Phyllis Thaxter

Actress

Female

Born Nov 20, 1921

Hometown Portland, Maine

Died Aug 14, 2012

Death Place Longwood, Florida

Other Names Thaxter, Phyllis ...

Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter was an American actress.

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James Aubrey
Married 1944 - 1962
Gilbert Lea
Married
James Thomas Aubrey, Jr.
Married

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Correction: Maine 2012 Deaths Story
San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 31, 2012

Correction: Maine-2012 Deaths story Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 8:40 am, Monday, December 31, 2012 In a story Dec. 30 about deaths of notable Mainers in 2012, The Associated Press erroneously reported the full name of the first woman to chair the Maine Republican Party. John H. Reed, a potato farming boy who bec...
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Reed, Educators, Among Notable Maine Deaths
San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 30, 2012

Reed, educators, among notable Maine deaths Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 8:16 am, Sunday, December 30, 2012 John H. Reed, a potato farming boy who became Maine governor by surprise and then went on to serve an ambassadorship, is perhaps the best-known Mainer or person with close ties to the state who died during 2...
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Phyllis Thaxter, Actress Who Played Superman’s Ma Kent, Dies At 92
NYTimes - Aug 27, 2012

Ms. Thaxter, whose first film was “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” and last was “Superman,” enjoyed a lengthy acting career despite contracting polio.
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Phyllis Thaxter, Actress Who Played Superman’s Ma Kent, Dies At 92
NYTimes - Aug 20, 2012

Ms. Thaxter, whose first film was “Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo” and last was “Superman,” enjoyed a lengthy acting career despite contracting polio.
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1921 Birth Born on November 20, 1921.

TEENAGE

1940 18 Years Old She worked on Broadway at the beginning of the 1940's.

TWENTIES

1944 22 Years Old In 1944, she signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. … Read More

1948 26 Years Old In 1948, she played a cattle owner's daughter alongside Barbara Bel Geddes in Blood on the Moon. … Read More

THIRTIES

1952 30 Years Old Thaxter's career stalled after an attack of polio in 1952. … Read More

FORTIES

1962 40 Years Old 1 More Event

They divorced in 1962. … Read More

LATE ADULTHOOD

2012 91 Years Old Thaxter died on August 14, 2012, in Longwood, Florida, after an eight- or nine-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. … Read More

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