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series, fearing it might limit her opportunities. By the mid 1960s, however, she had settled into a comfortable semi-retirement as a wife and homemaker after marrying Los Angeles family physician Howard Press in 1962. She resumed her career after their divorce in 1986, but in the period immediately
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Coates freelanced steadily, appearing in numerous low-budget features, many of them westerns, as well as serials and a steady stream of TV appearances, both as a regular in several series and as a guest cast member in others. All this was in addition to the "McDoakes" shorts, in which she continued
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to appear until Warner Brothers discontinued the series in 1956. Arguably, her best-remembered films of the 1950s—perhaps owing to their being those in which she has a substantial role, and being among the few that had been preserved on home video—are
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episode "The Light On The Mountain". Coates was cast as the widowed Mary in the 1959 episode, "One in a Hundred". In a 1964 episode, "The Left Hand Is Damned", she portrayed the kind-hearted saloon singer
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serials, in 1948 and 1950, replaced Coates, who was not available for the second season. With the death of Noel Neill on July 3, 2016, Coates became the last surviving regular cast member from the
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in 1948. They divorced in January 1949. She married jazz pianist Robert Nelms in 1950, gave birth to a daughter, and divorced in 1953. She was married and divorced four times.
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would continue to enjoy great popularity in syndicated reruns, far beyond the end of its production in 1957, Coates—like many of the other supporting cast members such as
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before that divorce, her film and television appearances were infrequent. One notable role was that of the mother of the female lead in the 1970 film
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in 1953 in "Stage to Estacado" and "The Perfect Crime", and in 1955 in "The Woman in the White Mask". She was cast in 1955 as Madge in the
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Coates died on October 11, 2023, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills. She was 96.
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Coates agreed to appear as Lois's mother in the first season finale of the 1990s television series
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In 1958, Coates played the mother, Clarissa Holliday, in all thirty-nine episodes of the 1958–1959
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In 1952, Coates guest-starred in "How Death Valley Got Its Name", the first episode of the
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Collura, Joe (September 2015). "Phyllis Coates: That Feisty Lois Lane".
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Joe McDoakes creator Richard L. Bare & star Phyllis Coates Q&A
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short-subject comedies. She acted in film serials, including
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Anaheim High School Alumni Association (January 26, 2016).
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Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell was born on January 15, 1927, in
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Serial Film Stars: A Biographical Dictionary, 1912-1956
1794:. Kansas, Fort Scott. The Fort Scott Tribune. p. 9 901:(1951, short) as Alice Peckinpah McDoakes (uncredited) 837:(1951) as Universal Studios Casting Clerk (uncredited) 2336: 334:, after receiving a seven year contract with option. 522:. Coates guest-starred as well on three episodes of 621:("Jimmy Olsen")—tried to distance herself from the 572:TV series until her own death on October 11, 2023. 510:. She made guest appearances in three episodes of 330:On July 13, 1944, aged 17, she began to work with 255:with her mother. Coates attended (as Gypsy Stell) 2175:(director) (May 8, 1994). "The House of Luthor". 225:and in the first season of the television series 2420: 2178:Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1733:Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 642:Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 2023:"Ken Murray, 85; Producer of WWII Revue, Actor" 554:Coates played Lois Lane in the first season of 363:(1955). Her film career also included roles in 1041:(1952, TV series) as Doris Burton / Jane Tracy 717:(1949, short) as Office Secretary (uncredited) 341:as the title character's wife in the studio's 1177:(1953, TV series) as Supporting Sketch Player 2164: 1965:. September 2, 2012. 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Texas, Clute. Clute Facts. p. 15 1335:(1955, TV series) as Alice / Kay Murray 2421: 2269: 2197:"Wichita Falls Girl, Director Are Wed" 2035: 1969:from the original on December 21, 2021 1846: 1762: 1523:(1958, TV series) as Clarissa Holliday 1442:Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color 1295:(1955, TV series) as Nurse Madge Allen 1265:(1954, TV series) as Amberlee Tolliver 1213:(1953, TV series) as Georgia Pettigrew 1057:(1952) as Mrs. Penn, woman on sidewalk 2439:20th Century Studios contract players 2122:Encyclopedia of American Film Serials 2118: 2071: 2020: 2014: 1894: 1892: 1890: 1888: 691:(1948) as Cigarette Girl (uncredited) 586:(in which she has a musical number); 2112: 1955: 1953: 1872: 1870: 1790:Clothier, Gary (November 27, 2004). 