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person_profile-Polly Burson

Polly Burson Died at age: 86

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Polly Burson

Date of Birth:

Dec 24, 1919

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Apr 04, 2006

Biography of

Polly Burson

    Trick rider and stunt woman Polly Burson was born Pauline Shelton on December 24, 1919 in Ontario, Oregon. Born into a rodeo family, Polly spent her early years on her grandfather's ranch and started riding at the age of seven. Following an outstanding career on the rodeo circuit, Polly moved to California to break into the film business. Although it took Burson three years to break into said business, her career as a stunt woman was off and running from the mid-1940's and onward. Among the notable actresses that Polly doubled for throughout her five decade career as a stunt woman are Betty Hutton, Julie Adams, Sophia Loren, Shelley Winters, Yvonne De Carlo, Barbara Stanwyck, Dorothy Malone, Betty Grable, Lucille Ball, and Kim Darby.

    Burson was the recipient of a Golden Boot Award for her substantial and impressive contributions to the Western genre in 1991; said award was present to her by longtime friend and fellow stuntman Henry Wills. In addition, Polly was also inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, the Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame, and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas in November, 2002. Burson was married and divorced three times. She died at age 86 on April 4, 2006 in Ventura, California.

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Polly Burson

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Filmography of

Polly Burson

Found 9 Movies in total

... 1984

Earthquake

Earthquake Survivor (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1974

How the West Was Won

Stock Player (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1962

Spartacus

Slave (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1960

Night Passage

Rosa ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1957

The Ten Commandments

Slave (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1956

... 1953

Westward the Women

Preacher (uncredited) ( Actor )

Stunts

... 1951

The Redhead and The Cowboy

Saloon Girl (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951