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Adam West was born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington, to parents Otto West Anderson, a farmer, and his wife Audrey V. (Speer), an opera singer. At age 10, in 1938, West had a cache of comic books; and starting in 1939, Batman, who appeared in Detective Comics, made a big impression on him--the comic hero was part bat-man (a la Count Dracula) and part world's greatest detective (a la Charlie Chan and Sherlock Holmes). When his mother remarried to a Dr. Paul Flothow, she took West and his younger brother, John, to Seattle. At age 14, West attended Lakeside School, then went to Whitman College, where he got a degree in literature and psychology. During his last year of college, he married 17-year-old Billie Lou Yeager.
West got a job as a disc jockey at a local radio station, then enrolled at Stanford for post-grad courses. Drafted into the army, he spent the next two years starting military television stations, first at San Luis Obispo, California, then at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Afterwards, West and his wife toured Europe, visiting Germany, Switzerland and Italy's Isle of Capri. When the money ran out, he joined a childhood and college buddy, Carl Hebenstreit, who was starring in the kiddie program "The Kini Popo Show" in Hawaii. West would eventually replace Carl but not the other star, Peaches the Chimp. In 1956, he got a divorce and married a beautiful girl, originally from Tahiti, named Ngatokoruaimatauaia Frisbie Dawson (he called her "Nga" for short). They had a daughter, Jonelle (born 1957), and a son, Hunter (born 1958). In 1959, West came to Hollywood. He adopted the stage name "Adam West", which fit his roles, as he was in some westerns.
After seven years in Tinseltown, he achieved fame in his signature role as Bruce Wayne / Batman, on the wildly popular ABC-TV series Batman (1966) (though he has over 60 movie and over 80 television guest appearance credits, "Batman" is what the fans remember him for). The series, which lasted three seasons, made him not just nationally but internationally famous. The movie version, Batman: The Movie (1966), earned West the "Most Promising New Star" award in 1967. The downside was that the "Batman" fame was partly responsible for ruining his marriage, and he was typecast and almost unemployable for a while after the series ended (he did nothing but personal appearances for two years).
In 1970, he met and then married Marcelle Tagand Lear, and picked up two stepchildren, Moya and Jill. In addition, they had two children of their own: Nina West in 1976 and Perrin in 1979. You can't keep a good actor down--West's career took off again, and he appeared in 50 projects after that: movies, television movies and sometimes doing voices on television series. West wrote his autobiography, "Back to the Batcave" (1994). One of his most prized possessions was a drawing of Batman by Bob Kane with the inscription "To my buddy, Adam, who breathed life into my pen and ink creation". Beginning in 2000, West made guest appearances on the animated series Family Guy (1999), on which he played Mayor Adam West, the lunatic mayor of Quahog, Rhode Island.
On June 9, 2017, Adam West died at age 88 after a brief battle with leukemia in Los Angeles, California. On June 15, 2017, Los Angeles shone the bat-signal on City Hall, and Walla Walla shone the bat-signal on the Whitman Tower, both as a tribute to West.- Art Department
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Graeme Livingstone was an actor, known for Game of Thrones (2011), Line of Duty (2012) and The Truth About Tom, Dick and Harry (2010). He died on 9 June 2017 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK.- Producer
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John Heyman was born on 27 April 1933 in Leipzig, Germany. He was a producer and executive, known for Black Gunn (1972), Privilege (1967) and The Go-Between (1971). He was married to Nizza Heyman, Norma Farnes and Norma Heyman. He died on 9 June 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Born in Ashtabula, she was the daughter of Chris R. and MaryAnn (Tulino) Alleman. Kelly graduated from Harbor High School class of 1995, Lakeland Community College with an Associates Degree and Cleveland State University with a BA in Film, where she worked on student films as production manager and crew. She died in 2017, after a courageous five year battle with cancer (Multiple Myeloma).- Teresa Cortés was an actress, known for Hospital Central (2000), Periodistas (1998) and El comisario (1999). She died on 9 June 2017 in Madrid, Spain.
- Edward Caddick was born on 21 June 1931 in Finsbury, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), Department S (1969) and The Avengers (1961). He was married to Loelia Kidd. He died on 9 June 2017 in Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
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Frank A. Jenssen was born on 21 January 1952 in Kjøpsvik, Tysfjord, Norway. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Hurtigruten - Verdens vakreste sjøreise (1993), Det store eventyret. Lofotfisket (1990) and Olga Dahl - Sprek 94-åring fra Lofoten (1987). He died on 9 June 2017 in Norway.- Actor
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João Elias was born on 23 November 1944 in Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil. He was an actor and producer, known for Quatro Contra o Mundo (1970), Amor Maldito (1984) and Rockmania (1986). He died on 9 June 2017 in Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil.- Danny Sheehy was born in 1952 in County Kerry, Ireland. He died on 9 June 2017 in Rivermouth Minho, Spain / Portugal border.
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Valeriy Solomin was born on 20 December 1938 in Novosibirsk, RSFSR, USSR. Valeriy was a director and producer, known for Rybak i tantsovshitsa (2005), Days of Future Buddhas (2016) and Shofyorskaya ballada (1987). Valeriy died on 9 June 2017 in Novosibirsk, Russia.- Tessa Mallos was born on 31 March 1944. She was an actress, known for Kingswood Country (1980), Midnite Spares (1983) and Homicide (1964). She died on 9 June 2017.
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Edit De Ak was born in 1949 in Hungary. She was an actress and producer, known for The Offenders (1980) and Frankie Teardrop (1979). She died on 9 June 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.- Composer
Stefano Gueresi was born on 21 April 1960 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. Stefano was a composer, known for Angela (2008). Stefano died on 9 June 2017 in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy.