All the same, it was the crash – to which Charlton, who did not see the recent BBC 2 drama United, but then he hardly needed to, unfailingly refers as "the accident" – that secured United the emotional backing of practically the entire country that night.
If his supervisor needed him to stay until midnight on his job operating elevators at the World Trade Center, he unfailingly said yes.
He unfailingly thanked us all for each performance.
"George," as he unfailingly calls Bush, "and I became friends, family friends...
Cerebrally I might disagree, but he unfailingly acted out his part, and I viscerally followed suit.
He unfailingly referred to "the coalition" and not to American forces.
No matter what he faced, he was unfailingly kind, generous, and warm.
He shows an easy demeanor; he is unfailingly positive, even when asked difficult questions.
Year after year I watched George Reeves in his padded costume stand for good and embody what every boy would want -- unbridled strength, a pretty girl, and the opportunity to do the good the world needed, unfailingly, week after week, without revealing his identity, which was often the mockery of others.
He not only had a good voice, he was unfailingly sensitive, restrained and sympathetic.
And he has not achieved success via sharp elbows: he is unfailingly polite.
