Do you know anything about the death of george reeves?

Question

He used to be superman until he died.

Answer 1

I think he stopped breathing...

Answer 2

George Reeves was the first Superman on the old 50's era TV show. He died of a suicide, although there is a conspiracy about that - as there seems to be about everything else these days. A movie will be coming out with Ben Barfleck playing him.

Answer 3

george reeves played superman on tv. his death at the time it occurred was thought to be suicide. others believe presently that there is evidence that points to murder.

Answer 4

That would be Christopher Reeves

Answer 5

WHO?????? DON'T YOU MEAN CHRISTOPHER REEVES, HIS WIFE DIED LIKE 2 /3 MONTHS AGO, I FEEL SAD FOR THEIR FAMILY ESPECIALLY THEIR CHILDREN

Answer 6

The official report was that he commited suicide. But his family never believed that story.

Answer 7

Death



Cover of the June 16, 1959 New York Post.
In the early morning hours of June 16, 1959, three days before a planned wedding to Lenore Lemmon, Reeves 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. From the moment police arrived, the case was treated as suicide as all the guests concluded there could be no other explanation. An official inquiry concluded that the death was indeed suicide. His disbelieving mother employed Private Investigator Jerry Geisler to conduct an investigation of his own, thereby postponing the cremation of the body for 3 years. Unfortunately, both Geisler and Reeves' mother died before anything could be proven.
With suicide the official verdict, much speculation resulted as to whether it was because of Reeves' "failed career". It was also noted that he had suffered a concussion in an auto accident shortly before his death, leading some to suspect that his mental health had been compromised. These facts are recounted in Gary Grossman's 1976 book, Superman: Serial to Cereal. At that time, suicide was the predominant presumed cause of death, and various reasons were cited to justify or explain it.
Many problems still persist with the suicide theory, such as bullet holes found in the bedroom walls and throughout the living room (where the guests were), bullet casing found underneath Reeves' body, the gun left between his legs, police not being called for 30-45 minutes after the death, and the fact that almost no one who knew Reeves can quite bring themselves to believe that he killed himself.
Many people find it hard to believe that Reeves shot himself, as his life seemed to be getting back on track, right up until his death. In 1958, he seemed to give up drinking, only having a glass of champagne at parties, and the producers of The Adventures of Superman agreed to revive the series with two seasons' worth of episodes to begin airing in early 1960. He had also ended his affair with Toni Mannix, an actress and wife of studio mogul Eddie Mannix, and, as stated, he and Lemmon were going to be married within three days. That same month, he had signed a five-motion-picture deal with Paramount Pictures, and he was being courted to play the doomed detective Milton Arbogast whose curiosity leads him to his fate in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
Had he lived until the next day, June 17, he would have fought light-heavyweight boxing champion Archie Moore, and, considering his successful wrestling career in the 1940s, Reeves would not have turned down his shot at fame. These facts of what might have been for Reeves strongly contradict the theory that he killed himself for being typecast as Superman, because with the new, bright future for him in sight, it would be unlikely for him to commit suicide. Not surprisingly, the planned continuation of The Adventures of Superman was cancelled after his death.
In the book DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes, Reeves' co-star Noel Neil is quoted as saying the cast of Superman were ready to do a new series of the still-popular show. (This squares with statements in the Grossman book.) If Reeves was depressed, evidence suggests this would have been due to the compulsive telephone calls he was receiving from his ex-partner and then-wife to MGM bigshot, Toni Mannix. This may have been having a less than desirable effect on his impending wedding to Lenore Lemmon. Lemmon has taken responsibility for the bullet holes in the bedroom, attributing them to herself "fooling around" with the gun earlier in the evening. However, no fingerprints whatsoever were found on the pistol.
Reeves left his entire estate to Toni Mannix, much to Lenore Lemmon's devastation. Her statement to the press read, "Toni got a house for charity, and I got a broken heart", referring to the charities that both she and Reeves worked tirelessly for.
Both Noel Neil and Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen in Superman) maintained that Reeves was murdered, even generating publicity for the case in the late 1980's. However, a 1998 edition of USA Today featured Larson changing his position on the case. After the death of his longtime friend Toni Mannix, he did not want her memory tarnished by any bad press. (Larson has given various and conflicting opinions on this question over the years. In the Grossman book, he was quoted as having accepted that it was suicide.)
The 1996 book Hollywood Kryptonite, by Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger, discusses the doubts by friends and relatives and the forensic evidence as to whether suicide was even physically possible (subsequent investigations show that the gun would have to have been held a few inches from the head when the incident occurred), whether the shooting was properly investigated by police, and alternative theories. It's a fact that during autopsy his hands were immediately washed and never checked for any gun powder or residue. The book makes an argument for Reeves having been the target of a "hit" due to having spurned a long-time lover with mob connections, also claiming that the previous car accident was also an attempted hit. There are groups supporting the re-opening of the murder investigation.[citation needed]
Lenore Lemmon maintains that Reeves killed himself due to his "failed career" and his alleged inability to find more work. Lemmon's version of events is the only one in existence, with no official list of exactly who was present in the house at the time of the shooting. According to Lemmon, those present were Carol Von Ronkle, William Bliss and Robert Condon. Some suggest Reeves and Lemmon's relationship was quite volatile, with them often being seen in public arguing. Lenore Lemmon left California the day after Reeves' death, never to return. She has never explained why she waited so long after the death to call the police. None of the other houseguests ever gave a public testimony.
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