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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''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】The New York Times">title=George Reeves )〕 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.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】The Guardian">title=Who killed Superman? )〕〔Henderson, Jan Alan, Speeding Bullet, M. Bifulco, 1999; ISBN 0-9619596-4-9〕 ==Early life== Reeves was born George Keefer Brewer on January 5, 1914, in Woolstock, Iowa, the son of Don Brewer and Helen Lescher.〔Clarion County, Iowa birth certificate〕〔Reeves' Mausoleum plaque erroneously lists his birth date as "1/6/1914," or January 6, 1914. However, a variety of sources state that his actual birth date was January 5, 1914, such as his Clarion County, Iowa, birth certificate. Retrieved 2010-01-19.〕〔California death certificate〕 Reeves was born five months into their marriage〔Fox, Alma Archer. "My Cousin Superman", ''Galesburg Register-Mail'', June 15, 1979.〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Superman Homepage )〕 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. According to biographer Jim Beaver, Reeves did not know for several years that Bessolo was still alive. Reeves began acting and singing in high school and continued performing on stage as a student at Pasadena Junior College.〔Pasadena Junior College Courier, 1934〕 He also boxed as a heavyweight in amateur matches until his mother ordered him to stop, fearing his good looks might become permanently damaged. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Reeves」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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