Evelyn Finley

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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Douglas, Arizona, USA

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Movie Involvements: 15

TV Involvements: 0

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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.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1957	Blonde in Combat Practice (uncredited)	The Guns of Fort Petticoat 1957-04-01 Movie
1956	Donna Blaine (as Eve Anderson)	Perils of the Wilderness 1956-01-06 Movie
1951	N/A	Westward the Women 1951-12-16 Movie
1948	Winnie Stewart	Gunning for Justice 1948-11-06 Movie
	Nan Prentiss	The Sheriff of Medicine Bow 1948-10-02 Movie
1945	Helen Foster	Prairie Rustlers 1945-11-07 Movie
1944	Ann Jordan	Ghost Guns 1944-11-17 Movie
	Violet Thompson (uncredited)	Take It Big 1944-06-09 Movie
	Helen Miller	Valley Of Vengeance 1944-05-05 Movie
	Donna Frazier	Sundown Riders 1944-01-01 Movie
1943	Linda Prescott	Black Market Rustlers 1943-08-27 Movie
	Joan Cameron	Cowboy Commandos 1943-06-04 Movie
1942	Mary Rand	Trail Riders 1942-12-04 Movie
1941	Midge Reed	Dynamite Canyon 1941-08-07 Movie
1940	Honey Lane	Arizona Frontier 1940-08-19 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv