Fall Girl: My Life as a Western Stunt Double
Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, acclaimed horse trainer and show rider Martha Crawford Cantarini was among the busiest of Hollywood's elite corps of female stunt riders. She was the regular stunt double for such actresses as Eleanor Parker, Anne Baxter and Shirley MacLaine, appearing in films ranging from Elvis Presley's debut feature Love Me Tender to the epic Western The Big Country. Martha also hosted a Las Vegas television program in the 1960s, while her palomino Frosty gained fame as...
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Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, acclaimed horse trainer and show rider Martha Crawford Cantarini was among the busiest of Hollywood's elite corps of female stunt riders. She was the regular stunt double for such actresses as Eleanor Parker, Anne Baxter and Shirley MacLaine, appearing in films ranging from Elvis Presley's debut feature Love Me Tender to the epic Western The Big Country. Martha also hosted a Las Vegas television program in the 1960s, while her palomino Frosty gained fame as "the gambling horse" after rolling a seven at the Thunderbird Casino craps table.This fascinating insider's memoir of the American entertainment industry recounts Martha's personal and professional associations with Clark Gable, Ronald Reagan, Jean Simmons, and other Hollywood luminaries.
Acknowledgments viiPrologue 1Preface 31 Riding to Hollywood 52 Yellow Sky 253 Flying High 314 Higher Learning 385 Interrupted Melody 426 Texas lady 567 Coming Back 658 The Rains of Ranchipur 739 Love Me Tender 8110 The King and Flicka 9011 Dakota Incident 10412 My Tin Star Year 11213 The Seventh Sin 12714 April Love 13715 The Big Country 14316 The Sheepman 15417 The Law and Jake Wade 16418 Ride a Crooked Trail 17619 It's All in the Game 18220 Las Vegas 18921 Thunderbird 19722 The Horse of Many Miracles 205Epilogue 212Index 217
