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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1915-07-18
Place of Birth: Boise, Idaho, USA
Also Known As: Mary Brooks, Phyllis Seiler, Phyllis Walker, The Ipana Girl

Movies List of Phyllis Brooks

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I've Been Around

1935 Movie
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Charlie Chan in Reno

1939 Movie
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The Shanghai Gesture

1941 Movie
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The Unseen

1945 Movie
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Little Miss Broadway

1938 Movie
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In Old Chicago

1938 Movie
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Lady in the Dark

1944 Movie
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Slightly Honorable

1939 Movie
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Dangerous Passage

1944 Movie
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City Girl

1938 Movie
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Foolish Hearts

1935 Movie
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Another Face

1935 Movie
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Silver Spurs

1943 Movie
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Strange Wives

1934 Movie
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To Beat the Band

1935 Movie
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The Flying Squad

1940 Movie
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High Powered

1945 Movie
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McFadden´s Flats

1935 Movie
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Dangerously Yours

1937 Movie
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No Place for a Lady

1943 Movie
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Hi'ya, Sailor

1943 Movie
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Lucky to Me

1939 Movie
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Walking Down Broadway

1938 Movie
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Up the River

1938 Movie
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Ali Baba Goes to Town

1937 Movie