Was Superman star George Reeves a suicide–or murder victim?
Dear Straight Dope: My class has enjoyed reading the Straight Dope articles in our local paper (The Davis Enterprise). In particular we liked the one about earwigs and Europeans infecting Native Americans with smallpox. My class asked me to ask you about the death of Steve Reeves, the actor who played Superman on TV. The class had three different stories and wanted to know which one is true: (1) Under the influence of some drug, he jumped off a building thinking he could really fly and fell to his death. (2) He was shot to death by someone else. (3) He shot himself to death. Also, they said there was some kind of “curse” on the actors who play Superman as both Christopher Reeve and Steve Reeves are examples. What’s the Straight Dope?
