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George Reeves
{{Infobox person
| name        = George Reeves 
| image       = Stamp Day for Superman (cropped).jpg
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| birth_name  = George Keefer Brewer 
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1914|1|5}} 
| birth_place = [[Woolstock, Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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In the 50 Reeves starred in several movies including Rancho Notorious (1952) with [[Marlene Dietrich]] - [[Arthur Kennedy]] and directed by [[Fritz Lang]], Bugles in the Afternoon (1952) with [[Ray Milland]], The Blue Gardenia (1953) by [[Fritz Lang]], and without being listed in the credits had a role in [[Fred Zinnemann]] movie, From Here to Eternity (1953) with [[Burt Lancaster]], Reeves as Sgt. Maylon Stark.

== Superman ==
He started work in television in 1948, and in the year
s 1952, he was hired to play the double character of Superman and Clark Kent in Adventures of Superman, the series was a success without precedent in American television and launched to fame Reeves. George Reeves played Superman for 102 episodes broadcast between 1952 and 1958.

== Television work ==
Reeves had guest appearances in television series such as ''Kraft Television Theatre'' (1949-1952), ''Believe It or Not'' (1950), ''The Ford Television Theatre'' (1952), ''Fireside Theatre'' (1952), and ''I Love Lucy'' (1957) playing Superman.

==Other websites==
* {{IMDb name|1660}}
* {{tv.com person|79537}}
* {{tcmdb name|59286}}
* {{Find a Grave|1284}}

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[[Category:1914 births]]
[[Category:1959 deaths]]
[[Category:Actors from Iowa]]
[[Category:Actors who committed suicide]]
[[Category:American movie actors]]
[[Category:American television actors]]
[[Category:Suicides by firearm in the United States]]