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Esther Ralston (September 17, 1902 – January 14, 1994) was an American movie actress who's greatest popularity came during the silent era. She was regarded at the time as one of cinema's most beautiful actresses.
<p>Born in Bar Harbor, Maine she started as a child actress in a family vaudeville act which was billed as "The Ralston Family with Baby Esther, America's Youngest Juliet." From this, she appeared in a few small silent film roles before gaining attention as Mrs. Darling in the 1924 version of Peter Pan.
<p>She appeared mainly in comedies, often portraying spirited society girls, but she also received good reviews for her forays into dramatic roles.
<p>In the late 1920s she appeared in many films for Paramount, at one point earning as much as $8000 a week, and garnering much popularity, especially in Britain. Despite making a successful transition to sound, she was reduced to appearing in B-movies by the mid-1930s, leading to her retirement from film in 1941. Ralston later...
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