Lois Lane in Superman (1948), Atom Man vs. Superman (1950), and Adventures of Superman
Spouses
Hal Lierley
(m. 1943; ann. 1943)
William Behrens
(m. 1953; div. 1962)
Joel Taylor
(m. 1963; div. 1971)
Awards
Inkpot Award (2008)[1]
Noel Darleen Neill (November 25, 1920 – July 3, 2016) was an American actress, pin-up girl, and model.[2] She played Lois Lane in the film serials Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950), as well as the 1950s television series Adventures of Superman. She appeared in 80 films and television series in her career.[3]
Following high school graduation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Neill took up professional acting and modeling in the early 1940s before taking the role of Lois Lane.[4] She later appeared in various productions of the Superman franchise. She was cast as the parent or another relative of the main character: Neill briefly appeared in the 1978 Superman feature film, the 1980s TV series Superboy[5] and a featured cameo in the 2006 film Superman Returns.[6]
^Inkpot Award
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^"Lois: Neill gives talks, attends Metropolis fest". Colorado, Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs Gazette. May 16, 2005. p. 34. Retrieved January 21, 2016 – via Newspaperarchive.com.
^"Noel Neill, first actress to play Lois Lane in 'Superman', dies at 95". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
^"Actress Noel Neill, the First Lois Lane of the Screen, Dies at 95". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
^"Noel Neill, Lois Lane in 'Superman' TV series, dies at 95". Reuters. 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
Noel Darleen Neill (November 25, 1920 – July 3, 2016) was an American actress, pin-up girl, and model. She played Lois Lane in the film serials Superman...
Coates played Lois Lane in the first season of Adventures of Superman. NoelNeill, who had played Lois Lane in two Columbia Superman serials, in 1948 and...
contracts were signed, costumes refitted, and new teleplay writers assigned. NoelNeill was quoted as saying that the cast of Superman was ready to do a new series...
Reeves, with the permission of her husband, according to Reeves' co-stars NoelNeill and Jack Larson. Reeves ended the affair in 1958 after meeting and starting...
series, including a 1991 episode of the TV series Superboy, alongside NoelNeill, who played Lois Lane in Adventures of Superman, and an episode of Lois...
in the superhero film genre. Starring George Reeves as Superman and NoelNeill as Lois Lane. It was produced by Superman Inc. for the United States Department...
Treasury to promote "Stamp Day", featuring George Reeves as Superman and NoelNeill as Lois Lane. 1992: Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation – direct-to-video...
Lois Lane actresses portraying the character's mother many years later. NoelNeill appeared as Lois' mother in the 1978 film Superman: The Movie, and Phyllis...
adaptations and is among the best-known female comic book characters. Actress NoelNeill first portrayed Lois Lane in the 1940s Superman film series and later...
television and video games. Actresses who have portrayed Lois Lane include NoelNeill, Phyllis Coates, Margot Kidder, Teri Hatcher, Erica Durance, Kate Bosworth...
book illustrator John W. Neill (1934–2019), British hockey player Lucas Neill (b.1978), Australian soccer player NoelNeill (1920-2016), American film...
Larry Thomas. Truth, Justice, & The American Way: The Life and Times of NoelNeill, The Original Lois Lane, Nicholas Lawrence Books, 2003. ISBN 0-9729466-0-8...
[citation needed] Alyn shared a very brief cameo with his serial co-star, NoelNeill, as Sam and Ellen Lane, the parents of the young Lois Lane for the 1978...
Adventures of Superman, makes a cameo appearance as Bo the bartender. NoelNeill—who portrayed Lois Lane in the television series and the film serials...
as Jenny the maid, Anthony Caruso as a corporal playing a jukebox, and NoelNeill as Nolie the hatcheck girl. In 1945 Alan Ladd was one of Paramount's top...
Reeves himself in an attempt to inject some new life into the series. NoelNeill's hair was dyed a bright red for this season, though the color change was...
comics feature and radio program, featuring Kirk Alyn as Superman and NoelNeill as Lois Lane, had been shown in weekly installments in movie theaters...
Jesse James Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt Clayton Moore, Steve Darrell, NoelNeill United States serial Western Adventures of Gallant Bess Lew Landers Cameron...
City's Tele-Fantasy Con 1975 on August 1 - 3, along with celebrities NoelNeill, Jim Danforth and Joseph Stefano, and spent the weekend meeting his fans...