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George Bessolo Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer)
(January 6, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an
United States|American actor, best known for
playing the role of The Adventures of
Superman|Superman primarily on television in the
1950s.

Besides playing The Adventures of
Superman|Superman on TV, he also had minor roles
in a number of movies, including Gone With the
Wind, From Here to Eternity and The Blue Gardenia
(1953 movie)|The Blue Gardenia. 

During World War II, Reeves enlisted in the United
States Army Air Corps and appeared in war training
films.

In the early morning hours of June 16 1959, three
days before a planned wedding to Lenore Lemmon, he
went to bed after a long night with guests.
Shortly thereafter, a shot rang out, and he was
found dead in his bedroom with a gunshot wound to
the head.  An official inquiry concluded that the
death was suicide. However, some friends and
associates disputed this explanation, and fans
have speculated in the years since as to whether
his death was actually a murder, and if so, at
whose hand, or whether he faked his own death and
disappeared.

Because of the similar surnames, people sometimes
surmise that George Reeves is related to
Christopher Reeve, an actor who would later
portray Superman on the big screen. It should be
noted that the two are not related, as the last
names differ, and the similarity is merely
coincidental.

In February 2005, it was announced that Ben
Affleck would portray George Reeves in a
biographical film drama titled Truth, Justice and
the American Way.

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*imdb name|id=0001660|name=George Reeves

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