Adam West, TVs Batman, Dies at 88
Source: Variety 
Adam West — an actor defined and also constrained by his role in the 1960s series “Batman” — died Friday night in Los Angeles. He was 88. A rep said that he died after a short battle with leukemia.
“Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight, and aspired to make a positive impact on his fans’ lives. He was and always will be our hero,” his family said in a statement.
Read more: http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/adam-west-dead-dies-batman-1202461532/
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he influenced my life as batman.
'Robinson Crusoe on Mars' 1964, was pre-Batman. That's when as a kid I watched in fascination and could remember his line about urine being too salty while searching for water.
I was only 9 and it was weird at my age to hear that. I really liked the movie!
How did Jared Kushner get into the picture? 
I will dance the Batusi in your honor
"Buono made his first network TV appearance playing the bearded poet Bongo Benny in an episode of 77 Sunset Strip."
Roger Smith of that series died a few days back.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Smith_(actor)
"Buono played the villain King Tut on the television series Batman. A Jekyll-and-Hyde character, William McElroy is a timid Yale professor of Egyptology who, after being hit in the head with a brick at a peace rally, assumes the persona of the charismatic, monomaniacal Egyptian King Tut. When he suffers another blow to the head, the villain recovers his meek academic personality. The role, which proved to be the most frequently featured original villain in the series, was one of Buono's favorites because he was delighted at being able to overact without restraint.
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"Buono was unusual among gay performers of his era by openly living together with same-sex partners, although he was not flamboyant about his lifestyle and referred to himself as a "conscientious objector" in the "morality revolution" of the 1960s."
Wholly sad, Batman.
RIP
He had some of the best lines on the show. 
That was one of my favorite shows in the '60s when I was little. 
What a bummer.
R.I.P. and BAM! POW! back atcha!
RIP, Mr. West. You touched a lot of lives!
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Was a big fan when I was a kid, before I knew what "camp" was.
I could never figure that out. 
RIP
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