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George Reeves
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Film & TV
Woolstock, Iowa, USA
George Reeves (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program titled 'Adventures of Superman'. His death at age 45 from a gunshot remains a polarizing issue. The official finding was suicide, but some believe he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting.
Known for
- Superpowered: The DC Story — Self (archive footage)2023
- Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime — Self (archive footage)2016
- The Selznick Studios Retrospective Backlot Tour — (in "Gone with the Wind") (archive footage)2014
- Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics — Clark Kent / Superman (archive footage)2010
- Television: The First Fifty Years — Superman (archive footage)1999
- Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths — (archive footage)1990
- Death In Hollywood1990
- The Story of Superman — Self / Clark Kent / Superman (archival footage)1989
- Batman and Robin and Other Super Heroes1989
- Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies — (archive footage) (uncredited)1988
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Key facts
- Born
- George Keefer Brewer , ( 1914-01-05 ) January 5, 1914, Woolstock, Iowa , U.S.
- Died
- June 16, 1959 (1959-06-16) (aged 45), Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Cause of death
- Suicide by gunshot
- Resting place
- Mountain View Cemetery and Mausoleum , Altadena, California , U.S., 34°11′02″N 118°08′59″W / 34.1840°N 118.1497°W / 34.1840; -118.1497
- Other name
- George Bessolo
- Alma mater
- Pasadena Junior College
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1939–1959
- Spouse
- Ellanora Needles ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1940 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1950 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Reeves
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Woolstock
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Occupation
- stage actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Stamp Day for Superman (cropped).jpg
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- manner of death
- Suicide
- date of birth
- 1914-01-05
- date of death
- 1959-06-16
- Commons category
- George Reeves
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
- unmarried partner
- Toni Mannix
- end of work period
- 1959-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
George Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer; January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Clark Kent/Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman (1952–1958).
His death by gunshot at age 45 remains controversial. The official finding was suicide, but some believe that he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting.
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