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Paralyzed Superman Actor Dies of Heart Attack
Mon Oct 11, 2:31 AM ET Entertainment - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paralyzed film actor Christopher Reeve, who played Superman, has died of heart failure, a spokesman said on Monday.
Reeve publicist Wesley Combs told reporters the American actor, 52, died in a New York hospital on Sunday.
He said in a statement Reeve went into a coma on Saturday after suffering a heart attack at his home during treatment for a pressure wound.
"The wound had become severely infected...Reeve was admitted to Northern Westchester Hospital on Saturday evening and never regained consciousness," the statement said.
Reeve has been confined to a wheelchair after suffering multiple injuries, including two shattered neck vertebrae, when he was thrown from his horse at an equestrian event in 1995.
Mon Oct 11, 2:31 AM ET Entertainment - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Paralyzed film actor Christopher Reeve, who played Superman, has died of heart failure, a spokesman said on Monday.
Reeve publicist Wesley Combs told reporters the American actor, 52, died in a New York hospital on Sunday.
He said in a statement Reeve went into a coma on Saturday after suffering a heart attack at his home during treatment for a pressure wound.
"The wound had become severely infected...Reeve was admitted to Northern Westchester Hospital on Saturday evening and never regained consciousness," the statement said.
Reeve has been confined to a wheelchair after suffering multiple injuries, including two shattered neck vertebrae, when he was thrown from his horse at an equestrian event in 1995.
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