On June 17, 1959, millions of American youngsters were devastated by the news: Superman was dead.
George Reeves, whose work as TV's Man of Steel would set the Superman screen standard for decades, died in his Benedict Canyon home from a gunshot to the head. The coroner ruled it suicide. The new film "Hollywoodland," which opens Friday, suggests Reeves might have been murdered.
Ben Affleck portrays Reeves, Diane Lane is his rich mistress, Bob Hoskins is her studio-boss husband and Adrien Brody is a third-rate private eye trying to prove it was murder.
Considering the drama that surrounded Reeves' life and death, it's surprising that Hollywood hasn't explored his saga until now.
Reeves was born George Basselo on April 6, 1914, in Woodstock, Iowa. At the age of 15 he moved to Southern California, where the tall, solidly built teenager became a championship wrestler on the Pasadena City College teamhttp://us.ent4.yimg.com/entertainment.yahoo.com/images/ent/ap/20060905/nyol200_george_reeves.sff.jpg
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