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- Birth nameLouise Abrass
- Joan Alexander was born on April 16, 1915 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for The New Adventures of Superman (1966), The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967) and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951). 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, USA.
- SpousesArthur Stanton(1954 - January 20, 1987) (his death, 3 children)Dr. Robert P. Crowley(November 13, 1945 - August 1953) (divorced, 1 child)John Sylvester White(September 30, 1944 - August 1945) (annulled)
- ChildrenJonathan StantonAdam StantonTimothy Stanton
- RelativesLiam Stanton(Grandchild)Conrad Stanton(Grandchild)Elaine Rebay McDonald(Half Sibling)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mother of Jane Stanton Hitchcock, born in 1946. Her third husband, Arthur Stanton, adopted Jane in 1955.
- 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.
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