Friends Of Dark Shadows

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Friends Of Dark Shadows facebook group. 

Important Note; Alex Stevens was the Stunt Coordinator and Stuntman and did many 'stunts' on the Dark Shadows TV show, from the beginning pilot show, including dressing up like a woman to do a stunt for Kathryn Leigh Scott falling down the stairs. As she states in her interview with us. 

However, when he was a 'Werewolf', he was his own character. With the weird twists of storylines 'Dark Shadows' was famous for, when Chris Jennings turned into a werewolf, Alex Stevens was the character. The same goes for David Selby  turned into a werewolf, Alex Stevens was the character. In an interview, David Selby he emphasized that Alex was his own character.

Back in those days, it was the wild west, and stuntmen barely got movie or TV credits, let alone the respect they deserved. And women, no way, they didn't want them to get hurt. 

 Nowadays, it's against industry and Union rules for men to double for women, or white men to double for black men, etc.  East Coast stuntmen Association pioneered these changes. If it weren't for Diane Peterson's relentless ambition, it would have taken even longer for women to become stunt performers. Diane Peterson was the first woman stunt person in the industry. 

It was never about being 'prejudiced'; black men couldn't stunt mainly due to budget constraints and lack of availability. However, when it came to women, there was a concern about them getting hurt. The movie & TV industry was small in New York. Since there was a small window to produce most was made in California, which made ECSMA the king in the area. 

ECSM was small