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‘Adventures of Superman’ star Phyllis Coates, TV’s original Lois Lane, dead at 96
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0:59Now PlayingActress Phyllis Coates has died at the age of 96.
Coates made her big motion picture debut as Lois Lane in 1951’s “Superman” and the “Mole-Men.” Two years later, she reprised the role in the first television adaptation of Superman from 1952 to 1953.
Her daughter Laura Press confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter that Coates died of natural causes in a manner that was “very peaceful” at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills where she resided.
“She gave a lot to the industry,” said Press. “Her career passed through so many genres,” she added, referring to Coates’ career that spanned over 50 years.
Her film career included roles in the Western “Panther Girl of the Congo” (1955), “Girls in Prison” (1956), “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein” (1957), “Blood Arrow” (1958), “Cattle Empire” (1958), “The Incredible” Petrified World” (1959), “The Baby Maker (1970) and “Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn” (1989).
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