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Hollywoodland is a 2006 American mystery drama film directed by Allen Coulter and written by Paul Bernbaum. The story presents a fictionalized account of the circumstances surrounding the death of actor George Reeves (Ben Affleck), the star of the 1950s film Superman and the Mole Men and television series Adventures of Superman.
George Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer; January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Clark Kent/Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman (1952–1958). [1] [2] His death by gunshot at age 45 remains controversial.
Reeves ended the affair in 1958 after meeting and starting a relationship with "B-girl" Leonore Lemmon in New York [1] while he was traveling on business. His death by gunshot wound to the head five months later was officially ruled a suicide, although questions have been raised about the circumstances under which he died. [ 4 ]
Phyllis Coates, the first actor to portray Lois Lane on television, has died aged 96. Coates starred opposite George Reeves in the black-and-white Adventures of Superman series.. Laura Press ...
The "curse" is frequently associated with George Reeves, who starred in Adventures of Superman on television from 1952 to 1958, and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 45; [2] and Christopher Reeve, the portrayer of the superhero in four theatrical films from 1978 to 1987, who was paralyzed in a 1995 horseback riding accident, and ...
She featured as Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane in the 1951 film Superman and the Mole Men, before later reprising the role opposite George Reeves in the first season of the black-and-white ...
Reeves, who had a lengthy criminal history in southwest Missouri, died Nov. 15, 2021 in a traffic crash. He was 58. Media reports say he attempted to make a U-turn on a scooter and traveled into ...
After Bernice's death, Mannix began living with actress and Ziegfeld Follies dancer Toni Lanier, with whom he had been having an affair. They married in May 1951 and remained married until Mannix's death in 1963. [10] Mannix was suspected of involvement in the death of actor George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of ...