https://deadline.com/2023/10/phyllis-coates-dead-1235571420/ > Phyllis Coates, who became television’s first Lois Lane when she was cast in the classic Adventures of Superman series starring George Reeves, died yesterday of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills. She was 96. > Until her death, Coates was the last surviving regular cast member of the classic superhero series.