Christopher Reeve dies

[Tachyon 0]

:D Christopher Reeve died on Sunday, he fell into a coma after cardiac arrest . . . sigh, another goodbye, this time to Superman.

 

http://www.canoe.ca/JamMovies/oct11_obit-ap.html

Edited October 11, 2004 by Tachyon

[NDak 0]

Here is the full AP Story:

 

'Superman' star Christopher Reeve dead at 52

Paralyzed actor was advocate for spinal cord research

 

 

 

BEDFORD, New York (AP) -- 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.

 

Reeve fell into a coma Saturday after going into cardiac arrest while at his New York home, his publicist, Wesley Combs, told The Associated Press by phone from Washington, D.C., on Sunday night.

 

Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound that he developed, a common complication for people living with paralysis. In the past week, the wound had become severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection.

 

"On behalf of my entire family, I want to thank Northern Westchester Hospital for the excellent care they provided to my husband," Dana Reeve, Christopher's wife, said in a statement. "I also want to thank his personal staff of nurses and aides, as well as the millions of fans from around the world who have supported and loved my husband over the years."

 

Reeve broke his neck in May 1995 when he was thrown from his horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia.

 

Enduring months of therapy to allow him to breathe for longer and longer periods without a respirator, Reeve emerged to lobby Congress for better insurance protection against catastrophic injury and to move an Academy Award audience to tears with a call for more films about social issues.

 

He returned to directing, and even returned to acting in a 1998 production of "Rear Window," a modern update of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller about a man in a wheelchair who becomes convinced a neighbor has been murdered. Reeve won a Screen Actors Guild award for best actor in a television movie or miniseries.

 

"I was worried that only acting with my voice and my face, I might not be able to communicate effectively enough to tell the story," Reeve said. "But I was surprised to find that if I really concentrated, and just let the thoughts happen, that they would read on my face. With so many close-ups, I knew that my every thought would count."

 

In his public appearances, he was as handsome as ever, his blue eyes bright and his voice clear.

 

"Hollywood needs to do more," he said in the March 1996 Oscar awards appearance. "Let's continue to take risks. Let's tackle the issues. In many ways our film community can do it better than anyone else. There is no challenge, artistic or otherwise, that we can't meet."

 

In 2000, Reeve was able to move his index finger, and a specialized workout regimen has made his legs and arms stronger. He has also regained sensation in other parts of his body.

 

 

:D Once again sad news, as someone who inspired millions by beating the odds lost his battle.

[koolaidman 0]

::tears::

 

thers your third person...

 

man will they be missed

[DaryusZaphodDracal 0]

Rest in peace Superman. He was an inspiration to everyone. I was disabled four years ago and use a wheelchair and he inspired me to not give up, no matter what the odds. He will be greatly missed.

 

Zaphod.

[Merina 0]

Also, ex-MLB player Camiti died at the age of 41. You can find the story on the MSN homepage.

[Seiben 0]

Ahh, RIP Superman.. that's too bad to hear.. heard it on the newson TV. sad. :D

[Nemesis 0]

He always said he'd walk again, and he did too bad it was what probably killed him :D

[Darrik 0]

Ahh, RIP Superman.. that's too bad to hear.. heard it on the newson TV. sad. :D

Yeah, it was creepy turning on the TV. I didn't know about his death, and I tuned in half way through the anchor's line, so all I heard was, "Superman, is dead." I think he was saying "Christopher Reeves, then man who played Superman, is dead," but still, it was just weird. I thought they were killing off Superman for the 17th time, but it was actually the actor.

 

And I'll leave on a bad joke. One of my friends decided to have a moment of silence, but first wanted to give a speech. In his speech, he said,

 

Christopher Reeves was a great man.

He was also a great Superman.

But not a very good horsebackridder.

[koolaidman 0]

i recall a comercial during the superbowl about 3 years a go of him walking... im pretty sure it was set in either this year or 2005, but im a way he did walk again

[Nemesis 0]

He did walk again, in a sort. He had a machine that helped him walk for a very short time.