Superman actor dies, 52
Christopher Reeve, the star of the Superman movies paralysed in a near-fatal riding accident nine years ago, has died of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.
Reeve, who became an advocate for spinal cord research after the 1995 accident that left him paralysed from the neck down, fell into a coma on Saturday after going into cardiac arrest while at his New York home and died yesterday, publicist Wesley Combs said.
Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound that he developed, a common complication for people with paralysis.
In the past week, the wound became severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection.
"On behalf of my entire family, I want to thank Northern Westchester Hospital for the excellent care they provided to my husband," Dana Reeve, Reeve's widow, said in a statement.
"I also want to thank his personal staff of nurses and aides, as well as the millions of fans from around the world who have supported and loved my husband over the years."
Christopher Reeve, the star of the Superman movies paralysed in a near-fatal riding accident nine years ago, has died of heart failure, his publicist said. He was 52.
Reeve, who became an advocate for spinal cord research after the 1995 accident that left him paralysed from the neck down, fell into a coma on Saturday after going into cardiac arrest while at his New York home and died yesterday, publicist Wesley Combs said.
Reeve was being treated at Northern Westchester Hospital for a pressure wound that he developed, a common complication for people with paralysis.
In the past week, the wound became severely infected, resulting in a serious systemic infection.
"On behalf of my entire family, I want to thank Northern Westchester Hospital for the excellent care they provided to my husband," Dana Reeve, Reeve's widow, said in a statement.
"I also want to thank his personal staff of nurses and aides, as well as the millions of fans from around the world who have supported and loved my husband over the years."
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