Ginger Stanley

{{short description|American model, actress and stunt woman (1931–2023)}} {{Use American English|date = November 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Ginger Stanley | image = Ginger Stanley (1951).jpg | image_size = | caption = Ginger Stanley, Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida 1951<ref name="florida">{{cite web |title=Portrait of Ginger Stanley sitting on a diving board|url=http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/70434 |website=State Archives of Florida |accessdate=November 22, 2016}}</ref> | alt = Portrait of Ginger Stanley sitting on a diving board, Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida, taken in 1951 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|12|19}} | birth_place = [[Sandersville, Georgia]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|1|19|1931|12|19}} | death_place = [[Orlando, Florida]], U.S. | other_names = Ginger Hallowell | occupation = {{hlist|Stunt woman|Actress|Model}} | years_active = | spouse = {{marriage|Albert V. Hallowell Jr.|1956|1987|end=died}} | children = 3 }}

'''Ginger Stanley''' (December 19, 1931 – January 19, 2023) was an American stuntwoman, model and bit-part actress.

Stanley was best known for her stunt work in the horror films ''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' (1954), swimming as a double for lead actress [[Julie Adams]], and the movie's sequel, ''[[Revenge of the Creature]]'' (1955), swimming as a double for lead actress [[Lori Nelson]].<ref name = "ocala">{{cite journal |date=November 6, 2013 |publisher=Ocala Star-Banner |url=http://www.ocala.com/news/20131106/former-model-recalls-days-filming-underwater |title=Former model recalls days filming underwater |website=Ocala.com |accessdate=November 22, 2016}}</ref>

==Biography== Stanley was born in [[Sandersville, Georgia]], on December 19, 1931.<ref name="florida"/> She left her home in Walhalla, South Carolina, at the age of 15 and moved to Sebring, Florida, to live with her older sister.<ref name = "ocala"/> While competing in a festival in Leesburg, Florida, she met [[Newt Perry]], a swimming coach, promoter, and consultant for movies that used underwater scenes. He hired her to be a [[mermaiding|professional mermaid]] at the [[Weeki Wachee Springs]] tourist attraction.<ref name = "ocala"/><ref name="hollis">{{cite book |author=Hollis, Tim |title=Glass Bottom Boats & Mermaid Tails: Florida's Tourist Springs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rEIw_sNZh8YC&q=Ginger+Stanley+Hallowell&pg=PA19 |pages=19–22 |publisher= Stackpole Books |date=2006 |isbn= 9780811732666 |accessdate=November 22, 2016}}</ref> She worked there for 2 {{frac|1|2}} years.<ref name="ocala"/>

From 1953 to 1956, Stanley worked at [[Silver Springs (attraction)|Silver Springs]] as a swimmer and underwater performer with [[Bruce Mozert]], a pioneer of underwater photography, becoming one of his "most recognized"<ref name = "banner">{{cite journal |author=Stinson, Lashonda|date=January 27, 2008 |publisher=Ocala Star-Banner |url=http://www.ocala.com/news/20080127/bruce-mozerts-historic-photos-on-exhibit-at-appleton-museum |title=Bruce Mozert's historic photos on exhibit at Appleton Museum |website=Ocala.com |accessdate=November 22, 2016}}</ref> models.<ref name = "ocala"/> At this time, she also had her two roles in the ''Creature from the Black Lagoon'' and ''Revenge of the Creature'', filmed at [[Wakulla Springs]] and Silver Springs, respectively.

Stanley was also the body double for [[Esther Williams]] in ''[[Jupiter's Darling]]'' (1955).<ref name = "byrnes">{{cite journal |author=Byrnes, Laura|date=September 2, 2010|publisher=Ocala Star-Banner |url=http://www.ocala.com/news/20100902/mister-mozert-and-the-mermaids |title=Mister Mozert and the mermaids |website=Ocala.com |accessdate=November 22, 2016}}</ref> At the time, Williams was recovering from a [[perforated eardrum]] and her time underwater was limited.<ref name="hollis"/>

In 1956, Stanley married Albert V. Hallowell Jr. and they moved to Orlando, Florida. They had three daughters.<ref name ="ocala"/> She hosted "Browsing with Ginger", a women's talk show on a local Orlando television station, and then spent twenty-three years as a runway model, working for various charities, department stores, and [[Walt Disney World]].<ref name="ocala"/> Her husband died of heart disease in 1987.<ref name="ocala"/>

In 2012, she was inducted into the ''Mermaid Hall of Fame'' at Weeki Wachee Springs.<ref name="ocala"/>

As an actress, she had uncredited roles in four movies.

Stanley also appeared as herself in the documentaries, ''Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man'' (2004) and ''Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man'' (2014), about the filming and marketing of the horror film, ''Creature From the Black Lagoon''.

Stanley died in [[Orlando, Florida]], on January 19, 2023, at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ginger Stanley Hallowell |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/ginger-stanley-hallowell-obituary?id=39115467 |website=Legacy |access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref>

==Films== [[File:Ginger Stanley in the grip of the creature - Silver Springs, Florida (15483457078).jpg|thumb|260px|Ginger Stanley in the grip of the Gill-Man]]

===Stuntwoman=== * ''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' (1954) (uncredited) * ''[[Jupiter's Darling]]'' (1955) (uncredited) * ''[[Revenge of the Creature]]'' (1955) (uncredited)

===Actress=== * ''[[Distant Drums]]'' (1951) Woman (uncredited) * ''The Meal'' (1975) Dinner Guest (uncredited) * ''[[Splash, Too]]'' (TV Movie) (1988) Tourist (uncredited) * ''[[Passenger 57]]'' (1992) Plane Passenger (uncredited)

===Herself=== * ''Creature Feature: 50 Years of the Gill-Man'' (Video documentary) (2004) * ''Creature Feature: 60 Years of the Gill-Man'' (Documentary) (2014)

==See also== * [[Gill-man]] * {{cite journal |publisher=Ocala Star-Banner |url=http://www.ocala.com/news/20080127/bruce-mozerts-historic-photos-on-exhibit-at-appleton-museum |title=Bruce Mozert's historic photos on exhibit at Appleton Museum |website=Ocala.com |accessdate=November 22, 2016}} A photo by [[Bruce Mozert]] of Ginger Stanley gardening underwater while a man pushes a lawn mover.

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{wikiquote}} {{commons category}} * {{IMDb name|name=Ginger Stanley|id=nm0822483}}

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