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Adam West was born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928 in Walla Walla, Washington, to parents Otto West Anderson, a farmer, and his wife Audrey V. (Speer), an opera singer. At age 10, in 1938, West had a cache of comic books; and starting in 1939, Batman, who appeared in Detective Comics, made a big impression on him--the comic hero was part bat-man (a la Count Dracula) and part world's greatest detective (a la Charlie Chan and Sherlock Holmes). When his mother remarried to a Dr. Paul Flothow, she took West and his younger brother, John, to Seattle. At age 14, West attended Lakeside School, then went to Whitman College, where he got a degree in literature and psychology. During his last year of college, he married 17-year-old Billie Lou Yeager.
West got a job as a disc jockey at a local radio station, then enrolled at Stanford for post-grad courses. Drafted into the army, he spent the next two years starting military television stations, first at San Luis Obispo, California, then at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Afterwards, West and his wife toured Europe, visiting Germany, Switzerland and Italy's Isle of Capri. When the money ran out, he joined a childhood and college buddy, Carl Hebenstreit, who was starring in the kiddie program "The Kini Popo Show" in Hawaii. West would eventually replace Carl but not the other star, Peaches the Chimp. In 1956, he got a divorce and married a beautiful girl, originally from Tahiti, named Ngatokoruaimatauaia Frisbie Dawson (he called her "Nga" for short). They had a daughter, Jonelle (born 1957), and a son, Hunter (born 1958). In 1959, West came to Hollywood. He adopted the stage name "Adam West", which fit his roles, as he was in some westerns.
After seven years in Tinseltown, he achieved fame in his signature role as Bruce Wayne / Batman, on the wildly popular ABC-TV series Batman (1966) (though he has over 60 movie and over 80 television guest appearance credits, "Batman" is what the fans remember him for). The series, which lasted three seasons, made him not just nationally but internationally famous. The movie version, Batman: The Movie (1966), earned West the "Most Promising New Star" award in 1967. The downside was that the "Batman" fame was partly responsible for ruining his marriage, and he was typecast and almost unemployable for a while after the series ended (he did nothing but personal appearances for two years).
In 1970, he met and then married Marcelle Tagand Lear, and picked up two stepchildren, Moya and Jill. In addition, they had two children of their own: Nina West in 1976 and Perrin in 1979. You can't keep a good actor down--West's career took off again, and he appeared in 50 projects after that: movies, television movies and sometimes doing voices on television series. West wrote his autobiography, "Back to the Batcave" (1994). One of his most prized possessions was a drawing of Batman by Bob Kane with the inscription "To my buddy, Adam, who breathed life into my pen and ink creation". Beginning in 2000, West made guest appearances on the animated series Family Guy (1999), on which he played Mayor Adam West, the lunatic mayor of Quahog, Rhode Island.
On June 9, 2017, Adam West died at age 88 after a brief battle with leukemia in Los Angeles, California. On June 15, 2017, Los Angeles shone the bat-signal on City Hall, and Walla Walla shone the bat-signal on the Whitman Tower, both as a tribute to West.- Actor
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Connor Trinneer was born on 19 March 1969 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), American Made (2017) and Stargate Origins (2018). He was previously married to Ariana Navarre.- Allison McKay was born in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. She is an actress, known for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), Lonely Hearts (2006) and Matinee (1993).
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My entertainment career began at twelve years old as an extra in Robert Towne's Personal Best in Eugene, Oregon. Then, at sixteen, I was cast by Rob Reiner as 'Moke' in Stand By Me, still in Oregon. Subsequently, I moved to LA at eighteen without a clue and a head full of fantasies of becoming a working actor; instead, I landed behind the camera and explored the industry for thirty-five years, working my way from the art dept. as a swing gang set dresser (glorified furniture mover) to joining the DGA in 1996 as an assistant director and evolved into a producer in 2007. In 2018 I helped develop an independent film, and we produced it in 2021, and I acted in a small role. I may have worked on some projects you have seen. And I am forever up for the unknown challenge and investigating opportunities with my executive capabilities beyond traditional entertainment while pursuing my core desire to develop projects to produce and act in.- Megan Theresa Cochrane was born in Walla Walla, Washington. She grew up in Mattawan, Michigan and enjoyed all the benefits of a rural upbringing, including her second passion - horseback riding. Her mother, Sandra Cochrane, is a business woman. Her father, Blake Cochrane, is a laboratory manager. She attended Mattawan Consolidated Schools for her primary education, graduating in 2013. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre, an additional major in journalism, and a public relations minor. Megan began acting in children's summer camps, high school plays, and community theatre opportunities before securing regular roles in the collegiate setting. Her first feature film was Stay With Me (2017), part of MSU's Theatre2Film project, which premiered at the Traverse City Film Festival.
- Tonya Cooley was born on 7 January 1980 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. She is an actress, known for The Erotic Traveler (2007), The Scorned (2005) and Soup of the Day (2006). She has been married to Adam since December 2005.
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Bryan C. Hartnell was born on 1 July 1949 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He is an actor, known for Zodiac (2007), BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime (2016) and Case Reopened (1999). He is married to Monica Hartnell. They have two children.- Actor
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Gary Kent was born on a wheat ranch at Walla Walla, Washington, the son of Arthur E. and Iola Kent. He graduated from Renton High School, Renton, Washington, and attended the University of Washington for one quarter, where he studied journalism, played football and pole-vaulted on the track team. He dropped out of college and entered the Naval Air Corps in 1952, where he wrote promotion and publicity for the Navy's elite flying team, The Blue Angels. After his stint in the military Gary began a career in theatre, working in productions throughout the South as writer, director and actor. He is an alumnus of both the Playhouse and Alley Theatres, Houston, Texas.
