Alice Van Springsteen
Stunt Performer, Deceased Person
1918 – 2008
Who was Alice Van Springsteen?
Alice Van-Springsteen was an American stuntwoman.
Born as Alice Grace van der Veen in California, she debuted in rodeo at the age of 13 in 1932 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. She was a friend of Dale Evans and served as Evans' stunt double through most of her career. She was a stunt double for Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet. Other actresses for whom she stunt doubled on film or television include: Barbara Stanwyck, Marion Davies, Lois January, Jane Wyman, Judy Canova, Gail Davis, Dennie Moore, Dorothy Revier and Linda Evans.
Her first film stunt work came in 1935, in Will Rogers' last movie In Old Kentucky. She had performed during the opening ceremony at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She also rode as a jockey, becoming the third woman ever to receive a trainer's license for thoroughbred horses.
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- Born
- Jul 12, 1918
Arvada - Also known as
- Alice Grace van der Veen
- Spouses
- Robert G. Springsteen
( - 1989/12/09)
- Robert G. Springsteen
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 13, 2008
Point Loma, San Diego
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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