Phyllis Brooks

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Phyllis Brooks (July 18, 1915 - August 1, 1995) was an American actress and model. Brooks was born Phyllis Steiller 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.[1] Brooks, something of a socialite, also dated Howard Hughes.[2] She died on August 1, 1995 in Cape Neddick, Maine.

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  1. ^ McCann, Graham. Cary Grant: a Class Act. Page 130. Columbia University Press, 1998.
  2. ^ Brown, Peter Harry & Pat H. Broeske. Howard Hughes: The Untold Story. Page 100. Da Capo Press, 2004.

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