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Birth Name: Věra Helena Hrubá
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Czech Republic
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AFI's Female Legends Nominations
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Ralston was born Věra Helena Hrubá to a wealthy jeweler in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
Her age is uncertain; Ralston at various times gave 1919, 1920, and 1923 as her year of birth.
As a figure skater, she represented Czechoslovakia in competition under her birth name Vera Hruba.
She competed at the 1936 European Figure Skating Championships and placed 15th. Later that season, she competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics, where she placed 17th. During the games, she personally met and insulted Adolf Hitler. Hitler asked her if she would like to "skate for the swastika." As she later recalled, "I looked him righ
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1. The Fighting Kentuckian (1949)
| Rating: | 18 Watched |
2. Dakota (1945)
| Rating: | 13 Watched |
3. Fair Wind to Java (1953)
| Rating: | 4 want to see |
4. Timberjack (1955)
| Rating: | 3 Watched |
| Rating: | 2 want to see |
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