Is There Really a ‘Superman Curse’?

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As the documentary “Super/Man,” about Christopher Reeve, hits HBO, we wonder, is there a “Superman curse,” as legend has it—or is it just the unfairness of typecasting?

Christopher Reeve and George Reeves as Superman
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The tragedy that befell Superman star Christopher Reeve in 1995, coupled with the premature death of TV’s “Superman” George Reeves in the 1950s, gave rise to murmurs about what became known as “the Superman Curse.”

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