Damn. Superman is dead.
Actor Christopher Reeve Dies of Heart Failure
Mon Oct 11, 2004 03:05 AM ET
By Chris Michaud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "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.
Reeve, 52, went into a coma on Saturday when he suffered a heart attack during treatment for an infected pressure wound and died in hospital on Sunday afternoon without regaining consciousness, publicist Wesley Combs told reporters.
Reeve's wife Dana issued a statement thanking "the millions of fans around the world who have supported and loved my husband over the years."
Reeve, confined to a wheelchair since his riding accident in 1995, had in recent years campaigned for the rights of the disabled and for stepped-up research into the treatment of spinal cord injuries.
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Mon Oct 11, 2004 03:05 AM ET
By Chris Michaud
NEW YORK (Reuters) - "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.
Reeve, 52, went into a coma on Saturday when he suffered a heart attack during treatment for an infected pressure wound and died in hospital on Sunday afternoon without regaining consciousness, publicist Wesley Combs told reporters.
Reeve's wife Dana issued a statement thanking "the millions of fans around the world who have supported and loved my husband over the years."
Reeve, confined to a wheelchair since his riding accident in 1995, had in recent years campaigned for the rights of the disabled and for stepped-up research into the treatment of spinal cord injuries.
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