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Reeves, George, 1914-1959

LC control no.n 85151826
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Personal name headingReeves, George, 1914-1959
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Variant(s)Bessolo, George Lescher, 1914-1959
Brewer, George Keefer, 1914-1959
Birth date1914-01-06
Death date1959-06-16
Place of birthWoolstock (Iowa)
Place of deathBeverly Hills (Calif.)
Field of activityActing
Profession or occupationActors
Found inGone with the wind [MP] 1939: credits (cast, George Reeves)
International film necrology, 1981 (George Reeves; b. 1/6/1914, Kentucky, d. 6/16/1959; George Lescher Bessolo; actor)
English Wikipedia website, viewed May 3, 2013 (George Reeves (born George Keefer Brewer, Jan. 5, 1914--June 16, 1959) was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program Adventures of Superman; Reeves was born George Keefer Brewer in Woolstock, Iowa, the son of Don Brewer and Helen Lescher (his death certificate erroneously lists his birthplace as Kentucky; died: Beverly Hills, Calif.))
Associated languageeng