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{{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.]]
| death_date  = {{death date|1959|6|16}} (aged 45) 
| death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. 
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| death_cause = [[Suicide]] by [[gun]]shot
| other_names = 
| known_for   = 
| occupation  = Actor
}}
'''George Reeves''' (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]].

== Biography ==
Reeves was born with the name of George Keefer Brewer in [[Woolstock, Iowa|Woolstock]], [[Iowa]], [[U.S.]], son of Don Brewer and Helen Lescher. He moved to California at a young age with his mother Helen. Reeves started acting in high school and then continued to serve on student productions. In 1943, 17 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Reeves enrolled in aviation until the end of [[World War II]], putting his acting career on hold. 

After a successful career playing Superman, Reeves died on June 16, 1959. However, the manner of death is controversial. He was officially found to have committed [[suicide]], but some people think he was murdered or a shooting victim.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Who killed Superman?|date=November 17, 2006|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/nov/18/features.weekend1}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 20, 2006|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=The (Tinsel) Town That Ate Superman|first=Kristopher|last=Tapley|url(contracted; show full){{DEFAULTSORT:Reeves, George}}
[[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]]