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Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16, 1937 – August 17, 2015) was an American actress who is best known for her role as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in the 1960s television series Batman. Other notable roles in her career include Dorothy Johnson in the 1963 movie It Happened at the World's Fair , Azalea Tatum in the 1964 movie Kissin' Cousins , and as the ...
Alan William Napier-Clavering (7 January 1903 – 8 August 1988), better known as Alan Napier, was an English actor.After a decade in West End theatre, he had a long film career in Britain and later on in Hollywood.
Yvonne Craig, who played Batgirl on the ABC 1960s series "Batman," died Monday. She was 78. The actress passed away at her home in Pacific Palisades, California, according to her official website.
Yvonne Craig as Batgirl. After the character was introduced in Detective Comics #359 in January 1967, at the request of the producers of the 1960s Batman television series, she was introduced into the television series – portrayed by Yvonne Craig – in the season 3 premiere "Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin", in September that same year.
Burt Ward (born Bert John Gervis Jr. / ˈ dʒ ɜːr v ɪ s /; July 6, 1945) is an American actor, animal welfare activist and businessman.He played Dick Grayson's Robin, the sidekick of Batman (played by Adam West), in the television series Batman (1966–1968), its theatrical feature film, the Saturday morning animated series The New Adventures of Batman (1977), the two-episode pilot Legends ...
A number of actresses were considered for the part, including Yvette Mimieux, Yvonne Craig, Barbara Eden and Anne Francis. Roddenberry's first choice was Susan Oliver, [3] whose talent agency said she was an excellent dancer. [9] She was convinced to take the role by Oscar Katz, [3] an executive at Desilu Productions. [10]
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Mars Needs Women is a 1968 independently made American made-for-television science fiction film from Azalea Pictures. [2] The film was produced, written, and directed by self-proclaimed schlock artist/auteur Larry Buchanan, and stars Tommy Kirk, Yvonne Craig, and Byron Lord. [3]