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Evelyn Ruth Finley was known as the most accomplished stunt rider in the western genre. Famous director William A. Wellman was one of many who regarded her as the best in the business. She worked with horses from early childhood and grew up a tomboy on her father's ranch. Her dad had promised 'to put her into pictures', but how she eventually arrived in Hollywood is unclear. Winning a beauty contest as 'Miss Albuquerque' might have helped. The year was 1936 and her first picture was as stunt double to Jean Parker. By 1940, Evelyn was under contract at Monogram where her skills in the saddle quickly promoted her to leading lady opposite the likes of Tex Ritter, Tom Keene, Johnny Mack Brown and Buster Crabbe. As blonde Eve Anderson, she got to star in one of the last serials made at Columbia, Perils of the Wilderness (1956). However, Evelyn preferred the stunt work to acting, often doubling on horseback for glamorous stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Loretta Young. She remained involved in her area of expertise, either actively or as technical adviser, well into the 1980's. When not working in the film industry, she toured as an equestrian performer at different circuses. Evelyn was inducted into the Stuntmen's Hall of Fame.
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- wc Gender: Female
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1916-03-11
- event Death Date 1989-04-07
- school Known for: Crew
- star Popularity: 0.7
- info Birth Place Douglas, Arizona, USA
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Westward the Women
1951-12-16
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Arizona Frontier
1940-08-19
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Dynamite Canyon
1941-08-07
0
Take It Big
1944-06-09
6
Prairie Rustlers
1945-11-07
6.1
Freebie and the Bean
1974-12-25
0
Cowboy Commandos
1943-06-04
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Black Market Rustlers
1943-08-27
0
Trail Riders
1942-12-04
5
Valley Of Vengeance
1944-05-05
5.8
Ghost Guns
1944-11-17
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Sundown Riders
1944-01-01
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Gunning for Justice
1948-11-06
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The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
1948-10-02
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Perils of the Wilderness
1956-01-06
6.3
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957-04-01
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The Diamond Queen
1953-11-28
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Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
1953-05-01
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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964-12-15
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Cowboy Serenade
1942-01-30
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Blood Alley
1955-10-01
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Swiss Family Robinson
1960-12-21
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Woman of the North Country
1952-07-23
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Westward the Women
1951-12-16
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The Adventures of Hajji Baba
1954-10-01
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One Girl's Confession
1953-04-06
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Home in Wyomin'
1942-04-29
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Man from Cheyenne
1942-01-16
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Across the Wide Missouri
1951-10-12
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Valley Of Vengeance
1944-05-05
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The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
1948-10-02
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Take It Big
1944-06-09
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Jack London
1943-12-24
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The Man from the Alamo
1953-08-07
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Sundown Riders
1944-01-01
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Mule Train
1950-02-22
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Cowboy Commandos
1943-06-04
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Jesse James at Bay
1941-10-17
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Elephant Walk
1954-04-21
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Scaramouche
1952-05-08
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Ghost Guns
1944-11-17
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The Texas Rangers
1936-08-28
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The Cowboy and the Indians
1949-09-15
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Red River Valley
1941-12-12
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Along Came Jones
1945-07-19
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The Light That Failed
1939-12-24
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Silverado
1985-07-10