Bow Tie worn by Jack Larson in the role of Jimmy Olsen in The Adventures of Superman
date: label: Date made
content: 1956
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content: Premiering in 1952, the syndicated television program <i>"Adventures of Superman"</i> ran for 6 seasons and 104 episodes. The program starred actor George Reeves in the title role, Noel Neill as journalist Lois Lane, Jack Larson as cub reporter/photographer Jimmie Olson, and John Hamilton as editor Perry White.
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content: Jack Larson (1928-2015) was an American actor, with the role of Olson being him most memorable role. He was also a librettest and writer, with content often reflecting themes of gay life.
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content: The character of Superman first flew into action in 1938. The costumed superhero was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two Jewish teenagers from Cleveland Ohio, who used, among other things, classical mythology and the era's popular science fiction and adventure writing for inspiration.
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content: With his debut in Action Comics #1, Superman became an instant sensation with audiences, inspired by the "Man of Tomorrow's" virtue and heroics at time when the Nation was slowly emerging from the economic catastrophe of the Great Depression and moving closer to World War.
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content: Born on the doomed planet Krypton, Superman was sent to Earth as a child, where our world's yellow sun granted him extraordinary powers such as flight, super-strength, near-invulnerability, as well as other extraordinary abilities including heat and X-Ray vision. As an adult living in the city of Metropolis, the alien, born Kal-El, protects his identity by assuming the persona of Clark Kent, a "mild-mannered" journalist.
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content: Fighting for "Truth and Justice," Superman birthed a cultural fascination with superheroes, and has become one of the most recognizable and influential fictional characters in history. In addition to comic books, the character has been explored in all forms of media, including radio, television, and film, and has been used to promote a variety of successful consumer products, educational initiatives and public service campaigns.
topic: label: Subject
content: Television
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content: Superman
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content: LGBTQ
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Jack Larson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0458.01
label: accession number
content: 1987.0458
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0458.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Tie
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 3/4 in x 2 in; 19.685 cm x 5.08 cm