Died Today (January 1st): Cesar Romero (1907–1994)

I had enormous fun playing the Joker on Batman (1966). I ended up doing something like 20 episodes of Batman, as well as the full-length feature film version [Batman: The Movie (1966)]. There was certainly nothing hard about that assignment! Even the makeup sessions weren’t too bad. It took about an hour-and-a-half to put the full makeup on, including the green wig. I didn’t mind it at all.

Died Today (December 31st): James Avery (1945–2013)

James Avery (1945–2013) Born: November 27, 1945 in Pughsville [now Suffolk], Virginia, USA Died: December 31, 2013 (age 68) in Glendale, California, USA You are only an actor if you absolutely love it and can not do anything else. Starving for your art is great in your 20s, but it’s not so great at 35.… Continue reading Died Today (December 31st): James Avery (1945–2013)