Jobyna Ralston
Actress

Jobyna Ralston Net Worth

Jobyna Ralston was born in South Pittsburg, Tennessee in 1899 and was named after her mother's favorite actress, Jobyna Howland. After a failed teenage marriage, she moved to New York in 1919 to join the Ned Wayburn dancing academy and made her film debut in 1920. She starred in Humor Risk (1921) with the Marx Brothers and made her one Broadway appearance in "Two Little Girls in Blue" by George M. Cohan. She went to Hollywood in 1922 and was cast in a rare dramatic role in The Call of Home (1922). She was then picked by Harold Lloyd as his leading lady and starred in six of his features. In 1927, she was cast in a featured role in the Academy Award-winning drama Wings (1927) and married Richard Arlen. She also starred with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in The Power of the Press (1928). She made three talkies before her lisp and impending pregnancy ended her career as a motion picture actress.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress
Birth Day November 21, 1899
Birth Place  South Pittsburg, Tennessee, United States
Age 120 YEARS OLD
Died On January 22, 1967(1967-01-22) (aged 67)\nWoodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Cause of death Pneumonia
Resting place San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles, California
Years active 1919–1931
Spouse(s) John Campbell Richard Arlen (1927–1945)

💰 Net worth

Jobyna Ralston, a renowned actress from the United States, is estimated to have a net worth ranging from $100K to $1M in the year 2024. Widely recognized for her talent and contributions to the entertainment industry, Ralston has gained significant acclaim throughout her career. With her impressive acting skills and captivating performances, she has left an indelible mark on the film industry. As an accomplished actress, her net worth reflects her successful career and the recognition she has received for her exceptional talent.

Biography/Timeline

1899

Born Jobyna Lancaster Raulston in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, in 1899 to parents who named her after famed entertainer of the time, Jobyna Howland. Ralston's mother, a portrait Photographer, carefully groomed her daughter for a show Business career.

1909

At the age of nine she gave her first stage performance as Cinderella during the grand opening of the Wilson theatre/Opera House in 1909. Around 1915, Ralston attended acting school in New York. She later danced chorus and sang in Broadway productions, her first being Two Little Girls in Blue. This production marked her Broadway debut, when she was 21. Comedian Max Linder saw her on stage and persuaded her to go to Hollywood, where she appeared in a number of his films. She also co-starred in Humor Risk (1921), the fabled lost comedy short film that was to be the film debut of the Marx Brothers. Soon Director Hal Roach began to star the Actress in one-reel comedies. She abandoned the stage for the screen in 1922 when her mother's health began to decline, and she needed to make more money to help pay the medical bills.

1923

In 1923 she was named by the film industry as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars. This award was given every year to the top up and coming female stars. This same year she starred with silent Comedian Harold Lloyd in Why Worry?, and for the next five years appeared in six of Lloyd's feature films as his leading lady. It is for these performances and her onscreen chemistry with Lloyd that she is best remembered today. She would start the trend for romantic comedies with Girl Shy (1924).

1927

Ralston was married twice, the first time to childhood beau John Campbell, the second in 1927 to actor Richard Arlen, whom she had met on the set of Wings. They had one child, actor Richard Arlen, Jr. The family appears together in Hollywood on Parade # A-4. Ralston and Arlen divorced in 1945.

1967

During the last five years of her life Ralston suffered from rheumatism and had a series of strokes. She died in 1967 from pneumonia at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California. She was 67 years old and was survived by her son and a brother.

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