George Reeves
publication date: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 (part of December 2024)
category: Television
clue: Playing a superhero who is famously resistant to bullets did not prevent his death under mysterious circumstances in 1959.
explanation: Reeves was the first actor to play Superman on television, in Adventures of Superman from 1952 to 1958. His death by gunshot wound was officially ruled a suicide but has been widely speculated to be murder or an accidental shooting. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Richard Slominsky