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Polly Burson (1919–2006)

Stunts | Actress

Trivia:

Toured France with a Wild West show, performed in the Far East in rodeos and sailed the Pacific Ocean in her own sailboat for three years. See more trivia »

Born:

Pauline Shelton
in Ontario, Oregon, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Ventura, California, USA

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Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

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1987 Who's That Girl (stunt player - as Polly Bursan)
 
1986 Black Moon Rising (stunts)
 
1974 Earthquake (stunts - uncredited)
 
1969 True Grit (stunts - uncredited)
 
1966 El Dorado (stunts - uncredited)
 
1963 McLintock! (stunts - uncredited)
 
1962 How the West Was Won (stunts - uncredited)
 
1960 Spartacus (stunts - uncredited)
 
1960 Hell Bent for Leather (stunts - uncredited)
 
1960 Heller in Pink Tights (stunt double: Sophia Loren - uncredited)
 
1959 The Jayhawkers! (stunts - uncredited)
 
1959 Last Train from Gun Hill (stunt double: Ziva Rodann - uncredited)
 
1959 Some Like It Hot (stunts - uncredited)
 
1958 The Buccaneer (stunts - uncredited)
 
1958 Vertigo (stunts - uncredited)
 
1957 Night Passage (stunts - uncredited)
 
1956 Pillars of the Sky (stunt double: Dorothy Malone - uncredited)
 
1956 The Ten Commandments (stunts - uncredited)
 
1955 The Rains of Ranchipur (stunts - uncredited)
 
1955 Guys and Dolls (stunts - uncredited)
 
1954 Destry (stunts - uncredited)
 
1954 Creature from the Black Lagoon (stunt double: Julie Adams - uncredited)
 
1953 The Man from the Alamo (stunts - uncredited)
 
1953 Gunsmoke (stunt double: Susan Cabot - uncredited)
 
1953 Niagara (stunts - uncredited)
 
1952 The Story of Will Rogers (stunts - uncredited)
 
1952 Scarlet Angel (stunts - uncredited)
 
1952 Rodeo (stunts - uncredited)
 
1952 Rose of Cimarron (riding double: Mala Powers - uncredited)
 
1952 Bend of the River (stunts - uncredited)
 
1952 The Greatest Show on Earth (stunts - uncredited)
 
1951 Westward the Women (stunts - uncredited)
 
1951 The Sword of Monte Cristo (stunts - uncredited)
 
1950 Fancy Pants (stunt double: Lucille Ball)
 
1950 Winchester '73 (stunts - uncredited)
 
1950 A Ticket to Tomahawk (stunts - uncredited)
 
1949 Calamity Jane and Sam Bass (stunts - uncredited)
 
1948 Northwest Stampede (stunts - uncredited)
 
1948 Relentless (stunts - uncredited)
 
1947 Unconquered (stunts - uncredited)
 
1947 The Perils of Pauline (stunt double: Betty Hutton, stunts - uncredited)
 
1946 The Crimson Ghost (stunt double: Linda Stirling - uncredited)
 
1945 The Purple Monster Strikes (stunt double: Mary Moore - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActress (15 titles)
1984 Last of the Great Survivors (TV movie)
Resident
 
1975 Gone with the West
Woman of the Town
 
1968 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Bess / Woman #2
– Tornado Frances (1968) … Woman #2
– Follow Your Heart (1968) … Bess
 
1962 How the West Was Won
Stock Player (uncredited)
 
1960 Spartacus
Slave (uncredited)
 
1959 The Jayhawkers!
Schoolteacher (uncredited)
 
1957 Night Passage
Rosa
 
1957 The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm
Agnes Logan
 
1956 The Ten Commandments
Slave (uncredited)
 
1955 The Second Greatest Sex
Horseback Rider (uncredited)
 
1955 Escape to Burma (uncredited)
 
1953 The Man from the Alamo
Woman on Train (uncredited)
 
1952 Rose of Cimarron (uncredited)
 
1951 Westward the Women
Pioneer Woman (uncredited)
 
1951 The Redhead and the Cowboy
Saloon Girl (uncredited)
 
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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Polly Bursan
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Toured France with a Wild West show, performed in the Far East in rodeos and sailed the Pacific Ocean in her own sailboat for three years. See more »

Nickname:

Queen of Western Stuntwomen See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn