Phyllis Coates, actress who first played Lois Lane on TV, dies at 96

Actors George Reeves as Superman/Clark Kent and Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane in the American television series 'Adventures of Superman', circa 1952.

Born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell in Wichita Falls, Texas, Coates moved to Los Angeles as a teen. She was a chorus girl, did skits in comedian Ken Murray’s vaudeville show, then performed in USO tours before landing the role of Lois Lane alongside actor George Reeves as Superman.

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