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George Reeves
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| 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 years 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]]