Born December 1, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA · Died February 12, 2011
Joanne Siegel was born on 1 December 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was married to Jerry Siegel. She died on 12 February 2011 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
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Biography
Joanne Siegel was born on 1 December 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. She was married to Jerry Siegel. She died on 12 February 2011 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Trivia
1She was hired as a model by Joe Shuster, the comic-book artist who, along with writer Jerry Siegel, was developing the character of Superman. The facial features and hairstyle of Lois Lane were based on her.
2Her Hungarian parents named her Jolan, pronounced YO-lan. Teachers and classmates who couldn't (or wouldn't) pronounce it correctly called her Joanne instead. She eventually adopted that name.
3After WWII, she met Jerry Siegel again at a fund-raiser for cartoonists. They married in 1948.