1. Phyllis St Felix Thaxter was an American actress.
11 Facts About Phyllis Thaxter
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Phyllis Thaxter is best known for portraying Ellen Lawson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and Martha "Ma" 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 grandfather was Major Sidney W Thaxter, who was awarded the Medal of Honor 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 appeared in television series such as Rawhide, portraying Pauline Cushman in the episode "The Blue Spy", The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, portraying a paralyzed wife being terrorized by her husband in the episode "The Long Silence", 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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In 2003, Phyllis Thaxter had a seconds long appearance in the Midsomer Murders episode "The Fisher King".
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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 was cremated, and her ashes were scattered in Maine.