Curly-locked, cherubic knockabout comedienne of the silent cinema. Her mother, portrait photographer Mrs. Kemp Raulston, named her after her favorite actress, Jobyna Howland. She harbored ambitions for her daughter to achieve similar fame and trained her to that end. After a failed teenage marriage to a local farmer, Jobyna left her Tennessee home...
During the summer of 1929, in an effort to bolster her career, Ralston appeared in a George Scarborough drama entitled "Bad Babies," which was, in part, about what happens when a socialite woman falls in love with a high school boy. The entire cast was arrested by Los Angeles authorities for "lewd and indecent exhibition," and each cast member had the choice of either paying a $300 fine or spending 30 days in jail. All paid the fine.
Met Richard Arlen on the set of the Oscar-winning classic Wings (1927) and later married him.
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Prompted by a show business mom, she began as a chorus dancer for George M. Cohan.
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Retired at the advent of sound after only two talkies due to a noticeable lisp.
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Pretty, tender-looking silent screen lady known for her onscreen work in Harold Lloyd comedies. She replaced Mildred Davis, who retired to become Mrs. Harold Lloyd.
$400,000
