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Transcript: Commentary: Christopher Reeve's legacy
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- October 13, 2004
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STEVE INSKEEP
Morning Edition (NPR)
10-13-2004
Commentary: Christopher Reeve's legacy
Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM
STEVE INSKEEP, host:
A memorial service was held yesterday in New York for Christopher Reeve. He was paralyzed after a spinal injury nine years ago and he died this week. Commentator Beth Finke says people with disabilities will remember Christopher Reeve for his leadership, his activism and for his hope.
BETH FINKE:
I lost my sight in 1985 so I never saw Christopher Reeve in a wheelchair. When I think of him, I can only picture the way he looked in the movie "Superman": tall, dark hair. His eyes, they're blue, right? Christopher Reeve wrote a couple of books ...