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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 later became a naturalized American citizen.
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. 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...
- 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.
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.
Vera June Miles (née Ralston; born August 23, 1929) is an American retired actress, best known for roles in the John Ford directed, John Wayne starring Westerns The Searchers (1956) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as well as for playing Lila Crane in the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho, later reprising the role in its sequel, Psycho II.
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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 ...
