Los Angeles pays tribute to Batman Adam West

Los Angeles had the Bat-Signal has light up the City Hall in honor of the late Caped Crusader Adam West who passed away at the age of 88 after suffering from leukaemia. His wife, Marcelle, was joined by their daughters, as well as actress Lee Meriwether (82) who played Catwoman, at the memorial event.
Actor Burt Ward, who played Batman's sidekick Robin in the hit 1960s TV series, also joined West's family and thousands of fans for the public memorial. Many of the had come on fancy dress.
This has been reported in skynews.com dated 16 June 2017.

The crowd cheered as LA's mayor and police chief lit up City Hall with the Bat-Signal. This is a spotlight of Batman's emblem that was employed to summon help from the superhero. The LA police chief Charlie Beck stood next to a red phone that resembled the one used by Gotham City's commissioner James Gordon to chat to Batman.
There were other actors like George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck who portrayed Batman but none was as good as Adam West.


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It was auction time at the Prop Store live auction at the BFI IMAX in London and the Batpod prop that had been used in Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Rises has been auctioned off for £312,000. This unique vehicle of Batman, the caped crusader was used in the 2012 superhero blockbuster from Christopher Nolan's trilogy.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 29 September 2016.

Other movie memorabilia that went under the hammer were Batman's Batsuit from the sane movie - it was bought for £192,000 and the costume from 2005's Batman Begins reached a whopping £96,000.
Then there was legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg's clapperboard from 1975's Jaws - it went for £84,000. Next was the Sloth Mask from 1980s classic comedy The Goonies - it fetched £36,000. And, Harry Potter's Acceptance Letter for Hogwarts, complete with the wax seal, from 2001's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was sold for £8,400.


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