stated that Reeves never approved or authorized Worlds to Conquer for final publication or release, due to inaccuracies, careless writing, and failure to add Reeves' final comments. In 1994, Reeves, with long-time friend and business partner George Helmer, started the Steve Reeves International Society. In 1996, it incorporated to become Steve Reeves International, Inc. In 2003, Helmer co-authored Steve Reeves – His Legacy in Films, and in 2010, Steve Reeves' Hercules Cookbook. In 2014, he published a Reeves biography, A Moment in Time – The Steve Reeves Story. Helmer is also the executor of the Reeves' estate, which owns the rights to Reeves' name and image. Reeves wrote the book Powerwalking, and two self-published books, Building the Classic Physique - The Natural Way, and Dynamic Muscle Building. George Helmer published a revised and updated edition of the Powerwalking book in 2013. Freelance writer Rod Labbe interviewed Reeves in 1997, and the article appeared in Films of the Golden Age magazine, summer 2011. Death Reeves had exploratory surgery late Friday afternoon on April 28, 2000, and died shortly before noon on Monday, May 1, 2000, from a blood clot. He died at Palomar Hospital in Escondido, California, where his second wife had also died. Filmography See also List of male professional bodybuilders References Further reading LeClaire, Christopher D. "STEVE REEVES - WORLDS TO CONQUER - An Authorized Biography" , December 1999, 2017. Chapman, David. "On The Cover: Steve Reeves", Hardgainer, November 1992. Moore, Milton Jr. "STEVE REEVES - One of a Kind (An Authorized and Approved Reeves Biography)", 1983. Helmer, George. "A Moment in Time - The Steve Reeves Story", 2014 Dowling, Dave and Helmer, George. "STEVE REEVES - His Legacy in Films", 2003 External links Worlds To Conquer The Authorized Biography Of Steve Reeves Steve Reeves International Society How Steve Reeves Trained by John Grimek, Muscular Development November, 1964 The Many Faces of Hercules at Brian's Drive-In Theater Reeves gallery and Reeves movie related articles 1926 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American male actors American bodybuilders American expatriates in Italy American male film actors American male television actors United States Army personnel of World War II Deaths from cancer in California Deaths from lymphoma Expatriate male actors in Italy Male actors from California Male actors from Montana People associated with physical culture People from Glasgow, Montana Professional bodybuilders