{"product_id":"phyllis-coates-bill-cassara-9798887715452","title":"Phyllis Coates: Not Just Lois Lane","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Cassara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887715452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Bill Cassara","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46136256430335,"sku":"9798887715452","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11a89395-a68e-4f16-af3e-07d32828c556.jpg?v=1726416144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/phyllis-coates-bill-cassara-9798887715452","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}