, 1
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
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.
- July 12, 1923
- February 9, 2003
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 Sunday of...
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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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. The cause was cancer, said...
VERA HRUBA RALSTON. The Queen of Republic was born Vera Hruba (pronounced Rue Buh) one June 12 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Vera told me, “I was born in 1923, so I was 17 when I made my first movie, ‘Ice Capades’. (‘41)”. Beginning as an ice skater at home, “I came in second to Sonja Henie in the 1936 Winter Olympics in Berlin.
