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{{Infobox person<br />
| image = Alice Van-Springsteen 1942.jpg<br />
| image_size = 220px<br />
| caption = Van-Springsteen, circa 1942<br />
| name = Alice Van-Springsteen<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1918|7|12}}<br />
| birth_name = Alice Grace van der Veen<br />
| birth_place = [[Arvada, Colorado]], U.S.<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|9|13|1918|7|12}}<br />
| death_place = [[San Diego, California]], U.S.<br />
| occupation = Stuntwoman, jockey<br />
| spouse = Robert G. Springsteen (1960–1989; his death); 1 child<br />
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'''Alice Van-Springsteen''' (July 12, 1918 – September 13, 2008) was an American [[stuntman|stuntwoman]] and [[jockey]].<br />
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Born as '''Alice Grace van der Veen''' in [[Arvada, Colorado]], she debuted in rodeo at the age of 13 in 1932 at the [[Los Angeles Coliseum]].{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}<br />
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==Career==<br />
A close friend of [[Dale Evans]], she served as Evans' [[stunt double]] through most of her career. She was also a stunt double for [[Elizabeth Taylor]] in ''[[National Velvet (film)|National Velvet]]''. Other actresses for whom she stunt doubled on film or television include: [[Marion Davies]], [[Barbara Stanwyck]], [[Olivia de Havilland]], [[Ingrid Bergman]], [[Ann Sheridan]], [[Ava Gardner]], [[Bette Davis]], [[Jane Wyman]], [[Doris Day]], [[Susan Hayward]], and [[Linda Evans]].<ref>[http://amarillo.com/stories/060902/fea_ridehigh.shtml#.VYsu_bXFXTo Profile], amarillo.com; accessed June 24, 2015.</ref><br />
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Her first film stunt work came in 1935 in [[Will Rogers]]' last film, ''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. In 1937, at 18, she was invited by the Queen to ride in the annual Royal Easter Show in Australia, where she was the only American in the show.<ref>[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19981222/2790446/dale-evans-and-her-twin-still-share-a-rare-friendship "Dale Evans And Her 'Twin' Still Share A Rare Friendship"], ''The San Bernardino Sun''; accessed June 4, 2016.</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
She was presented one of the [[Golden Boot Awards]] in 1993 for her contributions to western cinema.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}<br />
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==Family==<br />
On August 12, 1960, she married film director Robert G. "Bud" Springsteen. The couple's only child, Norman Van Der Veen, died in 1993. She was widowed in 1989.<ref name="obituary"/> Survived by grand daughter Darcy Van Der Veen and great grandson. (Name not disclosed) United States Army currently in service.<br />
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==Death==<br />
Van-Springsteen died of [[pneumonia]] on September 13, 2008, aged 90, at [[Point Loma]] Convalescent Hospital. She was survived by a granddaughter, Darcy Van Der Veen.<ref name="obituary">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/stuntwoman-alice-van-springsteen-dies-119276|title=Stuntwoman Alice Van-Springsteen dies|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=16 September 2008 |access-date=June 24, 2015}}</ref> Van-Springsteen was cremated and her ashes were interred at Sunset Hills Memorial Park, [[Apple Valley, California]], where her long-time friends [[Roy Rogers]] and [[Dale Evans]] are buried.<ref name="obituary"/><br />
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==Links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|1116276}}<br />
* [http://www.westernclippings.com/stuntmen/alicevan_stuntmen.shtml Profile], westernclippings.com<br />
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