Adam West, the ardent actor who managed to keep his tongue in cheek while wearing the iconic cowl of the Caped Crusader on the classic 1960s series Batman, has died. He was 88.
West, who was at the pinnacle of pop culture after Batman debuted in January 1966, only to see his career fall victim to typecasting after the ABC show flamed out, died Friday night in Los Angeles after a short battle with leukemia, a family spokesperson said.
West died peacefully surrounded by his family and is survived by his wife Marcelle, six children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Adam West was the Batman of my youth, and even though I fully appreciated Keaton and Bale, I always had a soft spot for the campy 1960's television show.
That was back in the days when television violence could be somewhat censored by an image like this flashing on the screen.
Good times.
Lately the Adam West Batman meme has popped up in all kinds of places including anti-Trump rallies.
Well I for one am sad to see the passing of an icon.
He will be missed.
However fear not because there is a new generation of heroes to take his place.
After all children do need heroes, perhaps today more than ever.A picture, worth a thousand words. #WonderWoman http://pic.twitter.com/w76cYZNG3y— IBatman (@BotmunTweets) May 29, 2017
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