George Reeves
AKA George Keefer Brewer
Born: 5-Jan-1914
Birthplace: Woolstock, IA
Died: 16-Jun-1959
Location of death: Beverly Hills, CA
Cause of death: Suicide
Remains: Buried, Mountain View Cemetery, Altadena, CA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Television's first Superman
Military service: US Army Air Corps (Special Theatrical Unit, 1943)
Father: Don Brewer (pharmacist)
Mother: Helen Lescher
Wife: Ellanora Needles (m. 22-Sep-1940, div. 1950)
Girlfriend: Lenore Lemmon (engaged to be married, at time of Reeves' death)
High School: Pasadena High School, Pasadena, CA (1932)
University: Pasadena Junior College, Pasadena, CA
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6709 Hollywood Blvd (television)
Adopted by Frank Bessolo (1927)
Changed Name George Bessolo (1927)
Visited Disneyland on Opening Day
Shot: Self-Inflicted Beverly Hills, CA (16-Jun-1959)
Autopsy
TELEVISION
Adventures of Superman Clark Kent (1952-57)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Westward Ho the Wagons! (20-Dec-1956)
Forever Female (Aug-1953) · George Courtland
The Blue Gardenia (23-Mar-1953) · Capt. Haynes
Bugles in the Afternoon (4-Mar-1952) · Lt. Smith
Rancho Notorious (1-Mar-1952)
Superman and the Mole Men (23-Nov-1951)
The Good Humor Man (24-Mar-1950) · Stuart Nagle
The Great Lover (23-Nov-1949)
Samson and Delilah (31-Oct-1949) · Wounded Soldier
Jungle Jim (15-Dec-1948) · Bruce Edwards
Thunder in the Pines (11-Nov-1948)
Jungle Goddess (13-Aug-1948)
The Sainted Sisters (30-Apr-1948)
Winged Victory (20-Dec-1944)
Bar 20 (1-Oct-1943)
So Proudly We Hail! (22-Jun-1943) · Lt. John Summers
Colt Comrades (18-Jun-1943) · Lin Whitlock
Blue, White and Perfect (6-Jan-1942)
Lydia (18-Sep-1941) · Bob
Blood and Sand (22-May-1941) · Capt. Pierre Lauren
Dead Men Tell (28-Mar-1941)
The Strawberry Blonde (22-Feb-1941) · Harold
Father Is a Prince (18-Nov-1940) · Gary Lee
Always a Bride (2-Nov-1940) · Mike Stevens
Gambling on the High Seas (22-Jun-1940) · Reporter
Torrid Zone (18-May-1940) · Sancho
Tear Gas Squad (4-May-1940) · Joe McCabe
'Til We Meet Again (13-Apr-1940) · Jimmy Coburn
Gone with the Wind (15-Dec-1939) · Brent Tarleton
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