Sometime in the early hours of June 16, 1959, George Reeves, the actor known to millions of kids as Superman, died of a gunshot to the head. The L.A.P.D. labeled the death a suicide. Some friends called it murder, and the evidence left behind a mystery. Here, for the first time, is the truth about the dangerous double life and tragic death of Reeves: the real events of that L.A. night set amid the glamour, allure, and sinister core of Tinseltown in the 1950s. Photo insert. Martin's Press.
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Sometime in the early hours of June 16, 1959, George Reeves, the actor known to millions of kids as Superman, died of a gunshot to the head. The L.A.P.D. labeled the death a suicide. Some friends called it murder, and the evidence left behind a mystery. Here, for the first time, is the truth about the dangerous double life and tragic death of Reeves: the real events of that L.A. night set amid the glamour, allure, and sinister core of Tinseltown in the 1950s. Photo insert. Martin's Press.
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Used Good. Front and back covers have wear to edges and corners. Spine intact, some wear. Binding is intact. Pages are generally clean with edge or corner wear. Firefly Bookstore sells items online and in our store front. We try to add images and descriptions when we can, but if you need additional information or photos of the books we list, please contact us.
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Very Good. 16mo-over 5¾"-6¾" tall. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. Accident, Suicide, or Cold-Blooded Murder--The Truth About The Death of TV's Superman. WITH 8 PAGES OF STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS. This book is a work of nonfiction, not a "Superman" story. It has not been authorized or endorsed in any way by DC Comics or any other owner of rights in the "Superman" character. COVER PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF: Neal Peters Collection. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Mad About the Boy 2. Helen and George 3. The Woman Who Owned Superman 4. Superman Agonistes 5. Whom the Angels Call Leonore 6. The Phantom Zone 7. Cold Chicken and Warm Champagne 8. The Perils of Superman 9. Alone in the World in Benedict Canyon 10. Beauty Secrets of the Dead 11. The Woman in the Wheelchair 12. A Story, a House, and a Broken Heart 13. You Just Don't Want to Know 14. What Helen Knew 15. Flight of the Bumblebee; Epilogue: The Haunting. SYNOPSIS: Sometime in the early hours of June 16, 1959, George Reeves, the actor known to millions of kids as Superman, died of a gunshot to the head. The man of steel was now cold as ice. The L.A. police labeled the death a suicide. Some friends called it murder, and the disturbing evidence left behind a tantalizing mystery. Here, for the first time, is the truth about the dangerous double life and tragic death of Reeves: the real events of that Los Angeles night set amid the glamor, allure, and sinister core of Tinseltown in the 1950s. Hollywood Kryptonite is a riveting tale of jealousy, passion, and tragedy in the days when the Hollywood studio held absolute power. Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger are the authors of A Talent for Genius: The Life and Times of Oscar Levant. Kashner was born in Brooklyn in 1954 and attended Columbia University's MFA program. His third book of poems, Don Quixote in America, is forthcoming from Hanging Loose Press. Schoenberger has taught creative and nonfiction writing at a number of universities and is the author of two award-winning books of poetry, including Girl on a White Porch, which received the Devins Award.
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