Some hope glimmered when he landed a part in the war drama So Proudly We Hail! Director Mark Sandrich promised to make him a star, but Sandrich died shortly after of heart failure. When Reeves became the Man of Steel in , television was in its infancy and regarded as cinema's red-headed stepchild. But as a real stepchild who played a redhead in Gone With the Wind , Reeves — like television itself — was about to take off. The reality behind the scenes was that he worked for meager pay under punitive contracts that forbade him from acting in other series or films.
Although he became a national celebrity due to his role in the film Superman and the Mole Men and the popular television series Adventures of Superman , he was still a B-lister in the glitzy clique of Hollywood. Mannix, according to gossip of the period, was reputed to have underworld connections, and was accused of murdering his first wife Bernice Fitzmaurice and implicated in the cover-up of the salacious suicide of MGM's Paul Bern.
As the '50s came to a close, he was culturally popular on the outside and artistically miserable on the inside. She Mrs Manix hoped her husband head of MGM who had numerous heart issues would die and Superman would move in Mrs Manix on her death dead admitted she had a hand in getting Reeves killed. She also called her best female friend the day Reeves was killed and told her before it was known that Reeves was dead.
The shell case not the bullet was found under Mr. That said, what about the two bullets found imbedded in the floor, as if someone tried to test where the bullets might go under certain conditions. Reeves only supposedly was heard to fire only once. Reeves thought a lot of the kids who loved his shows and I believe he would never let the kids down.
The actions of all those involved who were at that location were suspect and the mob connections along with a Hollywood mogul makes it more than suspicious. I doubt these people were grilled enough to make anyone of them spill the beans or at least give up any important info. Even worse, no power residue and no mention ever made about powder burns directly against Georges head made this look to me that this was covered up by both the perps and the police due to the powers involved.
Another Thing if he was Right Handed why did he shoot himself on the left side of his Head thats something to think about. Here is something to think about if he was Right Handed why did he shoot himself on the left side of his head?
Pielegnuj swoje marzenia. Trzymaj sie swoich idealow. Maszeruj smialo wedlug e-muzyki, ktora tylko Ty slyszysz. The way this goes he was killed off. He never killed himself. No way! August 10, Lozzi said that none of the thugs who worked for Eddie Mannix were alive any more and he now felt safe to talk.
Recently he told the LA Times Toni had confessed "because she was absolutely terrified of going to hell". Again, her confession provides no practical explanation of how the TV star was killed with a house full of witnesses. Other mysterious bullet holes were found in the house.
Two were in the floor, with one bullet lodged in the wall of the downstairs living room. Lemmon claimed they'd got there after she fired the gun in an argument with Reeves.
Lemmon's volatile nature and Vesuvian temper tantrums have long made her a prime suspect in projected murder scenarios, but here again there is no satisfactory evidence. She did however claim, 30 years later to a young reporter when she was in her declining years in New York, that Bliss had concocted her step-by-step "predictions" of Reeves' suicide. Her subsequent flight from the law is as readily explained by what was already known of her routinely scandalous behaviour as by any imponderable motive she may have had for bumping off Superman.
Still, we might plausibly picture some stupid drunken argument over the gun, and a fatal, albeit accidental discharge. The weapon, however, was too recently oiled to retain fingerprints, hers or his. Which leaves the possibility of suicide. Was Reeves' career in ruins?
Not necessarily. Although much has been made of his having been pathetically reduced to appearing in pro-am wrestling matches dressed in his Superman costume, this was a publicity stunt that Reeves had cheerfully undertaken during the Superman run, and he trained hard for the few bouts he fought. This was not his likely future. He had ably directed several of the later episodes of Superman, and was well positioned for a career in TV direction, which he took seriously.
Reeves also had his new girlfriend, Leonore - a piece of work, to be sure, but lots of fun - and a holiday, if not a "honeymoon", had been arranged and was eagerly anticipated. He had been drinking heavily on the night he died, but he had the constitution of an elephant: drink never seemed to affect him anyway.
The shell-casing found beneath his body suggested certain realities of ballistics not reconcilable with a verdict of suicide. The death of George Reeves continues to perplex and infuriate those who would attempt to solve it.
All the witnesses are dead or scattered, the archives are closed, the coroner's reports filed, the case allegedly solved, but to no one's satisfaction. What we do have is Hollywoodland, a careful and compelling sifting of the facts and possibilities. It cannot solve the mystery, but it does offer the restless soul of George Reeves a worthwhile memorial, which is perhaps the best he can hope for.
William Desmond Taylor, The still-unsolved shooting of Taylor, a director, in the wake of the Fatty Arbuckle affair and various drug scandals, led to a moral purge in the nascent California film colony.
Another silent actress, Margaret Gibson, confessed to Taylor's murder on her deathbed in Thomas Ince, Ince, talented silent director of many great westerns, died aboard the yacht of press magnate William Randolph Hearst.
Officially it was a heart attack, but Ince was buried without an inquest before even his wife knew he was dead. It was rumoured that he was shot by Hearst, who mistook Ince for Charlie Chaplin, who was sleeping with Hearst's mistress, the actress Marion Davies. Paul Bern, Writer, producer and director Paul Bern married platinum blonde Jean Harlow in early , and months later was found naked, shot through the head and drenched in Harlow's perfume.
It was widely believed to have been a suicide due to sexual impotence a note for Harlow found by his body read, 'Last night was only a comedy'. However, a witness heard a car leaving the scene at the time of death.
He was 45 years old. The police ruled his death a suicide, but rumors quickly surfaced that Reeves was murdered. Although Lemmon and Mannix were both suspected of killing Reeves, no arrests or convictions were made. His death remains shrouded in mystery. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
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