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Superman is no more! - 15 Oct. 2004 0:52:02

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I was saddened to hear that Christopher Reeve died recently. What a great, inspirational man in the face of tragedy. I'm glad God freed him though. Wonder who the next Superman will be?

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RE: Superman is no more! - 15 Oct. 2004 1:30:19

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The role of Superman has been cursed. The first Superman (TV) actor, named George Reeves, committed suicide.

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RE: Superman is no more! - 15 Oct. 2004 4:14:03

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Is it purely co-incidental that both those actors shared virtually the same surname?

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RE: Superman is no more! - 15 Oct. 2004 12:10:00

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The two actors' similar last name is coincidental. But are the disasters coincidental that have befallen so many actors associated with Superman? Here's the story of the Superman curse.

From 1953 to 1957, George Reeves was TV's Superman. I watched that program as a kid, incredibly exciting! Reeves had been around Hollywood for a while, playing bit parts in such films as Gone with the Wind and dozens of B-movies, but it was "The Adventures of Superman" on TV that brought him fame. When the show was canceled, some close friends say that Reeves was despondent, frustrated that his career couldn't move beyond his role as the Man of Steel - and that's what led to his suicide at his home in 1959.

The suicide conclusion has been hotly disputed, with some believing that Reeves was murdered. Whether it was suicide or murder, Reeves ghost has been seen in his Beverly Hills home. A couple claims to have seen the ghost of Reeves - decked out in his Superman costume - materialize in the bedroom where he died, after which it slowly faded away.

Actors who have portrayed the man from Krypton, as well as others associated with the TV show and films, seem to have met with disasters and illnesses of various kinds: George Reeves' death; Christopher Reeve's crippling accident and early death; Kirk Alyn (who played Superman in early, low-budget films) fell into obscurity; Margot Kidder (Lois Lane in the films) suffered a nervous breakdown. She was arrested a few years ago, hiding in a backyard, delusional and homeless. Poor Lois!

Richard Pryor (Superman III) was stricken with multiple sclerosis. Marlon Brando lived a long life but suffered murders and other tragedies in his family (he played Superman's father, Jo-Rel).

The first cartoon Superman was voiced by Bud Collyer from 1941-43. He went on to have a fine career in TV, creating and hosting the game show 'To Tell the Truth.' But he returned to the role to voice 'The New Adventures of Superman' for CBS in 1966 - and three years later, he was dead of a circulatory ailment.

Currently, producers are trying to find a new actor to portray Superman on the big screen, but actor after actor keep dropping out of the role. I wonder why...?

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RE: Superman is no more! - 15 Oct. 2004 17:05:53

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Gosh, I didn't know any of that. Is that now a known rumour Calprof? I'm just wondering because if it is, it's most likely developed a programmed to fail attitude. I'm reading this book on subconcsious thinking and it's extremely interesting because it mentions negative situations like these and how they create a pattern in the minds of others so that they will end blieving something will go wrong.

Don't know what your theory is but I find it interesting.

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RE: Superman is no more! - 16 Oct. 2004 3:37:56

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Murphy strikes again - and again - and etc.

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RE: Superman is no more! - 16 Oct. 2004 16:28:52

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The Superman Curse is well-known here in the U.S., but it wouldn't explain the diseases and accidents that struck these actors (unless one believes that Christopher Reeve caused his own riding accident because of belief in the curse).

If you take any large group of people such as around a series of movies and TV shows, you'll find some striking coincidences. It's just a matter of odds, much as around the assasssination similarities between JFK and Abe Lincoln, for example.

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RE: Superman is no more! - 17 Oct. 2004 3:13:27

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The latter example, CalProf, was quite intriguing. But, as you rightly say, any collection, not only of people but any similar objects, will always throw up co-incidences and, obviously, the larger the group the more co-incidences.

Unless, of course, one is a believer in Serendipity.

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