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Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter (November 20, 1919 – August 14, 2012) was an American actress. She is best known for portraying Martha Kent in Superman (1978), and Ellen Lawson in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944). She also appeared in Bewitched (1945), Blood on the Moon (1948),and "World of Henry Orient" (1964).

Phyllis Thaxter
Thaxter in 1955
Born	Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter (1919-11-20)November 20, 1919[1][2] Portland, Maine, U.S.
Died	August 14, 2012(2012-08-14) (aged 92) Longwood, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1940–1992
Spouse(s)	James T. Aubrey ​ ​ (m. 1944; div. 1962)​ Gilbert Lea ​ ​ (m. 1962; died 2008)​
Children	2

Early life

Thaxter was born in Portland, Maine, the daughter of Phyllis Schuyler Thaxter, a former actress and member of the Dutch-American Schuyler family, and Sidney St. Felix Thaxter, who later became a Justice of the Maine Supreme Court.[2]

Career

Before appearing in movies, Thaxter was on the stage. When Dorothy McGuire went to Hollywood, Thaxter replaced her in the Broadway play Claudia.[3] In 1944, she signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Her movie debut was opposite Van Johnson in the 1944 wartime film Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo.[2] In the 1945 film-noir Bewitched, Thaxter played Joan Alris Ellis, a woman suffering from split personality. In 1948, she played a cattle owner's daughter with Barbara Bel Geddes in Blood on the Moon.

At MGM, she routinely portrayed the ever-patient wife to a number of leading men. She moved to Warner Brothers in the 1950s, but usually played the same type of roles.

Thaxter's career stalled after an attack of polio in 1952. She made a comeback in television series such as Rawhide, portraying Pauline Cushman in the episode "The Blue Spy" (1961), Wagon Train ("The Christine Elliott Story" and "The Vivian Carter Story "), The Twilight Zone ("Young Man's Fancy"), and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Thaxter played in Barnaby Jones, in an episode titled “Murder Once Removed”(01/21/1975). She also returned to Broadway, appearing in Take Her, She's Mine at the Biltmore in 1961.[4] In 1978, Thaxter was cast with Glenn Ford as Jonathan and Martha Kent in the blockbuster film Superman. The film was produced by her daughter Skye Aubrey's then-husband Ilya Salkind and his father Alexander Salkind.

Personal life

Patricia Bosworth, in her biography of Montgomery Clift, tells of Thaxter's close relationship with Clift in the early 1940s, writing that they "seemed so close that a great many people assumed they would eventually marry".[3] While at MGM, Thaxter married James T. Aubrey, Jr., who later became president of CBS-TV and MGM. They divorced in 1962. They had two children: Skye Aubrey, an actress, and James Aubrey.^{[citation needed]}

A Republican, she supported the campaign of Dwight Eisenhower in the 1952 presidential election.[5] She adhered to Catholicism.[6]

In 1962, Thaxter married Gilbert Lea. They were married for 46 years until his death on May 4, 2008.[7]

Death

Thaxter died on August 14, 2012 in Longwood, Florida after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's disease.[2][8] She was 92 years old. In keeping with her wishes, she was cremated, and her ashes were scattered at sea. Her name was added to her husband's tombstone (as a cenotaph) at Saint Mary the Virgin Cemetery in Falmouth, Maine.[9]

Film

Year	Title	Role
1944	Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo	Ellen Lawson
1945	Bewitched	Joan Alris Ellis
	Week-End at the Waldorf	Cynthia Drew
1947	The Sea of Grass	Sara Beth Brewton
	Living in a Big Way	Peggy Randall
1948	Tenth Avenue Angel	Helen Mills
	The Sign of the Ram	Sherida Binyon
	Blood on the Moon	Carol Lufton
	Act of Violence	Ann
1950	No Man of Her Own	Patrice Harkness
	The Breaking Point	Lucy Morgan
1951	Fort Worth	Flora Talbot
	Jim Thorpe – All-American	Margaret Miller
	Come Fill the Cup	Paula Copeland
1952	She's Working Her Way Through College	Helen Palmer
	Springfield Rifle	Erin Kearney
	Operation Secret	Maria Corbet
1955	Women's Prison	Helene Jensen
1957	Man Afraid	Lisa Collins
1964	The World of Henry Orient	Mrs. Avis Gilbert
1978	Superman	Ma Kent

Selected television appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1953-1956	Lux Video Theatre	various characters	6 episodes
1954	The Motorola Television Hour	Gladys Mitchell	Episode: "Atomic Attack"
1955	Stage 7	Muriel Blandings	Episode: "The Hayfield"
1956-1960	Alfred Hitchcock Presents	various characters	6 episodes
1957	Studio One	Laura Morgan	Episode: "The Dark Corner"
1958	The Frank Sinatra Show	Jean Armstrong	Episode: "The Seedling Doubt"
1959-1960	Wagon Train	Christine Elliot/Vivian Carter
1961	Rawhide	Pauline Cushman	Episode: "The Blue Spy"
1962	The Twilight Zone	Virginia Lane Walker	Episode: "Young Man's Fancy"
1963-1964	The Alfred Hitchcock Hour	various characters	3 episodes
1964	The Fugitive	Enid Langer	Episode: "Detour on a Road Going Nowhere"
1967	Coronet Blue	Eleanor Barclay	Episode: "Faces"
1968	The Invaders	Sarah Concannon	Episode: "The Peacemaker"
1969	Bonanza	Ruth Manning	Episode: "The Clarion"
1970	Medical Center	Celia Jennings	Episode: "Junkie"
1971	Incident in San Francisco	Lois Harmon	TV Movie
1972	The Longest Night	Norma Chambers	TV Movie
1974	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Kate Tannahill	Episode: "A Full Life"
1975	Barnaby Jones	Aunt Meg Catlin	Episode: "Murder Once Removed"
1976	Once an Eagle	Alma Caldwell
1985	American Playhouse	Rebecca Nurse	3 episodes
1992	Murder, She Wrote	Emily Weymouth	Episode: "Family Secrets"

Radio appearances

Year	Program	Episode/source
1952	Stars in the Air	Christmas in Connecticut[10]
1953	Lux Radio Theatre	Close to My Heart[11]
1953	Lux Radio Theatre	The Bishop's Wife[12]
1955	Lux Radio Theatre	The Bishop's Wife[13]

References

External links

• Phyllis Thaxter at IMDb
• Phyllis Thaxter at the Internet Broadway Database
• Phyllis Thaxter at Find a Grave

На других языках

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[de] Phyllis Thaxter

Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter (* 20. November 1919 in Portland, Maine; † 14. August 2012 in Longwood, Florida) war eine US-amerikanische Film- und Theaterschauspielerin.

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[es] Phyllis Thaxter

Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter (20 de noviembre de 1919 - 14 de agosto de 2012) fue una actriz estadounidense.

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[ru] Такстер, Филлис

Филлис Сент Феликс Такстер (англ. Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter; 20 ноября 1919 — 14 августа 2012) — американская актриса.

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