Known For
Crew
Born
Mar 11, 1916
Died
Apr 07, 1989
Place of Birth
Douglas, Arizona, USA
Credits
40 titles
Evelyn Finley
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.
Known For
Filmography
Silverado
Stunts
Freebie and the Bean
Old Lady in Bed (uncredited)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Stunts
Swiss Family Robinson
Stunts
The Guns of Fort Petticoat
Blonde in Combat Practice (uncredited)
Perils of the Wilderness
Donna Blaine (as Eve Anderson)
Blood Alley
Stunts
The Adventures of Hajji Baba
Stunts
Elephant Walk
Stunts
The Diamond Queen
Slave Girl
The Man from the Alamo
Stunt Double
Ambush at Tomahawk Gap
Stunt Double
One Girl's Confession
Stunts
Woman of the North Country
Stunts
Scaramouche
Stunts
Westward the Women
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri
Stunt Double
Mule Train
Stunt Double
The Cowboy and the Indians
Stunt Double
Gunning for Justice
Winnie Stewart
The Sheriff of Medicine Bow
Nan Prentiss
Prairie Rustlers
Helen Foster
Along Came Jones
Stunt Double
Ghost Guns
Ann Jordan
Take It Big
Violet Thompson (uncredited)
Valley Of Vengeance
Helen Miller
Sundown Riders
Donna Frazier
Jack London
Stunts
Black Market Rustlers
Linda Prescott
Cowboy Commandos
Joan Cameron
Trail Riders
Mary Rand
Home in Wyomin'
Stunt Double
Cowboy Serenade
Stunt Double
Man from Cheyenne
Stunt Double
Red River Valley
Stunt Double
Jesse James at Bay
Stunt Double
Dynamite Canyon
Midge Reed
Arizona Frontier
Honey Lane
The Light That Failed
Stunts
The Texas Rangers
Stunt Double