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Polly Burson

Polly Burson
  • Name: Polly Burson
  • Birthday: 1919-12-24
  • Also known as: Pauline Shelton
  • Place of birth: Ontario, Oregon, USA
  • Popularity: 1.355
Biography: 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... Read More

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Title Release date
Last of the Great Survivors   as  Resident 1984-01-03
Earthquake   as  Earthquake Survivor (uncredited) 1974-11-15
How the West Was Won   as  Stock Player (uncredited) 1962-11-02
Spartacus   as  Slave (uncredited) 1960-10-13
Night Passage   as  Rosa 1957-07-24
The Ten Commandments   as  Slave (uncredited) 1956-10-05
The Man from the Alamo 1953-08-07
Westward the Women   as  Preacher (uncredited) 1951-12-16
The Redhead and The Cowboy   as  Saloon Girl (uncredited) 1951-03-15