2. Who played the title character in the 1952 television series, "The Adventures of Superman"?
From Quiz "The Adventures of Superman" 1952
Answer:
George Reeves
Reeves was born George Keefer Brewer on January 5, 1914 in Woolstock, Iowa. He was raised in Pasadena, California. Reeves became a skilled boxer and musician. He interned as an actor at the famed Pasadena Playhouse and was discovered there. He was cast as Stuart Tarleton in the 1939 movie, "Gone With the Wind". Over the next ten years, he was a contracted actor for Warner Brothers, Fox, and Paramount studios. In 1951, he was cast in the lead role in "The Adventures of Superman", a career move Reeves viewed as a mixed blessing. From that point on, Reeves received few job offers, as was mostly typecast in Superman character. Other acting jobs soon dried up. Reeves who was very athletic, and performed most of his own stunts on the show. During the final season of the show, Reeves directed three episodes of the series.
On June 16. 1959, Reeves was found shot to death at his home in Hollywood, California. To this day, there is still controversy over whether he killed himself or was murdered. The Los Angeles County Coroners report listed his death as a suicide. Reeves had reportedly attempted suicide on two previous occasions, and his stepfather years earlier committed suicide. What brought the death into question was that Reeves was found in his bed by guest attending a small gathering at 1:59 in the morning, and his guest waited 45 minutes before calling the police. Detectives investigating the scene found additional bullet holes in the floor of his bedroom, bruises were found on Reeves' body, and bullet shell casings were discovered in strange locations in the room. A jilted lover of an MGM executive and a volatile, overly possessive fiancée also figured into the unhappy saga.
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