Joan Alexander was born on April 16, 1915 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA as Louise Abrass. She was an actress, known for The Name's the Same (1951), What's My Line? (1950) and The New Adventures of Superman (1966). She was married to Arthur Stanton, Dr. Robert P. Crowley and John Sylvester White. She died on May 21, 2009 in New York City, New York, ...
April 16, 1915, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Died
May 21, 2009, New York City, New York, United States
Place Of Birth
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Spouse
Arthur Stanton (m. 1954–1987), Robert Crowley (m. 1945–1955), John Sylvester White (m. 1944–1945)
Children
Jane Stanton Hitchcock, Timothy Stanton, Adam Stanton, Jonathan Stanton
Siblings
Elaine Rebay McDonald
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
1
She is survived by her daughter, Jane Stanton Hitchcock of New York City and Washington D.C. and son, Timothy of New York City, two grandsons, Liam and Conrad, and a half sister, Elaine Rebay McDonald.
2
Born Louise Abrass to parents of Lebanese heritage in Minnesota, Joan was 3 when her father died. Her mother remarried and her stepfather moved the family to Brooklyn where she was enrolled in a convent school on Long Island. She has a half-sister Elaine.
3
Joan has a daughter, novelist Jane Stanton Hitchcock, from her second marriage to surgeon Robert Crowley. Joan's husband, Arthur Stanton, adopted Jane. Three sons, Jonathan, Adam and Timothy Stanton, are from her third marriage. Adam Stanton died in 1993.
4
In 2008, she filed a lawsuit accusing her financial advisor Kenneth Ira Starr of fraud, professional malpractice for losing or stealing much of her $70 million fortune. Starr plead guilty in 2010 to defrauding nine clients - including Lauren Bacall, Neil Simon, Uma Thurman, Jim Wiatt, and Alexander - of almost $60 million.
5
Leonard Bernstein once conducted "Happy Birthday" to celebrate the 21st birthday of Alexander's daughter Jane. Neil Simon also wrote a comedy sketch for the party.
6
She published a small novelty book about pregnancy entitled "Grin and Bear It" in 1954, reprinted in the U.S. in 1960.
7
She initially was drawn to modeling before switching to acting. She started studying under Yiddish theatre director Benno Schneider. It was at this juncture that she changed her moniker and borrowed her first name from actress Joan Crawford.
8
She subsequently semi-retired and became a homemaker and East side hostess, having been married for her third and final time in 1955 to Arthur Stanton, a prominent auto distributor who helped introduce the Volkswagen Beetle to America.
9
Appeared on Broadway in the Jean Kerr comedy "Poor Richard" (1964) in support of Alan Bates and Joanna Pettet.
10
In addition to their radio work -- the show later aired on the ABC network -- Alexander and Collyer provided voice-overs in 17 animated Superman shorts, made by Fleischer and Paramount studios, that played in movie theaters during World War II. They reteamed in the late 1960s to do voice-overs for the Saturday morning cartoon "The New Adventures of Superman" on CBS.
11
Performed in dozens of radio serials, notably as the loyal secretary Della Street in "Perry Mason." She also played recurring characters on radio soap operas and dramas including "Lone Journey," "Light of the World" and "This Is Nora Drake".
12
She is survived by her daughter, Jane Stanton Hitchcock of New York City and Washington D.C. and son, Timothy of New York City, two grandsons, Conrad and Christopher, and a half sister, Elaine Rebay McDonald.
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Son, Adam, was born on 8 April 1955. Her youngest son, Tim, was born on 6 March 1958.
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Mother of Jane Stanton Hitchcock, born in 1946. Her third husband, Arthur Stanton, adopted Jane in 1955.
15
Portrayed the secretary on the syndicated radio show "Philo Vance" (1948-1950).
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Portrayed Lois Lane for most of the run of Mutual Radio's (and on ABC Radio from 1949 to 1951) "The Adventures of Superman" (1940-1951).
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
1967
TV Series
Lois Lane (voice)
The New Adventures of Superman
1966
TV Series
Lois Lane (voice)
The Doctor
1952
TV Series
Captain Video and His Video Rangers
1949
TV Series
Lyra
Secret Agent
1943
Short
Secret Agent (voice, uncredited)
The Underground World
1943
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
Jungle Drums
1943
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
The Mummy Strikes
1943
Short
Lois Lane / Jane Hogan (voice, uncredited)
Destruction Inc.
1942
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
Eleventh Hour
1942/I
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
Showdown
1942
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
Japoteurs
1942
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
Terror on the Midway
1942
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
Volcano
1942
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
Electric Earthquake
1942
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
The Magnetic Telescope
1942
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
The Bulleteers
1942
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
The Arctic Giant
1942
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
Billion Dollar Limited
1942
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
The Mechanical Monsters
1941
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
Superman
1941
Short
Lois Lane (voice, uncredited)
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951
performer: "The Tales of Hoffmann, A Fantastic Opera"
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Edición Especial Coleccionista
2013
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Girl Talk
1963
TV Series
Herself
The Name's the Same
1952-1955
TV Series
Herself - Panelist / Herself - Celebrity Guest
What's My Line?
1951
TV Series
Herself - Guest Panelist
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
American Greed
2012
TV Series documentary
Herself
Known for movies
The Name's the Same (1952-1955) as Herself - Panelist / Herself - Celebrity Guest
What's My Line? (1951) as Herself - Guest Panelist
The New Adventures of Superman (1966) as Lois Lane
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967) as Lois Lane
$20 Million
