He played the Man of Steel on television, but in real life, George Reeves proved to be less than bulletproof.

Reeves was a handsome man and soon after arriving in Hollywood, he signed to a contract with Warner Bros.  However, after appearing in some B-movies and the flop <i>Lydia</i>, Reeves was released from his contract.  He freelanced for a while before being drafted into the Army during World War II.  He was transferred to the Army Air Forces and landed a gig on the Broadway show Winged Victory.  After leaving the Army, Reeves took work where he could find it, finally moving to New York after his 1949 divorce from Ellanora Needles (Wikipedia). 
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Rebecca Schaeffer was young, beautiful, and talented but it only took one twisted mind to end that in a split second.

Rebecca began modeling at the age of 16, even appearing on the cover of Seventeen magazine. She moved to New York to pursue acting. It wasn’t long before she landed the role of Patti Russell on the CBS sitcom My Sister Sam and moved back to Los Angeles. The series, which also starred Pam Dawber, ran for two seasons. After its cancellation in 1988, Rebecca appeared in several movies, including two that were made-for-television. Rebecca also served as the spokesperson for Thursday’s Child, a charity that supports at-risk teens.
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Dominique Dunne seemed to have it all – beauty, talent, and a famous, loving, affluent family to back her up. Her father Dominick was a producer, her brother Griffin was an actor, and her mother Ellen was a socialite.

Dominique spent the year after high school in Florence , but returned to the U.S. to study drama at Colorado State University . However, before completing her degree, she left to try her hand at acting. She quickly landed television roles on shows such as “Lou Grant,” “Hart to Hart,” “Fame,” “CHiPs,” and “Hill Street Blues.” However, it was her role as Dana Freeling in the 1982 horror Poltergeist that garnered her her biggest success.
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