Noel Darleen Neill is an American actress in motion pictures and television. She is best known for her portrayal of Lois Lane in the film serials Superman and Atom Man vs. Superman, as well as the 1950s television series Adventures of Superman.
Superman Returns, Stamp Day for Superman, The Lawless Rider, Invasion U.S.A., The James Brothers of Missouri, Forgotten Women, Adventures of Frank and Jesse James, Junior Prom, The Stork Club, Are These Our Parents?, Son of a Badman
[on working on the "Teenagers" series of films for Monogram Pictures in the late 1940s] I don't care, you can say there were 20 for all I care. June Preisser was stuck up anyway. Only because she'd been in vaudeville 50 years before that, she thought she was a star. I didn't like her much. And vice-versa, I guess.
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[on fans] Fame has never been an issue for me. I can honestly say that I have never, ever had any unpleasant encounters with fans or autograph collectors. I guess I just attract the mature, respectful fan.
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[About George Reeves' death] I am not aware of anyone who wanted George dead. I never said I thought George was murdered. I just don't know what happened. All I know is that George always seemed happy to me, and I saw him two days before he died and he was still happy then.
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[Speaking of George Reeves] In between takes, he would look into the camera, lift up his glasses and wink. He was our hero.
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[Referring to the extent of her role as Lois Lane and Jack Larson's as Jimmy Olsen on Adventures of Superman (1952)] We spent most of our time bound, gagged, and waiting for the bomb to go off.
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Her body was cremated and her ashes were giving to the friendship members.
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Most famous for her role as reporter Lois Lane on Adventures of Superman (1952), she actually came from a journalistic background--her father worked on the copy desk of the Minneapolis Star-Journal newspaper in Minneapolis, MN, for many years.
On June 6, 2012, she relocated back to Metropolis, IL, after a successful recovery from hip surgery. At age 93 she was enjoying her peaceful retirement answering fan mail.
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In her teens she was a popular photographic model. While Betty Grable's pin-up was #1 among GIs during World War II, Neill ranked next, She worked as a professional singer and dancer, under contract to Bing Crosby.
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Metropolis, Illinois, USA [June 2003]
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On July 23, 2010, she fell in her home in Tucson, Arizona, and broke her hip. She was hospitalized for surgery at Tucson Medical Center.
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Arguably the most prolific actor or actress in Superman's live-action legacy, she played Lois Lane in the two Superman serials, replaced Phyllis Coates as Lane in Adventures of Superman (1952) during the second season, had a cameo in Superman (1978), guest-starred on Superboy (1988) and appears in Superman Returns (2006).
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A trained singer and dancer, before entering films she had a nightclub career, performing in such well-known Hollywood clubs as Ciro's, the Mocambo and the Trocadero.
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