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1. www.findagrave.com › memorial › 9917376Vera Ralston (1920-2003) - Find a Grave Memorial

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   Feb 9, 2003 · Find a Grave Memorial ID: 9917376. Source citation. Actress. A Czech-born ice-skater turned actress, she met and insulted Adolf Hitler in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, after she had won a silver medal for figure skating in the 1936 Olympics. In Hollywood she appeared in 26 B-movies between 1941 and 1958.

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   Santa Barbara, California, U.S. Figure skating career. Country. Czechoslovakia. Vera Ralston (born Věra Helena Hrubá; July 12, 1919 [1] [2] or 1920 [3] [4] or 1921 [5] or 1923 [4] [6] – 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.

   • Full name: Vera Ralston
   • Country: Czechoslovakia

   • Other names: Vera Hrubá Ralston
   • Died: February 9, 2003, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.

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4. variety.com › 2003 › sceneVera Hruba Ralston - Variety

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   Feb 20, 2003 · This article was corrected on Feb. 27, 2003. Vera Hruba Ralston, Czech ice skater who became a leading Republic Pictures actress and wife of its studio chief, died Sunday Feb. 9 of cancer at her ...

5. www.themoviedb.org › person › 78056-vera-ralstonVera Ralston — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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   Feb 9, 2003 · 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 ...

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   Who is Vera Ralston?

   • 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.

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   What happened to Vera Ralston?

   • Vera Ralston, who has died at Santa Barbara, California, aged 79, was a Czech skating champion before moving into acting, at which she was notably bad; even John Wayne refused to appear with her after their two films as co-stars bombed at the box office.

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   Who was Vera Hruba Ralston?

   • Ralston 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 Vera Hruba Ralston, and, later, simply as Vera Ralston. She normally played an immigrant girl, because of her limited English skills.

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   Why did Vera Ralston change her name?

   • The surname Ralston was taken from the name of a popular breakfast cereal. A beautiful young actress came to Hollywood but was forced to change her name because, even though she was born Vera Ralston, she couldn't use her own name because this Vera Ralston had used it first. So she changed her name and became known as Vera Miles.

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   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. After featuring her in two "Ice Capades" movies, he added "Ralston" to her name and tried to pass her off as a leading lady. Hruba's English ...

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   Actress. A Czech-born ice-skater turned actress, she met and insulted Adolf Hitler in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, after she had won a silver medal for figure skating in the 1936 Olympics. In Hollywood she appeared in 26 B-movies between 1941 and 1958. Her credits include The Lady and the Monster, The Fighting Kentuckian,...