Phyllis Coates "People" Article

Above, Phyllis Coates greets fans at a 2007 collectors show in Burbank, California. Photo by Armand Vaquer

Fifteen years ago last May, People magazine published an article on the original (1951) television Lois Lane, Phyllis Coates. This was tied to her appearance as Lois Lane's (Teri Hatcher) mother in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

Phyllis Coates portrayed Lois Lane in the Adventures of Superman during its first season, but opted out to work on another television series pilot. She remained a close friend to George Reeves until his death in June 1959. Coates was replaced in the show's second season (1953) by Noel Neill, the original Lois Lane in the Sam Katzman Columbia serials.

Here is the People article for your reading pleasure (click on it to see it larger):