http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/11/obit.reeve.ap/index.html

 

 

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.

Oh no.

 

In my last English test, the reading comprehension was about Christopher Reeve and how he is a good rolemodel for people, for his optimistic lifestyle and all that. How sad. :<

It's a bit sad really, the guy's done a lot of good.

Even more than Superman, my two favorite Reeve movies were Somewhere in Time (1980) and especially Deathtrap (1982) with Michael Caine (God, I loved that movie!). Chris, you were a great man.

 

Up, up and away!