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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?

Brian Lowry
Brian Lowry
Christopher Reeve and George Reeves as Superman
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Brian Lowry

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