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Even if your body doesn't work the way it used to, the heart and the mind and the spirit are not diminished.
Christopher Reeve
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Christopher Reeve
Age: 52 †
Born: 1952
Born: September 25
Died: 2004
Died: October 10
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New York City
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Christopher D'Olier Reeve
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