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Phyllis Altenhaus (a.k.a. [[Phyllis Smith]]) is name-checked - as "Fyllis" - on the cover of "[[Freak Out!]]" (1966) under the heading "These People Have Contributed Materially In Many Ways To Make Our Music What It Is. Please Do Not Hold It Against Them".
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'''Phyllis Smith Altenhaus''' worked as an assistant to music producer [[Tom Wilson]] in the late 1960s. She assisted with the editing of the ''[[Uncle Meat (The Film)|Uncle Meat]]'' movie in which she plays "herself" and Sheba Flieschman, being seduced by [[Don Preston]] and hamburgers. Parts of her contribution to the film can be heard on the CD reissue of ''[[Uncle Meat]]''. She also appears in ''[[Video From Hell]] (1987)'' and ''[[The True Story Of 200 Motels]] (1989)''.  
  
Several sources claim that she was the secretary of [[Tom Wilson]], FZ's first producer, and who are we to doubt this?
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She played herself in the film ''"Summer Run" (1974)''.  Altenhaus continued working as a film editor on ''Woodstock (1970)'', ''New York, New York'' (1977) and ''The Warriors (1979)''.
  
She certainly was the "monster victim" in and film editor of the "[[Uncle Meat (The Film)]]" video (1987) in which she plays "herself" and [[Sheba Flieschman]]; parts of her contribution to the video can be heard on the "[[Uncle Meat]]" album (1969).
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She is presumably the name ''"Fyllis"'', mentioned in the list of influences in the sleeve of "[[Freak Out!]]".
  
She also appears in "[[Video From Hell]]" (1987) and "[[True Story of 200 Motels]]" (1989).
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==External links==
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0022727/ Imdb page.]
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* [https://www.united-mutations.com/a/phyllis_altenhaus.htm United Mutations page.]
  
She contributed to "[[Woodstock]]" (1970, editing) and "[[New York, New York]]" (1977, assistant editor).
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[[Category:Supporting Cast|Altenhaus, Phyllis]]
 
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[[Category:Actors|Altenhaus, Phyllis]]
She is supposedly [[Mike Keneally]]'s favorite actress.
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[[Category:Editors|Altenhaus, Phyllis]]
 
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[[Category:Freak Out! (The List)|Altenhaus, Phyllis]]
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Latest revision as of 22:01, 16 September 2020

Phyllis Smith Altenhaus worked as an assistant to music producer Tom Wilson in the late 1960s. She assisted with the editing of the Uncle Meat movie in which she plays "herself" and Sheba Flieschman, being seduced by Don Preston and hamburgers. Parts of her contribution to the film can be heard on the CD reissue of Uncle Meat. She also appears in Video From Hell (1987) and The True Story Of 200 Motels (1989).

She played herself in the film "Summer Run" (1974). Altenhaus continued working as a film editor on Woodstock (1970), New York, New York (1977) and The Warriors (1979).

She is presumably the name "Fyllis", mentioned in the list of influences in the sleeve of "Freak Out!".

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