Esther Ralston
Esther Ralston (born September 17, 1902 in Bar Harbor , Maine , † January 14, 1994 in Ventura , California ) was an American actress who celebrated her success during the silent film era .
Life
She began acting as a child when she appeared in the vaudeville theater in The Ralston Family with Baby Esther, America's Youngest Juliet . Then she came to a few smaller silent film roles before she made her breakthrough in 1924 with the film Peter Pan . She mostly starred in comedies.
She appeared in many films for Paramount in the 1920s and received up to $ 8,000 a week. With the end of the silent movie era, her career came to an end, and she was mostly used in B-movies . She ended her career in 1941 and starred in several television series in the 1960s.
Ralston was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .
Filmography (selection)
- 1921: The Vagabond and the Child (The Kid)
- 1924: The Marriage Circle (The Marriage Circle)
- 1924: Peter Pan (Peter Pan)
- 1926: Corsairs (Old Ironsides)
- 1926: Most Beautiful Woman in States (The American Venus)
- 1927: Children of Divorce
- 1929: One Night in the Prater (The Case of Lena Smith) - The last 4 minutes of the film were rediscovered in 2003 after the film was considered completely lost.
- 1932: Rome Express (Rome Express)
- 1934: Sadie McKee
- 1936: Reunion
- 1940: Tin Pan Alley
Web links
- Esther Ralston in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pictures by Esther Ralston In: Virtual History
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ralston, Esther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th September 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bar Harbor , Maine , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1994 |
| Place of death | Ventura , California , United States |