Amazing vintage glossy 7 x 9 photo of George Reeves standing arms akimbo as Superman, signed and inscribed in fountain pen in Spanish, "A me querido amigo Roberto—siempre sus compache de la botella, Jorge Reeves [To my dear friend Roberto—always your bottle buddy, George Reeves].” Magnificently cloth-matted (slightly off-center to show the entire inscription) and framed with a biographical plaque and inset 'Superman' emblem to an overall size of 37 x 24. In fine condition. Reeves' inscription is particularly interesting, given the circumstances of his death—a notoriously heavy drinker, his blood alcohol content was 0.27 on the night of his tragic and mysterious death. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from PSA/DNA.
Best known for playing the 'Man of Steel' on film and on television, George Reeves (1914-1959), born George Keefer Brewer, made his film debut in 1939. Reeves played Stuart Tarleton, one of Scarlett O'Hara's hopeful beaus, in David O. Selznick's Civil War epic, Gone With the Wind. Making an excellent impression in that role, in 1940, Reeves was cast in 17 films, including Knute Rockne, All American, Virginia City, The Fighting 69th, 'Til We Meet Again, Pony Express Days and Meet the Fleet. Reeves' career took a fateful turn when he was cast as Superman/Clark Kent in 1951's Superman and the Mole Men, a role he reprised in the 1953-1957 television series. Reeves' death by gunshot wound on June 16, 1959, was officially ruled a suicide, but suspicions of murder have persisted.
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