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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.

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2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0707843Vera Ralston - Biography - IMDb

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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 ...

   • Birth Date: July 12, 1923

   • Death Date: February 9, 2003

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   Who is Vera Hruba Ralston?

   • As Republic’s answer to 20th Century Fox’s Olympic gold medalist-turned actress Sonja Henie, the B-movie studio’s new discovery was billed as Vera Hruba Ralston, who “skated out of Czechoslovakia into the hearts of America.” Her first leading role was in “The Lady and the Monster,” a 1944 thriller co-starring Erich von Stroheim and Richard Arlen.

   Vera Hruba Ralston, 79; Czech Ice-Skating Star Turned Film Actress

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   Did Vera Ralston make a comeback?

   • The comeback never came, but in 1984, Vera Ralston and several other Olympians who had subsequently become film stars, including Eleanor Holm and Herman Brix, were guests of honour at the Los Angeles opening ceremony.

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   Why did Hruba get a name 'Ralston'?

   • 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 was so limited, she was forced to learn her lines phonetically.

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4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0707843Vera Ralston - IMDb

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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.

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   • Birth Date: July 12, 1923

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   • Death Date: February 9, 2003

5. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2003-feb-15-meVera Hruba Ralston, 79; Czech Ice-Skating Star Turned Film ...

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   Feb. 15, 2003 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. 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 ...

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7. www.nytimes.com › 2003/02/18 › artsVera Hruba Ralston, 79, Dies; Skated in Olympics and Films

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   Feb 18, 2003 · 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 ...

8. 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 ...