George Reeves, best known for television’s Adventures of Superman, was found dead at his Los Angeles home in 1959. Authorities ruled his death a suicide, but questions raised by later writers and fans produced alternative theories.
What is known
The official finding remains the starting point for responsible accounts. Later theories have never established a different conclusion.
His death became an example of how a celebrity tragedy can develop a second life through books, television and popular culture. See the Hollywood archive.
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