A Real Super Man

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Christopher Reeves has always been a favorite actor of mine. I enjoyed him in Somewhere In Time almost as much as the Superman movies. Good looks only adds to the over all wonder of the man. I thought he was perfect for the role of Superman. Thought it pretty chintzy of the academy to always give top billing to such other actors as Gene Hackman and Marlon Brando. He was the star of the films after all. As most of you know Christopher was paralyzed from the neck down when thrown from a horse he was riding in a equestrian event held in Charlottesville, Virginia on May 27,1995. But, did you know that he was allergic to horses? He had learned to ride for a television mini-series he doing in 1977. He bought the thoroughbred, Eastern Express, in 1995 and was riding it when he was paralyzed. Christopher died October 10, 2004 when he was being treated for a pressure wound that had become infected. This is rather sad because he reportedly was beginning to be experiencing some return of feeling his body around this same time.