Born in BUTLER, PA., as in RHETT...
Lived on MONROE Street as in MARILYN...
At the age of five, Ralph visited Disneyland in 1955.
He was blessed with the ability to draw and paint pictures.
At the age of nine, first dressed as Clark Gable for
Halloween, and won a correspondence art course.
At the age of sixteen, was a weightlifting champion,
which led to an all state athletic college scholarship.
In 1989, the 50th year anniversary of Gone With The
Wind at the Culver City Studios, Ralph won the Clark Gable
Look-a-like contest and met JAMES MARES,
his photographer and mentor.
In 1993, Ralph began working for Universal Studios as
their "Clark Gable" Ambassador!
In 1997, he won the Governor's Trophy Award for the
Manns Theatre Float, in the
Tournment of Roses Parade!
The rest is history in the making.