Key facts on Christopher Reeve
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* Reeve played Superman in the 1978 film of the same name, catapulting him to international fame. He went on to star in three other feature films about the comic book superhero.
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Christopher Reeve, star of the &quot;Superman&quot; movie series, died on Sunday of heart failure, according to Reuters. He was 52.
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Christopher Reeve was the ideal actor to play Superman. It wasn&#39;t just that he brought good looks and charm to the role, or that he could wear the required costume - chest-straddling &quot;S&quot; and all - without looking silly.
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Paralysed from the neck down after a riding accident, Christopher Reeve became a tireless campaigner for stem cell research. Some accused him of offering false hope.
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Christopher Reeve often said he wanted to be known for something other than playing Superman. But it was real life &#151; not another movie role &#151; that gave the actor the chance to star in his biggest drama: as a spinal cord injury victim championing research in hope that people like him would someday be able to walk again.
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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...
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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Christopher Reeve, the chiseled, strapping "Superman" of celluloid who became another kind of hero as a force for spinal cord research after a devastating horse-riding accident, has died at 52...
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Christopher Reeve often said he wanted to be known for something other than playing Superman. But it was real life - not another movie role - that gave the actor the chance to star in his biggest drama: as a spinal cord injury victim championing research in hope that people like him would someday be able to walk again...
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"Superman" actor Christopher Reeve,  paralyzed when he fell from a horse nine years ago, has died in  a New York hospital of heart failure, his publicist said on  Monday.
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American actor Christopher Reeve, star of the Superman films, has died aged 52.
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Christopher Reeve, the paralyzed  actor who died nine years after a riding accident, worked  tirelessly to promote medical advances, especially the  controversial stem cell research that has emerged as a campaign  issue this year.
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Oct. 11, 2004 - Christopher Reeve, the Superman actor who showed the world Herculean bravery after a near-fatal spinal cord injury, died Sunday of heart failure.
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Christopher Reeve was much more than &quot;Superman&quot; on the silver screen. In real life, he set a wonderful example for those battling against spinal cord injuries and similar afflictions.
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A week before his death on Sunday, actor Christopher Reeve traveled to Chicago to talk to scientists about research using stem cells to repair spinal chord injuries.
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Actor and quadriplegic Christopher Reeve inspired people to work harder to find a cure for spinal cord injuries. Oct. 11, 2004 -- He became the public face of people living with paralysis, working tirelessly
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"Superman" actor Christopher Reeve,  who became a committed campaigner for spinal cord research  after being paralyzed in a riding accident nine years ago, has  died at age 52.
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Although he will always be remembered for portraying &quot;Superman,&quot; the greatest role of actor Christopher Reeve&#39;s life was as a champion of sufferers of spinal cord injuries and an advocate of stem cell research.