Phyllis St Felix Thaxter was an American actress.
13 Facts About Phyllis Thaxter
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Phyllis Thaxter is best known for portraying Ellen Lawson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and Martha Kent in Superman.
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Phyllis Thaxter appeared in Bewitched, Blood on the Moon, and The World of Henry Orient.
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Phyllis Thaxter's siblings were Sidney Thaxter and Hildegarde Schuyler Thaxter Niss Gignoux.
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Phyllis Thaxter's grandfather was Major Sidney W Thaxter, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the American Civil War.
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When Dorothy McGuire went to Hollywood, Thaxter replaced her in the Broadway play Claudia.
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Phyllis Thaxter moved to Warner Brothers in the 1950s, but usually played the same type of roles.
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Phyllis Thaxter's career stalled after an attack of polio in 1952.
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Phyllis Thaxter made a comeback in television series such as Rawhide, portraying Pauline Cushman in the episode "The Blue Spy", Wagon Train, The Twilight Zone, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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Phyllis Thaxter returned to Broadway, appearing in Take Her, She's Mine at the Biltmore in 1961.
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In 1978, Phyllis Thaxter was cast with Glenn Ford as Jonathan and Martha Kent in the blockbuster film Superman.
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Phyllis Thaxter died on August 14,2012 aged 92, in Longwood, Florida after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.
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Phyllis Thaxter's name was added to her husband's tombstone at Saint Mary the Virgin Cemetery in Falmouth, Maine, where she had lived for many years.