Helen Gibson was a train-jumping, horseback riding, motorcycle-driving actress who Hollywood considers the first-ever professional stunt woman. Born on August 27, 1892, in Cleveland, Ohio, Gibson got ...
Mallory O’Meara, author of “Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood’s First Stuntwoman.” Jump! It was fun to do when you were 3 years old, in ...