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Christopher Reeve - an American actor, film director, producer, author and activist - was born in September, 1952 in New York. One of Reeve’s great-grandfathers was a veteran of World War I and the first national commander of the American Legion. One of his great-great-great-grandfathers was a Mayflower passenger, another one - a younger brother of King Henry V of England. Reeve’s father could speak Russian. Though Reeve was born into a rich family, he always spent summers working at the docks. At school he was a brilliant student, a great sportsman and showed a lot of talent playing in the theatre. He was very sporty: he could play soccer, baseball, tennis and hockey very well. He could speak very good French. When studying to become an actor, he started a close friendship with Robin Williams.
