In Memoriam

Dana Reeve Dies of Lung Cancer at 44

By JIM FITZGERALD, Associated Press Writer
March 7, 2006

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Dana Reeve, the singer-actress who married the strapping star of the "Superman" movies and then devoted herself to his care and his cause after he was paralyzed, has died of lung cancer, a year-and-a-half after her husband. She was 44.

Although Reeve had announced her cancer diagnosis in August -- to an outpouring of sympathy and support from admirers around the world -- her death seemed sudden. As recently as Jan. 12, she looked healthy and happy as she belted out Carole King's "Now and Forever" at a packed Madison Square Garden during a ceremony honoring hockey star Mark Messier, a friend. (full story)