George Reeves Died at Age 45: Was It Suicide or Murder?
The circumstances surrounding George Reeves’ death are a bit mysterious. On June 16, 1959, just one year after The Adventures of Superman filmed what would become its final season, he was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in the bedroom of his home in Benedict Canyon. Authorities ruled his death a suicide, but many believed he had been murdered.
Reeves’ fiancee Leonore Lemmon was suspected of killing him, but she blamed his death on depression caused by his “failed career” and his inability to find more work. She and several people were at Reeves’ home for an impromptu party when he died at about 2 a.m.
