Adam West, who played 1960s-era Batman, dies at 88

Adam West, whose straight-faced portrayal of Batman in a 1960s TV series lifted the tight-clad Caped Crusader into the national consciousness, has died at age 88, his family said Saturday on a verified Facebook page. West died Friday night after “a short but brave battle with leukemia,” the family statement said. West played the superhero […]