George Reeves

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George Reeves was an American actor best known for portraying Superman/Clark Kent in the 1950s television series "Adventures of Superman."

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George Reeves canonical 15

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American actor
film
film actor
human
stage actor
television actor
television series
activeIn Hollywood
appearedIn From Here to Eternity
Gone with the Wind
So Proudly We Hail!
The Strawberry Blonde
basedOn Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
linked to: Superman
birthName George Keefer Brewer
causeOfDeath gunshot wound
characterBasedOn George Reeves
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfOrigin United States of America
dateOfBirth 1914-01-05
dateOfDeath 1959-06-16
familyName Reeves
genre superhero fiction
superhero television series
givenName George
knownFor playing Superman in 1950s television
mannerOfDeath controversial death
marriageEnd 1950
marriageStart 1940
medium film
television
theatre
militaryService United States Army Air Forces
notableWork Adventures of Superman
occupation actor
originalNetwork Syndication in the United States
placeOfBirth Woolstock, Iowa, United States
placeOfDeath Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, California, United States
portrayed Clark Kent
linked to: Superman

Superman
portrayedIn Hollywoodland
restingPlace Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, California, United States
roleInWork Brent Tarleton in Gone with the Wind
spouse Ellanora Needles
televisionSeries Adventures of Superman
yearsActive 1930s–1959

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So Proudly We Hail! starring George Reeves
Hollywoodland mainSubject George Reeves
Hollywoodland portrays George Reeves
Lydia starring George Reeves
Phyllis Coates workedWith George Reeves
Reeves hasNotableBearer George Reeves
The Good Humor Man starred George Reeves
Hollywoodland characterBasedOn George Reeves
subject linked to: George Reeves
Ben Affleck as George Reeves basedOn George Reeves
Toni Mannix notableRelationship George Reeves
Toni Mannix partner George Reeves
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