{"product_id":"phyllis-coates-not-just-lois-lane-hardcover","title":"Phyllis Coates: Not Just Lois Lane - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Cassara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTyler St Mark\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhyllis Coates was a Texas beauty with grace and a drive to succeed. Her introduction to show business was at seven years old when she impersonated \u003cstrong\u003eShirley Temple\u003c\/strong\u003e on stage. As an adult, she had to change her original name (Gypsie Ann Stell) to break into the movies at the end of the studio system. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Despite over 140 film and television credits, she is best remembered for her characterization as \"Lois Lane\" in the first season of the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAdventures of Superman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e--the iconic program that burst through family living rooms with action, justice, and surrealism. She is synonymous with early television in programs such as: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cisco Kid, The Lone Ranger, Abbott and Costello Show, Topper, Death Valley Days, Lassie, Leave It to Beaver, Gunsmoke, The Untouchables, Rawhide, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerry Mason.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Phyllis also appeared in cult classic films: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSuperman and the Mole Men, I was a Teenage Frankenstein, Blues Busters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, dozens of westerns, and the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBehind the Eight Ball \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eshort film series. This biography divulges her friendship with George Reeves and her own hardships in life that would require a superwoman to get through. Feisty Phyllis stands as a true role-model and pioneer in her field, but she wasn't all peaches and scream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Mom, you're so beautiful, how come you weren't a bigger star?\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Because I didn't sleep with the right people, dear.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459516514482,"sku":"9798887715452","price":60.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/51c5ffa198948e522d7f95211f63a866.webp?v=1778902969","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/phyllis-coates-not-just-lois-lane-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}