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Batman Franchise Media
Since his first appearance in 1939, Batman has been adapted into multimedia, various media such as film, radio, television, and video games, as well as numerous merchandising items. The Batman franchise has become one of the List of highest-grossing media franchises, highest-grossing media franchises of all time. Film Early films and serials Live-action A number of Batman theatrical films have been made. There have also been several attempted projects during the hiatus between ''Batman & Robin (film), Batman & Robin'' and ''Batman Begins''. Serials *1943: ''Batman (serial), Batman''; 15 chapters starring Lewis Wilson as Batman and Douglas Croft as Robin (comics), Robin *1949: ''Batman and Robin (serial), Batman and Robin''; 15 chapters starring Robert Lowery (actor), Robert Lowery as Batman and Johnny Duncan (actor), Johnny Duncan as Robin ''Batman Dracula'' In 1964, a ''Batman Dracula'' black and white American superhero fan film, was produced and directed by Andy Warhol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Wilson
Lewis Gilbert Wilson (January 28, 1920 – August 9, 2000) was an American actor, who was most famous for being the first actor to play DC Comics character Batman on screen in the 1943 serial film, film serial ''Batman (serial), Batman''. Life and career Wilson was born in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the son of Lucile (née Gregg) and John Henry Wilson. He grew up in Littleton, Massachusetts, where his father was minister of the First Unitarian Church from 1927-1945. Wilson graduated from Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1939. His family had long roots with the school and his father and grandfather were graduates. Following the entry of the United States into World War II, in 1943 Columbia Pictures created the first Batman live action series, simply called Batman (serial), ''Batman''. Wilson was cast as the title character in the 15-episode serial against J. Carrol Naish who portrayed a Japanese spy named Dr. Daka. It was Wilson's screen debut at the ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |