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'''Ethel Hall''' (1898–1927) was an American [[silent film]] actress who died at the age of 29 on June 29, 1927, when her boat capsized in the rapids of the [[Merced River]] near the town of [[Merced, California|Merced]] in the [[San Joaquin Valley]]. At the time she was performing as a [[stunt double]] for actress [[Dorothy Dwan]] in the film ''Tumbling River''.<ref name="NYT_July1_1927"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Film actress killed while on location |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110320173/ethel-hall/ |access-date=September 26, 2022 |work=The Fresno Morning Republican |date=June 30, 1927 |page=1|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
Hall was accompanied in the boat by [[Wallace McDonald]], who played villains in motion pictures. The actors were supposed to be rescued by a group before they entered the foot of the rapids. When the boat suddenly overturned McDonald was able to swim ashore. However Hall's head struck a rock and she was taken out of the water unconscious and soon expired.<ref>''Modesto News-Herald'' Jul 2, 1927 page 4</ref>
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