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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.
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.
Feb 15, 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 (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.
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.
Birthday: Jul 12, 1919. Birthplace: Prague, Czechoslovakia. Vera Ralston was an actress who had a successful Hollywood career. Ralston started off her career in film with roles in "The Lady and...
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.
Find the location of Vera Ralston's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their career. Born Vera Hruba on July 12,...
Feb 17, 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. Ms. Ralston...
