A salute to another great man - rest in peace Superman

[TickleTheater]

Superman Star Christopher Reeve Dies

BEDFORD, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the star of the "Superman" movies whose near-fatal riding accident nine years ago turned him into a worldwide advocate for spinal cord research, died Sunday of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.

Full article can be read here.

I never saw the original Superman shows, but from what I've seen over the years Christopher Reeve did some great things for people. Rest in peace man of steel.

 

[alf1]

Rest in peace man of steel.

Err......he was human you know 😉

 

[His Divine Shadow]

He was a true example of the human will to persevere against all odds. Whether it was lobbying congress or striving to walk again, he never gave up when many a person would have.

RIP, Superman.

 

[Ghost_Host_9991]

If you wanna check out Chris Reeve in an absolutely hysterical comedy, watch the flick Noises Off...VERY funny stuff.

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

I'm still trying to digest this news. I gave my own post about this on the TMF, since it came up there first early this morning. I'm not in the mood or state of mind to even paste it right now though. This is just horrible.

If theres any solice however I'm sure he's in Heaven. He already had one foot in the door with all his wonderful selfless work during his life. He really was, and still is, a superman.

 

[cosquillero1]

I saw all those movies of the Superman's serie, include i saw that old tv show of superman (black & white tv), i did hear than that man was his father. Rest in Peace that good actor.

 

[Faramir]

We had a convo about this in a chatroom I'm in, and I was told that before he was injured, he wasn't exactly a real nice person...but you can take this for what it's worth....either way, makes no diff to me...!! :no:

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

I don't think it matters so much what a person was like, especially if they've changed for the better (fictional example- Darth Vader coming back to the Light Side as Anakin Skywalker). True, alot of folks are humbled by disease and hardship, even poverty. Through some ammount of suffering they see things as they are, are humbled, and value life more than they did before and tend to not take it for granted as much.

Was Reeve such a person? I wouldn't know. But it doesn't matter. He made up for anything he might have done by the life he led after the accident, in my opinion. Sometimes, as fate would have it, seemingly horrible things happen to good and bad people because it was meant for a turn-around to take place or for something to change in that person, even if its something as minute and untangible as a view point on life or a change in morals. Sometimes the change will never seem evident, but it happened, somehow, someway. Its only then a matter of the person using the opportunity and making the most of it for the better.

Christopher Reeve could have easily become an introverted, twisted man filled with sorrow and self-pity. He could have pulled the plug on himself, so to speak. He didn't do that, and thats what made him special, and he didn't keep his optimisim to himself. He shared what he was, and it benefitted and touched so many people.

 

[general zod1]

Rest in peace son of Jor-El

 

[Cbarton]

I saw all those movies of the Superman's serie, include i saw that old tv show of superman (black & white tv), i did hear than that man was his father. Rest in Peace that good actor.

The old 1950's ( or was it 1960's) TV show starred George Reeves, from all I have read was NO relation to Christopher Reeve. His life was the just as tragic, ending in suicide.

 

[BigNorm]

omg! i didn't know that! that's spooky, so many celebs dying this year. ya he was a great man. makes ya wonder, who's next?

 

[jts963]

The old 1950's ( or was it 1960's) TV show starred George Reeves, from all I have read was NO relation to Christopher Reeve. His life was just as tragic, ending in suicide.

Yes, no relationship. "Reeves" was his stage name, not George Bessolo's real name. There was a time when a lot of people thought George and Steve Reeves ("Hercules") were related.

Rest in peace, Chris, George and Steve.