Answer the following question: Facts: - imagesize: 200px - death place: the woodlands , texas , u.s. - years active: 1942 -- 1999 - caption: kirk serial . alyn as '' superman '' in the film - birth name: john feggo , jr. - death cause: alzheimer 's disease - death date: 14 march 1999 - spouse: virginia o'brien 1942 1955 divorced - children: 3 - birth date: 8 october 1910 - name: kirk alyn - image: kirk alyn sup.jpg - birth place: oxford , new jersey , u.s. - occupation: actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kirk alyn .
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kirk alyn -lrb- october 8 , 1910 -- march 14 , 1999 -rrb- was an american actor , best known for being the first actor to play the dc comics character superman on screen in the 1948 film serial '' superman '' , and its 1950 sequel '' atom man vs. superman '' .