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Keystone

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24-year-old American film actor Christopher Reeve stands before the Manhattan skyline dressed as the comic-book hero of the film 'Superman'. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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REED SAXON

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Actor Christopher Reeve is shown at the 51st Annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Calif., April 9, 1979. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

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Getty Images

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Former actor Christopher Reeve and his son Matthew talk on the promenade overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, August 1, 2003 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Reeve is on a four-day visit to Israel. (Photo by Israel Hadari-Pool/Getty Images)

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ANDY KING

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Actor Christopher Reeve excepts the 1996 National Courage Award given to him by the Courage Center, Sunday, Oct. 27, 1996, recognizing his service as an advocate for persons with disabilities in a ceremony at in Bloomington, Minn. Reeve is a quadriplegic after a spinal injury while riding a horse in May 1995. (AP Photo/Andy King)

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Actor Christopher Reeve shown at a Rock the Vote reception Jan. 1993 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)

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LEITA COWART

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Actor Christopher Reeve answers questions posed to him by Peter Lowe, right, at the Success 1996 Seminar Thursday, April 18, 1996 in Atlanta. The Success Seminar is a day-long smorgasbord of revered and admired figures sharing their secrets for success. Since his accident in an equestrian competition in May of 1995, Reeve has been active in raising public awareness about spinal cord injuries and in obtaining increased funding from both the public and private sector to effect a cure. (AP Photo/Leita Cowart)

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Mark Wilson

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Actor Christopher Reeve (R), James Thomson, professor of Anatomy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (L) and John Gearhart, Professor of Medicine at the Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University speak at the National Press Club, October 27, 2003 in Washington, DC. Reeve delivered remarks on stem cell research on the 5th anniversary of the discovery of stem cells. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Frazer Harrison

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Flowers and memorabilia which were placed on Christopher Reeve's star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 11, 2004 in Hollywood, California. Reeve died of heart failure in October 10, 2004. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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Ed Bailey

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Actor Christopher Reeve, right, and Dana Morosini attend "Waiting for Godot," a playwright by Samuel Beckett, at Lincoln Center in New York, on Nov. 6, 1988. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)

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American actor Christoper Reeve. best known for his role as Superman, Dec. 1, 1978. (Photo by Jones/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

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Associated Pre

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FILE - In this July 8, 1977, file photo, Christopher Reeve, left, and Margot Kidder appear during the filming of "Superman" in New York's Lower East Side. (AP Photo, File)

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MATTHEW CAVANAUGH

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Actor and film director Christopher Reeve, delivers his commencement address at Williams College graduation after receiving an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree in Williamstown, Mass., on Sunday, June 6, 1999. (AP Photo/Matthew Cavanaugh)

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LUKE PALMISANO

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Christopher Reeve smiles as he speaks about some of the successes he has had in the eight years since his spinal cord injury Thursday, March 13, 2003 at University Hospital in Cleveland. Reeve underwent minimally invasive surgery at the hospital on Feb. 28, 2003 to implant the Diaphragm Pacing System that will help him breath without a ventilator. (AP Photo/Luke Palmisano)

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BOB CHILD

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Actor Christopher Reeve smiles during a question and answer period following his talk at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn., Thursday, April 3, 2003. Reeve, who was paralyzed in a horse riding accident, spoke to the Yale University Stem Cell Interest Group. (AP Photo/Bob Child)

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AKILI RAMSESS

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Actor Christopher Reeve poses in 1990. (AP Photo/Akili Ramsess)

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DANIEL HULSHIZER

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Christopher Reeve rides in an equestrian event, in Gladstone, N.J., in 1994. Reeve died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, of complications from an infection caused by a bedsore. Reeve suddenly became the face of spinal cord injury after his May 1995 horse riding accident. (AP Photo/Daniel Hulshizer, File)