Esther Ralston

Esther Ralston
Paramount Pictures

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Esther Ralston
Film: South side of the 6600 block of Hollywood Boulevard
Actress
Born Sept. 17, 1902 in Bar Harbor, Maine
Died Jan. 14, 1994 in Ventura, CA

Esther Ralston was the beautiful blonde "American Venus" of silent films.

She made her screen debut in 1916 in "Phantom Fortunes" and took several small roles until she was picked to play Mrs. Darling in the 1925 version of "Peter Pan."

Miss Ralston soon became one of the highest-paid actresses in silent films. She was publicized as the "American Venus," the title of a film she made in 1926. She also earned the appellation of "Paramount Clotheshorse," known for her extravagant lifestyle, which included riding about in a Rolls-Royce with a chauffeur uniformed in whatever color matched her dress.

Her credits included "Huckleberry Finn," "Oliver Twist," "Beggar on Horseback," "A Kiss for Cinderella" and "Children of Divorce."

Unlike many silent actresses, Miss Ralston moved easily into "talkies" and continued her film career until the early 1940s.

Later, she acted occasionally in radio soap operas. But after three failed marriages and the loss of her film fortune, she also supported herself working in a department store, a talent agency and an Upstate New York utility company.

— Myrna Oliver in the Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 1994

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