She obtained her United States citizenship in January of 1944. She first worked as an actress, appearing in the film Bathing Beauty with Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Margaret Dumont, and Basil Rathbone. Valeria was the niece of the famed composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). It is possible that she was on a USO tour in southeast Asia when she met her future husband Louis. Valeria lived in many interesting places as an army wife, including Tripoli, Japan, and Nevada.
She obtained her United States citizenship in January of 1944. She first worked as an actress, appearing in the film Bathing Beauty with Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Margaret Dumont, and Basil Rathbone. Valeria was the niece of the famed composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). It is possible that she was on a USO tour in southeast Asia when she met her future husband Louis. Valeria lived in many interesting places as an army wife, including Tripoli, Japan, and Nevada.
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