Polly Burson
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 nota…
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Filmography
Acting (9)
Movies (9)
Last of the Great Survivors
1984as Resident
Earthquake
1974as Earthquake Survivor (uncredited)
How the West Was Won
1962as Stock Player (uncredited)
Spartacus
1960as Slave (uncredited)
Night Passage
1957as Rosa
The Ten Commandments
1956as Slave (uncredited)
The Man from the Alamo
1953
Westward the Women
1951as Preacher (uncredited)
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951as Saloon Girl (uncredited)
Crew (54)
Movies (54)
Who's That Girl
1987Stunts
Black Moon Rising
1986Stunts
Earthquake
1974Stunts
True Grit
1969Stunts
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968Stunt Double
El Dorado
1966Stunts
McLintock!
1963Stunts
How the West Was Won
1962Stunts
Spartacus
1960Stunts
Hell Bent for Leather
1960Stunts
Heller in Pink Tights
1960Stunt Double
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959Stunt Double
The Jayhawkers!
1959Stunts
The Buccaneer
1958Stunts
Night Passage
1957Stunts
The Ten Commandments
1956Stunts
Pillars of the Sky
1956Stunt Double
Escape to Burma
1955Stunts
Guys and Dolls
1955Stunts
The Rains of Ranchipur
1955Stunts
The Second Greatest Sex
1955Stunts
Destry
1954Stunts
Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954Stunt Double
Niagara
1953Stunts
The Man from the Alamo
1953Stunts
Gunsmoke
1953Stunt Double
Rodeo
1952Stunts
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952Stunts
Bend of the River
1952Stunts
Rose of Cimarron
1952Stunt Double
Scarlet Angel
1952Stunts
The Story of Will Rogers
1952Stunts
A Place in the Sun
1951Stunt Double
Westward the Women
1951Stunts
The Sword of Monte Cristo
1951Stunts
Winchester '73
1950Stunts
My Blue Heaven
1950Stunt Double
Buccaneer's Girl
1950Stunt Double
Fancy Pants
1950Stunt Double
The Desert Hawk
1950Stunt Double
The Furies
1950Stunt Double
A Ticket to Tomahawk
1950Stunt Double
Calamity Jane and Sam Bass
1949Stunts
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949Stunt Double
Relentless
1948Stunts
The Swordsman
1948Stunts
Northwest Stampede
1948Stunts
Ivy
1947Stunt Double
Unconquered
1947Stunts
The Perils of Pauline
1947Stunt Double
The Crimson Ghost
1946Stunt Double
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946Stunt Double
Frontier Gal
1945Stunts
The Purple Monster Strikes
1945Stunts
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