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Evelyn Finley
Crew

Evelyn Finley
Known For
Crew
Birthday
1916-03-11,Douglas, Arizona, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
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.

Filmography

Westward the Women

7

Westward the Women
1951-12-16

Arizona Frontier

9

Arizona Frontier
1940-08-19

Dynamite Canyon

9

Dynamite Canyon
1941-08-07

9

Take It Big
1944-06-09

Prairie Rustlers

7

Prairie Rustlers
1945-11-07

Freebie and the Bean

6.086

Freebie and the Bean
1974-12-21

Cowboy Commandos

9

Cowboy Commandos
1943-06-04

Black Market Rustlers

10

Black Market Rustlers
1943-08-27

8

Trail Riders
1942-12-04

Valley Of Vengeance

6.667

Valley Of Vengeance
1944-05-05

6.125

Ghost Guns
1944-11-17

8

Sundown Riders
1944-01-01

Gunning for Justice

10

Gunning for Justice
1948-11-06

The Sheriff of Medicine Bow

7

The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
1948-10-02

Perils of the Wilderness

6.5

Perils of the Wilderness
1956-01-06

The Guns of Fort Petticoat

6.306

The Guns of Fort Petticoat
1957-04-01

The Diamond Queen

7

The Diamond Queen
1953-11-28