Christopher Reeve
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Reeve after the opening night of The Marriage of Figaro at the Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1985.
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| Born |
Christopher D'Olier Reeve September 25, 1952 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | October 10, 2004 (aged 52) Mount Kisco, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Paralysis / sepsis |
| Residence | Pound Ridge, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Cornell University Juilliard School |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, author, activist |
| Years active | 1974–2004 |
| Known for | Superman Christopher Reeve Foundation |
| Home town | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Board member of | Christopher Reeve Foundation |
| Spouse(s) | Dana Morosini (m. 1992; his death 2004) |
| Partner(s) | Gae Exton (1978–1987) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | F. D. Reeve Barbara Pitney Reeve (née Lamb) |
| Family |
Franklin D'Olier (great-grandfather) Mahlon Pitney (great-grandfather) |
| Awards | Screen Actor Guild Award (1998), Emmy Award (1997), Lasker Award (2003) |
| Website | www |
Christopher D'Olier Reeve (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, and activist. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements, in particular. He is best known for his motion picture portrayal of the classic DC comic book superhero Superman.
Reeve appeared in other critically acclaimed films such as Street Smart (1987) and The Remains of the Day (1993). He received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the television remake of Rear Window (1998).
On May 27, 1995, Reeve became a quadriplegic after being thrown from a horse during an equestrian competition in Culpeper, Virginia. He was confined to a wheelchair and required a portable ventilator for the rest of his life. He lobbied on behalf of people with spinal cord injuries and for human embryonic stem cell research, founding the Christopher Reeve Foundation and co-founding the Reeve-Irvine Research Center.
Christopher Reeve was born on September 25, 1952, in New York City, the son of Barbara Pitney (Lamb), a journalist, and Franklin D'Olier Reeve, a teacher, novelist, poet, and scholar. Reeve was of almost entirely English ancestry, with many family lines that had been in America since the early 1600s. His paternal grandfather, Colonel Richard Henry Reeve, had been the CEO of Prudential Financial for over twenty-five years, and his great-grandfather, Franklin D'Olier, was a prominent businessman, veteran of World War I, and the first national commander of the American Legion. Reeve's mother was the granddaughter of Mahlon Pitney, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and a descendant of William Bradford, a Mayflower passenger. Reeve was also descended from a sister of statesman Elias Boudinot, as well as from Massachusetts governors Thomas Dudley and John Winthrop, Pennsylvania deputy governor Thomas Lloyd, and Henry Baldwin, another U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
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