Adam West (William West Anderson) (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017).
Adam West was best known for his portrayal of the title role in the 1960s ABC series Batman and its theatrical feature film. His acting career began in films in 1959. West died in Los Angeles after a short battle with leukemia.
On this day in 1967, Israel and Syria agreed to a cease-fire that ended the Six-Day War.
The Army of Yugoslavia began withdrawal from Kosovo on this day in 1999. NATO had suspended air strikes in Yugoslavia after Slobodan Milosevic agreed to the withdrawal.
Alcoholic Anonymous was founded by Dr. Robert Smith (left) and William G. Wilson on this day in 1935.
(FoxNews/AP) – Glenne Headly’s agent has confirmed the actress died Thursday night. No cause of death or location was immediately available.
Headly was known from performances in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (1988), "Mr. Holland’s Opus” (1995), and "Dick Tracy"(1990). She was an early member of the famous Steppenwolf Theatre Company.
Note:”M. Holland’s Opus” was filmed in and around Portland, Oregon, with much of the exterior and interior scenes shot at Grant High School.
Nancy Sinatra recorded the hit songs "These Boots Are Made for Walkin’" and "Sugar Town," she is the daughter of famous crooner Frank Sinatra, they recorded a hit duet version of the song "Somethin’ Stupid." Nancy also had a brief acting career in the mid-1960s including a co-starring role with Elvis Presley in the movie Speedway (1968), and with Peter Fonda in The Wild Angels (1966). In Marriage on the Rocks (1965), Frank and Nancy Sinatra played a fictional father and daughter.