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Date of Birth
8 October 1910, Oxford, New Jersey, USA

Date of Death
14 March 1999, The Woodlands, Texas, USA (natural causes)

Birth Name
John Feggo Jr.

Height
6' 1" (1.85 m)

Mini Biography

Starting his show business career as a chorus boy on Broadway and an entertainer in vaudeville, Kirk Alyn played bit parts and minor supporting roles in several low-budget films before getting his big break playing the title role in the serial Superman (1948). He wasn't able to sustain a film career after the serial ended, however, and after small parts in a few movies, retired to Arizona.

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Spouse
Virginia O'Brien (1942 - 1955) (divorced) 3 children

Trivia

Played the title role in the 'Superman' movie serials from 1948 through 1950.

Was the first screen Superman.

Ex-brother-in-law of Mary O'Brien.

Had two daughters and a son with Virginia O'Brien.



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