1722:(1991, TV series) as Meredith Gaynor 1507:(1958, TV series) as Monica Freeborn 1475:(1957, TV series) as Betty Donaldson 1467:(1957) as Helen Fremont (uncredited) 1199:(1953, TV series) as Millie Montrose 1900:"Odessa Girl Wins a Movie Contract" 1792:"Super-actress had second thoughts" 1683:(1966, TV series) as Milly Thompson 1667:(1964, TV series) as Helen Mayfield 1643:(1963–1964, TV series) as Secretary 1365:(1955, TV series) as Medora De More 1311:(1955, TV series) as Barbara Leland 1071:(1952–1953, TV series) as Lois Lane 1063:(1952, TV series) as Natalie Larkin 13: 2094:Anaheim Union High School District 1885: 1815:"Canadian coined legendary phrase" 1813:Clothier, Gary (January 8, 2014). 1675:(1966, TV movie) as Milly Thompson 1504:Richard Diamond, Private Detective 1343:(1955, TV series) as Karen Sheldon 1327:(1955, TV series) as Betty Estrada 1161:(1953) as Chorus Girl (uncredited) 494:Richard Diamond, Private Detective 14: 2495: 2321: 2270:Barnes, Mike (October 12, 2023). 1950: 1867: 1777:Glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com 1635:(1961, TV series) as Teresa Perez 1619:(1960, TV series) as Laura Seldon 1608:The DuPont Show with June Allyson 1571:(1959, TV series) as Ellen Packer 1359:(1955, TV series) as Sally Fuller 1281:(1954–1958, TV series) as Heather 1251:(1954, TV series) as Jane Sanders 1233:So You're Having Neighbor Trouble 1226:Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson 1191:(1953, TV series) as Betty Tucker 1131:(1953, TV series) as Marge Minter 963:So You Want to Go to a Convention 799:(1950) as Party Girl (uncredited) 2474:People from Wichita Falls, Texas 2406: 2394: 2382: 2370: 2358: 2346: 2296:Mike Barnes (October 12, 2023). 2255: 2218: 2063: 2021:Jones, Jack (October 13, 1988). 2006: 1917: 1832: 1744:(1994, TV series) as Mrs. Howard 1651:(1964, TV series) as Mrs. Marden 1491:(1958, TV series) as Vera Watson 1445:(1956, TV series) as Mrs. Martin 1371:(1955, TV pilot) as Nancy Carnes 1351:(1955, TV series) as Miss Vernon 1319:(1955, TV series) as Alice Sands 1119:(1953, TV series) as Donna Sharp 879:So You Want to Be a Paper Hanger 783:So You Want to Hold Your Husband 725:(1949) as Mrs. Hale (uncredited) 304:. She later performed as one of 187: 159: 2469:Los Angeles City College alumni 2444:20th-century American actresses 2289: 2263: 2226: 2189: 2146: 1736:(1994, TV series) as Ellen Lane 941:So You Want to Get It Wholesale 753:(1949) as Gorgeous (uncredited) 743:So You're Having In-Law Trouble 701:So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter 183: 155: 2484:Western (genre) film actresses 1981: 1925: 1840: 1806: 1783: 1576:The Incredible Petrified World 1087:(1953, serial) as Carol Bryant 777:So You Think You're Not Guilty 737:So You Want to Be a Muscle Man 695:So You Want to Be on the Radio 673: 608: 390:The Incredible Petrified World 40:The Incredible Petrified World 1: 2479:Warner Bros. contract players 2459:American television actresses 1755: 1728:(1991, TV movie) as Katherine 1552:Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse 1413:So You Want to Play the Piano 1103:(1953) as Blonde (uncredited) 999:So You Want to Wear the Pants 885:So You Want to Buy a Used Car 757:So You Want to Get Rich Quick 681:So You Want to Be in Politics 408: 312:. In 1946, she toured with a 300:, his "racy" (mildly risqué) 276:, Coates was discovered in a 234: 1480:I Was a Teenage Frankenstein 1248:The Adventures of Kit Carson 1240:Gunfighters of the Northwest 1196:The Abbott and Costello Show 1181:So You Think You Can't Sleep 1123:So You Want a Television Set 1061:Craig Kennedy, Criminologist 899:So You Want to Be a Bachelor 771:So You Want to Throw a Party 733:(1949) as Rosie (uncredited) 602:I Was a Teenage Frankenstein 531: 372:I Was a Teenage Frankenstein 354:Gunfighters of the Northwest 16:American actress (1927–2023) 7: 2234:"Just a Kiss of Friendship" 1726:Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love 1627:(1960, TV series) as Mollie 1563:(1959, TV series) as Maggie 1395:(1956, TV series) as Marsha 1259:(1954, TV series) as Gloria 905:So You Want to Be a Plumber 750:The House Across the Street 422:. She appeared in the 1954 10: 2500: 1853:. McFarland. p. 176. 1611:(1960, TV series) as Penny 1555:(1959, TV series) as Belle 1427:So Your Wife Wants to Work 1387:(1956, TV series) as Marge 1303:(1955, TV series) as Queen 1046:The Files of Jeffrey Jones 857:So You Want to Be a Cowboy 730:Look for the Silver Lining 2125:. McFarland. p. 75. 1933:"Acting Alumni Search: S" 1741:Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 1659:(1964, TV series) as Edna 1515:(1958) as Janice Hamilton 1409:(1956, TV series) as Mary 1286:Panther Girl of the Kongo 1203:So You Want to Be an Heir 1153:(1953) as Marian Harrison 995:(1952) as Dorothy Collier 979:(1952) as Kathy MacKenzie 931:(1951) as Joyce Westbrook 912:Superman and the Mole Men 715:So You Want to Be Popular 595:Superman and the Mole Men 589:Panther Girl of the Kongo 547:Superman and the Mole Men 360:Panther Girl of the Kongo 262: 222:Superman and the Mole Men 198: 131: 123: 115: 105: 97: 74: 48: 30: 23: 2181:. Season 1. 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The Incredible Petrified World
Wichita Falls, Texas
Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles City College
Richard L. Bare
Lois Lane
Superman and the Mole Men
Adventures of Superman
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Texas
Odessa High School
Los Angeles
Los Angeles City College
Hollywood and Vine
vaudeville
Ken Murray
comic timing
skits
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Earl Carroll's
Earl Carroll Theatre
USO
Anything Goes
20th Century Fox
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes
Jungle Drums of Africa
Gunfighters of the Northwest

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