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George Reeves (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor. He is best-known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman.
His death at age 45 from a gunshot remains a polarizing topic; the official finding was suicide, but some believe that he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting.
Reeves was born George Keefer Brewer on January 5, 1914, in Woolstock, Iowa, the son of Don Brewer and Helen Lescher. Reeves was born five months into their marriage and the couple separated soon after Reeves' birth. At this time, Reeves and his mother moved from Iowa to her home of Galesburg, Illinois.
Later, Reeves' mother moved to California to stay with her sister. There, she met and married Frank Bessolo, while Reeves' father married Helen Schultz in 1925. Reeves reportedly never saw his father again. In 1927, Frank Bessolo adopted George as his own son, and the boy took on his stepfather's last name, becoming George Bessolo. The Bessolo marriage lasted 15 years, ending in divorce, with the couple separating while Reeves was away visiting relatives. When he returned, his mother told him his stepfather had committed suicide.
Actors: Michael Rhoades (actor), Lois Smith (actress), Bob Hoskins (actor), Dash Mihok (actor), Ben Affleck (actor), Molly Parker (actress), Bill Lake (actor), Neil Crone (actor), Richard Fancy (actor), Adrien Brody (actor), Steve Adams (actor), Jeffrey DeMunn (actor), Larry Cedar (actor), Marcelo Zarvos (composer), Diane Lane (actress),
Plot: Struggling private investigator Louis Simo treats his work more as a means to make a living than a want to do right by what few clients he has. Through connections with the investigation firm for which he used to work, Simo is hired by Helen Bessolo to investigate the death of her son, actor 'George Reeves (I)' (qv). Reeves was best known for his title role in _"Adventures of Superman" (1952)_ (qv), a role which he always despised, in part since it typecast him as a "cartoon", despite it bringing him a certain fame. His June 16, 1959 death by a single gunshot wound while in his bedroom in his Los Angeles home was ruled a suicide by the police, the death which occurred when the house was filled with people. Reeves' story is told in part in flashback as Simo, who is trying to make a name for himself with this case, talks to or tries to talk to some of the players involved, most specifically the wife of MGM General Manager 'E.J. Mannix' (qv), Toni Mannix, with who Reeves was having a relatively open and gift-lucrative affair (she bought him that house), and Reeves' fiancée at the time of his death, Lenore Lemmon, an aspiring actress who some felt didn't love Reeves (or visa versa). As Simo proceeds with his high-profile investigation, he learns that someone doesn't want him snooping around. Through the process, Simo evaluates his own professional and personal life, the latter which includes a somewhat strained relationship with his wife and son.
Keywords: 1950s, accidental-shooting, actor, actress, adultery, ambush, apartment-building, audition, barbecue-grill, bare-breastsActors: Walter Sande (actor), Paul E. Burns (actor), John Ridgely (actor), Mary Gordon (actress), Joe Sawyer (actor), Darrell Calker (composer), Byron Foulger (actor), Sol M. Wurtzel (producer), Harry Lauter (actor), Jimmy Lydon (actor), Marcia Mae Jones (actress), Grandon Rhodes (actor), William F. Claxton (director), Roger McGee (actor), Arnold Belgard (writer),
Plot: Andy Bryant is a University of Arizona student. His grades suffer however because of his preoccupation with an upcoming intercollegiate rodeo. And he is in love with the blond Laurie Sherman. Tod Bryant, Andy's father, is more interested in embarrassing a rival at the rodeo than he is with his son's academic progress. When his lack of focus nearly causes a tragic accident in the university chemistry lab, Andy decides to hunker down and study.
Genres: Western,Actors: William Demarest (actor), Hal K. Dawson (actor), Walter Abel (actor), Edgar Dearing (actor), Eric Alden (actor), Frank Butler (actor), Macdonald Carey (actor), Stanley Clements (actor), Charles Coleman (actor), Pinto Colvig (actor), Gary Cooper (actor), William Bendix (actor), Bing Crosby (actor), Howard Da Silva (actor), Cecil B. DeMille (actor),
Plot: Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful young ladies who come to Hollywood, exchange identities, and cause comic confusion (with slapstick interludes) throughout the Paramount studio.
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Everything you say and do
Looking through their photofits
See your face and your face fits
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Okay
All the world's gonna write about you
All the world's gonna know about you
They want to put you on News At Ten
If you don't talk it'll happen again
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Okay
I'm never gonna leave you alone
They're never gonna leave you alone
Everything you say and do
May be used against you
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George Davis is innocent
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Okay
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They know where you bloody live
East London is your home
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George Davis is innocent
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