Phyllis Coates, Adventures of Superman's Lois Lane, Dead at 96

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00:00 Jimmy, are you alright?

00:01 Yeah, I guess so. My legs are a little weak, that's all.

00:04 That was a close one.

00:05 And if it hadn't been for Superman, why...

00:08 How is it you always manage to show up at the right time?

00:11 That's my job, Miss Lane.

00:13 Adventures of Superman star Phyllis Coates has died.

00:16 According to multiple reports, the actress died from natural causes on Wednesday.

00:20 She was 96 years old.

00:26 Uh, Lois, Kent, you remember that business a while back with an armored car?

00:31 Phyllis has more than a hundred credits across her decades-spanning career.

00:35 Of course, none more well-known than iconic comic book character Lois Lane.

00:40 Clark, where have you been? I've been looking all over.

00:42 It's about that story, Lois.

00:43 It certainly is. The root of the armored car.

00:45 It went out Appletree Road to the Old Mill Cut-Off.

00:48 She was the first actress to play the Daily Planet reporter,

00:51 starting with a performance on the big screen,

00:53 which then led to the hit TV series starring George Reeves as the Man of Steel.

00:57 All right, Clark, if you're so smart, who's on the other end of the phone now?

01:00 The chief. And if we're not back at the planet in 15 seconds flat,

01:03 we're both going to get fired. Now, come on.

01:05 In a statement to People, Phyllis' daughter, Laura, says her death was very peaceful,

01:09 adding that she will remember her mother as a prolific veteran of Hollywood's golden age.

01:14 She gave a lot to the industry, and her career passed through so many genres.

01:18 Phyllis is survived by two daughters and one granddaughter.

01:21 Where's Superman? He's gone.

01:25 I expected it.

01:27 I expected it.

01:29 I expected it.

01:30 I expected it.

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