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   Tuesday, October 12, 2004

SUPERMAN

There's not much else I can add to the eulogies for Christopher Reeve, except that he accomplished something few other actors in his position have.
Sean Connery resented being typecast as James Bond.
William Shatner has struggled to maintain the icon status he once enjoyed as Captain Kirk.
Jeremy Brett nearly lost all separation between himself and his legendary character, Sherlock Holmes.

But Christopher Reeve not only embodied Superman in his film series but became a real-life superhero after his devastating horseriding accident in 1995. He became a symbol of hope for people with disabilities, for scientists working on treatments and everyone else who marvelled at his determination and good humour.

He became bigger than the icon he played in the movies.

Labels: comic books, tributes