Phyllis Brooks

Phyllis Brooks

Phyllis Brooks was an American actress and model. Brooks was born Phyllis Seiler in Boise, Idaho on July 18, 1915. She began her career in films at age 20, and had been known as the "Ipana Toothpaste Girl" due to her work as a model. Brooks, who had about 30 performances in films, was a B-movie leading lady during the 1930s and 1940s, with roles in such films as In Old Chicago (1937), Little Miss Broadway (1938), and the Shanghai Gesture (1941). In the late 1930s, she dated Cary Grant, who called her Brooksie, and rumors that the two would be married were circulated. Brooks, something of a socialite, also dated Howard Hughes. Along with fellow actress Una Merkel, and accompanied by noted actor Gary Cooper, Phyllis was the first civilian woman to travel to the Pacific Theater of War during World War II, on a USO tour. She was married to Torbert Macdonald, an 11-term Massachusetts Congressman who was John F. Kennedy's roommate at Harvard, and who remained a close friend and confidante throughout his life. She moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts with her new husband in 1945 so he could complete his Harvard Law degree. Congressman Macdonald had been a Harvard football captain and a decorated PT boat captain in World War II. He died in office in 1976. Phyllis continued performing in summer stock theater after her marriage, and hosted the first television interview program in Boston in the early 1950s (on WBZ-TV). She retired from public performances after that, concentrating on raising her family. The couple had four children, the eldest of whom was President Kennedy's godson. She died on August 1, 1995 in Cape Neddick, Maine at the age of 80.

  • Popularitet : 1.415
  • Kendt for : Acting
  • Fødselsdag : 1915-07-18
  • Fødselssted : Boise, Idaho, USA
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Phyllis Brooks Film

  • 1935
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    I've Been Around

    I've Been Around

    2.5 1935 HD

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  • 1939
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    Charlie Chan in Reno

    Charlie Chan in Reno

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Charlie Chan in Honolulu

    Charlie Chan in Honolulu

    6.4 1938 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Shanghai Gesture

    The Shanghai Gesture

    6.2 1941 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Unseen

    The Unseen

    4.5 1945 HD

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  • 1938
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    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

    6.7 1938 HD

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    Little Miss Broadway

    Little Miss Broadway

    6.6 1938 HD

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    In Old Chicago

    In Old Chicago

    6.4 1938 HD

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  • 1944
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    Lady in the Dark

    Lady in the Dark

    4.7 1944 HD

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    Slightly Honorable

    Slightly Honorable

    5.1 1939 HD

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  • 1944
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    Dangerous Passage

    Dangerous Passage

    4.9 1944 HD

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  • 1938
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    City Girl

    City Girl

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1935
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    Foolish Hearts

    Foolish Hearts

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1935
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    Another Face

    Another Face

    4.2 1935 HD

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  • 1943
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    Silver Spurs

    Silver Spurs

    3.5 1943 HD

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  • 1937
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    You Can't Have Everything

    You Can't Have Everything

    5.7 1937 HD

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  • 1934
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    Strange Wives

    Strange Wives

    1 1934 HD

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  • 1935
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    To Beat the Band

    To Beat the Band

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Flying Squad

    The Flying Squad

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1945
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    High Powered

    High Powered

    1 1945 HD

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  • 1935
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    McFadden´s Flats

    McFadden´s Flats

    1 1935 HD

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  • 1937
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    Dangerously Yours

    Dangerously Yours

    6 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    Straight, Place and Show

    Straight, Place and Show

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1943
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    No Place for a Lady

    No Place for a Lady

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1943
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    Hi'ya, Sailor

    Hi'ya, Sailor

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1936
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    Two in the Dark

    Two in the Dark

    5.7 1936 HD

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  • 1939
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    Lucky to Me

    Lucky to Me

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1938
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    Walking Down Broadway

    Walking Down Broadway

    5.7 1938 HD

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  • 1938
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    Up the River

    Up the River

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1937
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    Ali Baba Goes to Town

    Ali Baba Goes to Town

    6.1 1937 HD

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