Joan Alexander

Joan Alexander

Joan Alexander (born April 16, 1918) is an American actress best known for her role as the voice of Lois Lane in the 1940s. [cite book
title= On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-time Radio
name= John Dunning
publisher= Oxford University Press
location= US
origyear= 1998
pages p14
isbn= 0195076788
] Infobox Radio presenter
name = Joan Alexander


imagesize =
caption = Announcer Jackson Beck (left) with Bud Collyer and Joan Alexander from
"The Adventures of Superman"
birthname =
birthdate = 1918-04-16
birthplace = St. Paul, MN
deathdate =
deathplace =
show = The Adventures of Superman
station = WOR, ABC
network = Mutual Network
timeslot = February 12, 1940 to March 1, 1951
show2 = Philo Vance
station2 =
network2 = Syndicated
timeslot2 =
style = Children's Adventure
country = USA
prevshow = Dimension X:
ep "The Belt",
1951-09-09
parents =
spouse(s) = Arthur Stanton
children = Jane Stanton Hitchcock,
Adam Stanton
web =

Alexander read the role as the voice of Lois Lane in the 1940s radio serial for over 1600 episodes, "The Adventures of Superman", and the subsequent animated Superman short films.

Television

She was also a panelist in the game show "The Name's the Same" [cite book
page= p712
title= The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-present: 1946-present
name= Tim Brooks
others= Earle Marsh
publisher= Ballantine Books
origyear= 1999
isbn= 0345429230
] , and later reprised the role of Lois Lane in the 1966 Filmation animated series "The New Adventures of Superman" [cite book
pages = p72
title= Superman on Film, Television, Radio and Broadway
name= Bruce Scivally
publisher= McFarland & Co.,
origyear= 2008
isbn= 0786431660
]

Other work

Alexander played in Poor Richard by Jean Kerr on Broadway in 1964 [cite web |url= http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=2842 Poor Richard] |title= Internet Broadway Database|date= 2008-10-10] .She is the mother of author Jane Stanton Hitchcock and Adam Stanton.

::News stories in 2008 refer to her by her married name: Joan Stanton [Radio's 'Lois Lane,' now 90, accuses money adviser of losing and stealing millions [http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/16/america/NA-GEN-US-Lois-Lane-Sues.php IHT 04April2008] ]

ee Also

*Superman
*:The Adventures of Superman (radio)
*:The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)
*The Name's the Same

References

External links

*
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=109705 Joan Alexander at ibdb.com]
* [http://www.megaloradio.com/mediafiles/Superman_1940_02_12_The_Baby_From_Krypton.m3u Link to Public Domain Radio] archive for [Adventures of Superman, featuring Alexander


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