Kirk Alyn worked as a singer and dancer in vaudeville before relocating to Hollywood during the early 1940s to act for feature movies, but he was successful only in gaining bit parts for low-budget movies before obtaining the role of Superman in 1948.
14 Facts About Kirk Alyn
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Kirk Alyn featured in movie serials, including Federal Agents Vs Underworld Inc, Radar Patrol Vs Spy King and Blackhawk.
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Kirk Alyn recalls the day producer Sam Katzman asked him to play Superman:.
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Kirk Alyn played Superman for the first live-action Superman movie serial, released in 1948.
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Kirk Alyn gave the Man of Steel a different portrayal to Clark Kent, adding to the element of disguise.
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Kirk Alyn had tried "flying" while suspended by hidden wires for the first serial but the wires turned out to be clearly visible and that footage was scrapped.
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Kirk Alyn was reportedly offered the part of Superman for the television version of 1951, but refused it.
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Kirk Alyn shared a very brief cameo with his serial co-star, Noel Neill, as Sam and Ellen Lane, the parents of the young Lois Lane for the 1978 feature movie, Superman.
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Kirk Alyn made his final movie, the horror movie Scalps, in 1983.
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Kirk Alyn had a very brief appearance in a "Battlestar Galactica" episode.
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When he first went to Hollywood, Kirk Alyn met another performer, singer, dancer, and actress Virginia O'Brien.
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Kirk Alyn died on March 14,1999, in The Woodlands, Texas, at the age of 88 from Alzheimer's disease.
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Kirk Alyn's ashes were scattered off the coast of California.
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Kirk Alyn was the Grand Marshal of the Metropolis, Illinois Christmas parade and Annual Superman Celebrations several times.