George Reeves was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman, which was the biggest role of his career, and the one that sank it as well: Reeves could never escape the shadow of playing Superman, he was reportedly cut out of 'From Here to Eternity' after test audiences shouted, "There's Superman!" at the screen, and eventually killed himself because of depression over his career.
Or maybe he didn't. While the official cause of death is suicide, Reeves was found laying naked on his bed, face up, with a gun between his feet on the floor, many believe he was the victim of an accidental shooting or murder. It was rumored that George's former girlfriend, Toni Mannix, ordered a hit on him after he broke up with her. Mannix died from Alzheimer's disease in 1983, but in 1999, Los Angeles publicist Edward Lozzi said that Mannix confessed to him that she told a priest she was responsible for Reeves's murder. In 2006, a film about Reeves life and death called 'Hollywoodland'.He died June 16, 1959 at the age of 45.
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