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Aug 16, 2012 · ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Phyllis Thaxter, an actress best known for her role as Clark Kent's adoptive mother in the 1978 film "Superman," has died in Florida. She was 92. Thaxter's daughter, Skye Aubrey, says the actress died Tuesday in Longwood, just north of Orlando, after a nine-year fight with Alzheimer's disease.
Phyllis Thaxter, nascida Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter, (Portland, 20 de novembro de 1919 – Longwood, 14 de agosto de 2012) foi uma atriz norte-americana. Início da vida e Carreira [ editar | editar código-fonte ]
Marie Phyllis Schuyler Thaxter of Portland was a classically trained actor who performed on Broadway and in regional theaters in Maine from the 1920s-1940s. A highlight of her career was her 1923 role as “Elvira” in Booth Tarkington’s then new play, “Magnolia.”. The comedy opened in Atlantic City at the Apollo Theatre and then ran on ...
Aug 14, 2012 · Phyllis Thaxter. Biography: Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter was born on November 20, 1919 in Portland, Maine to Sidney St. Felix Thaxter and Phyllis Schuyler. She studied at the Montreal Repertory Theater in the 1930s. She made her film debut in 1944 in "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo." She married James T. Aubrey Jr. and then Gilbert Lea.
Phyllis Thaxter. Actor. Born November 20, 1919 in Portland, Maine, USA. This warm and winning, very non-theatrical brunette was born Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter in Portland, Maine, on November 20, 1919. The daughter of Maine Supreme Court Justice Sidney Thaxter, her acting talent came from her mother's side, who was a one-time Shakespearean actress.
Aug 16, 2012 · Phyllis Thaxter, 92, an actress who had an active film career in the 1940s and ‘50s and capped it with her portrayal of Clark Kent’s mother in the 1978 version of “Superman,” died Tuesday ...
Apr 29, 2008 · Phyllis was born Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter on November 2, 1921 (some sources list 1920) in Portland, Maine. Her father, Sidney St Felix Thaxter was a Maine Supreme Court justice and her mother, Phyllis Schuyler Thaxter, a noted Shakespearean actress and drama critic on the Portland Telegram. The 5-foot, 4-inch, hazel eyed brunette was educated ...
