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Adam West learned to embrace Batman role he couldn't shake

By KEITH RIDLER and SANDY COHEN
Jun 10, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Before Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale and Ben Affleck donned Batman's cape in a stream of Hollywood blockbusters, there wa...
Adam West, who portrayed Batman in a 1960s TV series, has died at 88

Laurence Arnold Bloomberg
Jun 10, 2017 1:00 am - Adam West, an aspiring movie star who instead achieved worldwide fame as the tightly clad caped crusader “Batman” in the 1960s hit television series, has died. He was 88...
Glenne Headly, star of 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,' dead at 62

The Associated Press
Jun 09, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Glenne Headly, an early member of the acclaimed Steppenwolf Theatre Company who went on to star in films and on TV, died Thursday night, according to her...
'Patton,' 'Towering Inferno' cinematographer dies at 94

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jun 09, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cinematographer Fred Koenekamp, who won an Oscar for the 1974 disaster epic "The Towering Inferno," has died. He was 94. A representative for the Amer...
District 214's Sandlund remembered as 'progressive' leader, 'music man'

By Eileen O. Daday
Jun 09, 2017 1:00 am - Exactly 50 years ago, Prospect High School band director Howard Sandlund led its marching band to an appearance in the U.S. Pavilion at Expo 67, the World's Fair in Mont...
Restaurateur-violinist who made dining musical dies at 76

The Associated Press
Jun 08, 2017 7:00 am - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Violinist and restaurant owner Henry Helyong Lee, whose now shuttered Korean restaurant in New Orleans was known for operatic waiters and performances...
Ed Victor, literary agent for Clapton, Richards, dead at 77

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jun 08, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ed Victor, an A-list literary agent whose colorful personality was well-matched by such clients as Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Andrew Lloyd Webber, ...
Longtime Caribbean soccer official Horace Burrell dies at 67

By The Associated Press
Jun 07, 2017 7:00 am - Horace Burrell, a longtime Caribbean soccer official and former ally of several controversial FIFA vice presidents, has died. He was 67. The governing body of soccer i...
Influential California architect William Krisel dies at 92

By ROBERT JABLON
Jun 06, 2017 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - William Krisel, a modernist architect who designed 40,000 tract homes imbued with now-iconic Southern California touches such as butterfly roofs, post...
Ex-Newcastle player Tiote dies after collapsing in training

The Associated Press
Jun 05, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Cheick Tiote, a combative midfielder who played in the English Premier League for Newcastle and at the World Cup with Ivory Coast, has died after collapsin...

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