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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.
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Later, as Hawkfire, her costume features gold plated elements and she carries a wrist-mounted flamethrowing device. Since enrolling at West Point , she would have received the same sort of military training conducted there, which among other things would require instruction in firearms, boxing , Modern Army Combatives , and battlefield tactics.
Robin Anne Reid, in her 2008 book, Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Overviews notes a lack of characterization given to Barbara Gordon by Alan Moore in Batman: The Killing Joke, stating, "Barbara Gordon was not portrayed as the intelligent and resourceful woman who assumed the Batgirl persona; she was portrayed as a cocoa-serving homemaker ...
Barbara Gordon as Batgirl appears in Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu, voiced again by Tara Strong. [37] Barbara Gordon as Batgirl appears as a non-playable character in Batman: Vengeance, voiced again by Tara Strong them. [38] Barbara Gordon as Batgirl appears as an unlockable playable character in Lego Batman: The Videogame, [39] voiced by Grey DeLisle.
Barbara Gordon as Batgirl: art by Brian Stelfreeze. Following the accusations of a homoerotic subtext in the depiction of the relationship between Batman and Robin as described in Fredric Wertham's book Seduction of the Innocent (1954), a female character, Kathy Kane the Batwoman, appeared in 1956 as a love interest for Batman. [3]
A congresswoman is facing both criticism and praise after wearing her Halloween during a formal vote in the House of Representatives.
The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is given out annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences for the best achievement of film costume design of the previous year. Films that are eligible for the award must meet a series of criteria, including the requirement that the costumes must have been "conceived" by a costume designer.