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. She was married to Phil Harris from 1927 to 1940.[1]

Marcia Ralston
Born
Marie Mascotte Ralston

(1906-09-19)19 September 1906
Sydney, Australia
Died23 November 1988(1988-11-23) (aged 82)
Rancho Mirage, California, United States
OccupationActress
Years active1933–1976
Spouse(s)
Phil Harris
(m. 1927; div. 1940)

Bud Henderson
(m. 1954; her death 1988)

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.[2] She met band leader Phil Harris in Australia in 1927, and they married, then moved to California. She had a Warner Bros. contract by 1937 and appeared in a number of supporting and leading roles, mostly in B films.[3]

Career in Hollywood

Her marriage to Harris ended in divorce in 1940. She continued to act in various bit and supporting roles until the late 1940s. Work after this included instructing for the Arthur Murray dance studio in the early 1950s. She married Bud Henderson in 1954.[4] 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. She 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 'Pegqy' 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. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Sept 17, 1940 P.27 Accessed 31 December 2013
  2. FINALISTS IN MISS AUSTRALIA, 1926. Morning Bulletin, (Rockhampton, Queensland) Jan 24, 1927. Accessed 31 December 2013
  3. AUSTRALIAN MARCIA RALSTON DESCRIBES LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD. The Mail, (Adelaide, South Australia) 17 July 1937, Page 2 Accessed 31 December 2013
  4. BEHIND THE HOLLYWOOD SCENE. The Day, Nov 15, 1954.Harrison Carroll Accessed 31 December 2013
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