In l955 Kent moved to Hollywood with wife Joyce and son Greg, where he carved out a career in motion pictures. Over a 40-year period he has worked with such luminaries as Jack Nicholson, Penny Marshall, Alan Arkin, James Caan, Bruce Willis and Garry Marshall. He has directed action and supplied special effects for, among others, directors Peter Bogdanovich, Brian De Palma, Richard Rush and Monte Hellman. He was Unit Production Manager on the Academy Award-nominated Phantom of the Paradise (1974). In the late 1980s he wrote and directed Rainy Day Friends (1985), which won Best Special Stunt in a Motion Picture at the International Stuntman Awards. In l997 his original screenplay, "Where's Bassett's Body?", won 1st Place, Outstanding Script by a Texas Writer, at the Lone Star Screenplay Competition in Dallas. In July of 2000 he was one of two Guests of Honor at the Bicknell International Film Festival, Bicknell, Utah, and is listed in Who's Who In Entertainment. He has six children: Greg, a theatre director; Colleen, a teacher; and Andrew, an attorney, by first wife Joyce Peacock; Chris, a musician; Alex, a paralegal; and Michael, a visual artist, by second wife Rosemary Gallegly.- Actor
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Gregg Gilmore was born in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He is known for The Bunny Game (2011), Jonas (2013) and Dinner in America (2020).- Jonathan M. Wainwright was born on 23 August 1883 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He died on 2 September 1953 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
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Robert N. Bradbury was born on 23 March 1886 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He was a director and actor, known for The Lucky Texan (1934), The Star Packer (1934) and West of the Divide (1934). He was married to Nola Bradbury. He died on 24 November 1949 in Glendale, California, USA.- Robert J. Hanson was born on 25 May 1920 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He was married to Irene Hanson. He died on 1 October 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
- Jayne Shadduck was born on 1 July 1915 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. She was an actress, known for The Pied Piper (1933), The Pet Store (1933) and Mickey's Circus (1936). She was married to Henry J. (Bob) Topping, Jack Kirkland and Richard Durant. She died on 29 May 1993 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
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Don Roff has been involved in filmmaking for over half of his 35 years. A northeastern Oregon native, he first began making Super-8 live action and animated short films at the age of 14. During his early years at Walla Walla Community College, he focused primarily on photojournalism and writing film reviews. After a four year stint with the US Army Airborne Rangers in Ft. Benning, Georgia, where Roff served as a radio operator during the American/Panama campaign: Operation Just Cause in 1989, he returned to college. At the Evergreen State College, Roff pulled his focus to film production. He created two acclaimed short films, "A Night in the Life of the Vampire" and "The Weird World of Mushroom Madness." It was also at Evergreen where Roff studied screenwriting under acclaimed playwright and screenwriter, Frederick Nolan. Roff was also a regular article contributor to Cinema Seattle's "Reel News" magazine. He was also a reader for Cinema Seattle's Screenwriter's Salon, evaluating scripts for Northwest-based screenwriters. Roff administrates his company, PerfeKt Films, in New York City.- Actress
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Adrienne Alexander was born on 7 January 1954 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. She is an actress, known for Suburban Mayhem (2006), Pound Puppies (1985) and Man-Thing (2005). She has been married to Russel Foreman since 2 July 2016. She was previously married to Tom Ruegger.- Actor
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Ryan Van Denburgh was born on 16 January 1979 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He is an actor, known for Take (2007) and Miriam (2006).- Marion Jackson was born on 3 December 1879 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He was a writer, known for Lightning Romance (1924), North of Nevada (1924) and Easy Money (1925). He died on 28 November 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Colby Park was born on 4 September 1983 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA.
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Ginny Jackson was born in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. She is known for The Silver Bandit (1950), The Big Tip Off (1955) and Everybody's Dancin' (1950).- Actor
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Burl Barer was born on 8 August 1947 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Last Ride (1991), Targeted for Murder (2022) and Deadly Sins (2012). He was previously married to Britt Elin Johnsen.- Adam Taylor Charlton is an American actor, writer and comedian. Born in Washington and raised in Oregon, Charlton attended Philadelphia's Temple University after graduating Pendleton High School in 2009 to major in International Business and Japanese Language. During his sophomore year, Charlton discovered the university's film program and began acting again, something he was known for in high school but was never encouraged to pursue professional. During this time, he began writing and directing his own short films as well, using the university's student equipment but never actually enrolling in the program. Much to his parents' dismay, he left Philadelphia before earning any kind of degree and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue work professionally. He now resides in North Hollywood, CA.
- Bert Hadley was born on 12 April 1882 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Madam Who? (1918), The Flying U Ranch (1927) and The Tiger Band (1920). He was married to Jack Noyes, Theodore Best and Zena Clara Haddock. He died on 30 December 1968 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Virginia Bogart was born on 14 March 1918 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. Virginia is known for Heidi's Song (1982), Happily Ever After (1989) and Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987). Virginia was married to Walter L. Bogart Jr.. Virginia died on 20 October 2003 in Glendale, California, USA.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Tucker Battrell was born on 14 April 1978 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He is a director and actor, known for The View from Here (2012), The Legend of Grassman and Rock Star: INXS (2005).- Sister Karma Za Betch was born on 13 November 1969 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA. He was an actor, known for Heart Breaks Open (2011). He died on 30 July 2011 in Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, USA.