What happened to Christopher Reeves wife Dana?

What happened to Christopher Reeves wife Dana?

While Christopher and Gae had split by 1987 but remained amicable, he married Dana, a singer, in 1992. After Christopher passed away, Dana took charge of their foundation, the Christopher Reeve Foundation. A year later, in 2005, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, despite being a non-smoker all her life.

What type of cancer did Dana Reeves have?

Lung cancer killed Dana Reeve on Monday. She was 44 and had never smoked. People know her as the constant caregiver and support for her husband, actor Christopher Reeve, whose fall from a horse in 1995 paralyzed him. He died in 2004.

What did Dana Reeves pass away from?

6 March 2006
Dana Reeve/Date of death

What caused Dana Reeves lung cancer?

Her announcement follows the lung cancer death of ABC TV news anchor Peter Jennings. Jennings, 67, died Sunday night. Although Dana Reeve was identified as a nonsmoker, some 87% of lung cancers are associated with smoking or exposure to second hand smoke.

Why did Christopher Reeve end up in a wheelchair?

In 1995 he became paralyzed from the neck down following a horse-riding accident. He founded what became the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation in 1996 to promote research on spinal cord injuries. He died of cardiac arrest in 2004.

Did Christopher Reeve ever walk again?

Sanjay Gupta, MD, Everyday Health: Actor Christopher Reeve always believed he would walk again. He made this famous Super Bowl ad five years after the horse riding accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. Reeve never did walk, but his dream did not end with his death in 2004.

When did Dana Reeve find out she had cancer?

She announced in August 2005 that she had lung cancer and that she had never smoked. The announcement came days after ABC News anchor Peter Jennings died of lung cancer. Like her late husband, Reeve had been an activist for better paralysis treatments.

How long did Christopher Reeves live after accident?

Reeve died on October 10, 2004, 15 days after his 52nd birthday.

How long did Christopher Reeve live after accident?

Reeve died on October 10, 2004, 15 days after his 52nd birthday….

Christopher Reeve
Died	October 10, 2004 (aged 52) Mount Kisco, New York, U.S.
Education	Cornell University (BA) Juilliard School (GrDip)
Occupation	Actor writer director activist
Years active	1970–2004

Is Chris Reeve still alive?

Deceased (1952–2004)
Christopher Reeve/Living or Deceased

Who Raised Will Reeve Pucci?

Will’s mom, Dana, an author, actress, singer, and activist, and Christopher’s champion, herself succumbed to lung cancer at 44, less than 2 years after Chris’ death, leaving Will an orphan at 13. Knowing that she was dying, and planning for Will’s future, Dana chose neighbors Ralph and Ann Pucci to adopt Will.

How did the original Superman died in real life?

He is best known for his role as Superman in the 1952–1958 television program Adventures of Superman….

George Reeves
Died	June 16, 1959 (aged 45) Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Gunshot wound

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