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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780312964023
ISBN: 0312964021
Label: St Martins Mass Market Paper
Manufacturer: St Martins Mass Market Paper
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: 1997-12
Publisher: St Martins Mass Market Paper
Sales Rank: 672089
Studio: St Martins Mass Market Paper
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Sometime in the early hours of June 16, 1959, George Reeves, the actor known to millions of kids as Superman, died of a gunshot to the head. The L.A.P.D. labeled the death a suicide. Some friends called it murder, and the evidence left behind a mystery. Here, for the first time, is the truth about the dangerous double life and tragic death of Reeves: the real events of that L.A. night set amid the glamour, allure, and sinister core of Tinseltown in the 1950s. Photo insert.
Amazon.com Review:
George Reeves was the first television Superman. He championed "Truth, Justice, and the American Way" in the 1950s and was such a popular hero that as many as 20,000 children would show up at his personal appearances. In his private life, though, he was a sad man. Frustrated by chronic poverty, in part because his film prospects didn't pan out, he became the "kept man" of an older lover, the wife of a powerful MGM executive. When he died just two years after filming the last episode of The Adventures of Superman, the Los Angeles police called it suicide, but many questions were left unanswered. As mystery author James Crumley writes, "The characters leap off the page like the television Superman in his padded suit. When the mystery is finally revealed, George Reeves, in his tragic death, approaches heroic stature in a way he never did in life."
Average Rating: 
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Beware of this book.It should be totally revised or dismissed as nonsense.
There are no concrete facts presented here and only a fictional tale.The forensic experts noted that there is a 98% chance that only Reeves pulled the trigger,given the angle of the bullit.What about the two bullit holes in the bedroom floor? My scenario: Reeves hears some laughter downstairs.Grabbing his house-coat,he slumbers downstairs to investigate.He finds his new girlfriend,Lenore, drinking and laughing with some ... Read More
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George Reeves was certainly an idol of mine (still is !).Even today, I enjoy watching the show .The authors of this book probably "Draw a long Bow" with some of their more fanciful theories but, as another reviewer has noted, at least "It's a Start" in regard to encouraging further investigation of Reeve's mysterious death. The mood of the era is nicely recreated and the book certainly gives us an interesting glimpse into the private world of our childhood hero.The basic facts of the case seem to be ... Read More
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Whether the information in this book is factually correct, I do not know. I suppose the scenario is plausible, although others have pointed out that there are many weaknesses. It does seem unlikely that a "hit man" hid outside and waited for everyone in the house to be conveniently distracted before sneaking up the stairs and murdering George Reeves. However, anything is possible. What I did like about this book is that it at least addresses a mystery which was shamefully handled by the LAPD ... Read More
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If you are not familiar with George Reeves' life and death, this book is interesting and provides quite a bit of factual background. Even after this book, the question remains: did Superman die by his own hand or was Reeves murdered? The scenario the authors present for the "murder" of Superman is hardly plausible. They suggest that the hired hit-man entered Reeves' home, while there were people (at least 4, besides Reeves) in the house, and that his plan was to use Reeves' own Lugar to commit ... Read More
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The cause of George Reeves' death is anything but clearcut. It is indeed possible -- very possible -- that he was murdered. And, as this book points out, the three likeliest suspects are Eddie Mannix, Toni Mannix, and Leonore Lemmon. There is no evidence, however (not even of the most circumstantial nature)against any of these individulas. Suspicions -- yes. Speculations -- yes. Evidence -- no. More accurately, if such evidence does in fact exist, it has not been unearthed by the authors of this ... Read More
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