Hazel Warp

Hazel Warp was a professional stunt double. She work was featured in classic films such as Wuthering Heights, Ben-Hur and National Velvet. Warp was the stunt double for Vivien Leigh in Gone With The Wind. It is Warp who actually took the fall in the scene where Scarlett O'Hara tries to slap Rhett Butler, but falls down the stairs. Warp died at the age of 93 on August 26, 2008.¹

Fast Facts

1. Born: Harlowton, Montana,
2. Birth date: November 11, 1914
3. Birth name: Hazel Addie Hash²
4. Was a horse trainer and rider
5. Was a stand-in for the horseback riding scenes in Gone With The Wind¹
6. Stunts featured in Ben-Hur, Wuthering Heights, National Velvet and Gone With The Wind
7. Helped to teach actress Elizabeth Taylor to ride horses²
8. Stopped riding at the age of 38³
9. Married first husband James Wharton on June 6, 1954³
10. Wharton died in 1960³
11. Married second husband Lars Warp on July 8, 1969, he died in 1983³
12. Warp died in August 2008³

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