Marcia Ralston

Marcia Mascotte Ralston (19 September 1906 – 23 November 1988) was an Australian-born actress who appeared in Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s.

Marcia Ralston
Born
Marie Mascotte Ralston

(1906-09-19)19 September 1906
Died23 November 1988(1988-11-23) (aged 82)
Rancho Mirage, California, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1933–1976
Spouses
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(m. 1927; div. 1940)​
    Bud Henderson
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    (m. 1954)​

    In Australia

    Ralston's father was well known Australian singer and actor John Ralston. She attended Bethlehem College, Ashfield and won third place in a 1926 Miss Australia competition.[1] Known as Mascotte Ralston, she won a place in J. C. Williamson's Musical Comedy Company, working her way up from the chorus until she was playing Lili in Lilac Time.[2] She had a leading part in the "comedy mystery" The Ghost Train from January 1927, and during its run she met drummer Phil Harris and they married on 2 September 1927,[3] then moved to California.[4] She had a Warner Bros. contract by 1937 and appeared in a number of supporting and leading roles, mostly in B films.[5]

    Career in Hollywood

    Ralston's marriage to Harris ended in divorce in 1940. She continued to act in various bit parts and supporting roles until the late 1940s. Work after this included instructing for the Arthur Murray dance studio in the early 1950s. Ralston married Bud Henderson in 1954.[6] Henderson's sister Betty was married to actor Robert Young. The connection resulted in an occasional supporting role as Nurse Donnelly in the TV series Marcus Welby, M.D. in the early 1970s. Ralston died at Rancho Mirage, California in 1988.

    Filmography
    Year Title Role Notes
    1933Night FlightNightclub VampUncredited
    1934Hollywood PartyShow GirlUncredited
    1937Her Husband's SecretaryMrs. Garron(scenes deleted)
    1937Call It a DayBeatrice Gwynn
    1937Fly Away BabyIla Sayre
    1937Ever Since EveCamille Lansing
    1937The Singing MarineHelen Young
    1937Sh! The OctopusVesta Vernoff
    1937Missing WitnessesMabel JonesUncredited
    1938Gold Is Where You Find ItMolly Featherstone
    1938Fools for ScandalJill
    1938Men Are Such FoolsWanda Townsend
    1938Crime Takes a HolidayMargaret 'Peggy' Stone
    1941San Antonio RoseDinerUncredited
    1941The Kid from KansasLinda Walker
    1941Never Give a Sucker an Even BreakStewardessUncredited
    1941Sea RaidersLeah CarltonSerial
    1941Keep 'Em FlyingUSO GirlUncredited
    1941Paris CallingRenee
    1942Sunday PunchBlondeUncredited
    1947Out of the BluePatriciaUncredited

    References
    1. Finalists in Miss Australia, 1926. Morning Bulletin, (Rockhampton, Queensland) Jan 24, 1927. Accessed 31 December 2013
    2. "Music & Drama". The Mercury (Hobart). Vol. CXXIV, no. 18, 154. Tasmania, Australia. 6 January 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
    3. "Dancing Time". Table Talk. No. 3095. Victoria, Australia. 1 September 1927. p. 22. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
    4. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, September 17, 1940 p.27 Accessed 31 December 2013
    5. "Australian Marcia Ralston Describes Life in Hollywood" The Mail, (Adelaide, South Australia) 17 July 1937, Page 2 Accessed 31 December 2013
    6. "Behind the Hollywood Scene" The Day, November 15, 1954. Harrison Carroll Accessed 31 December 2013
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