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<\/a>The orininal Batmobile. Photo by Karen Salkin, as is the big one at the top of the page.<\/p><\/div>\n
And right now they\u2019re featuring the Batman<\/em> television show exhibit, (entitled Holy Hollywood History! A Batman \u201866 Retrospective<\/em>,) whose opening party I went to last week.\u00a0 It was fabulous; I only wish that Adam West was still alive to see this.\u00a0 He and I shared a wonderful agent for many years, (until a talent coordinator made me leave my beloved agent because she told me that \u201call his other clients are old men,\u201d a decision I\u2019ve always regretted,) and I always heard lovely stories about Adam from him.<\/p>\n As we arrived at the fete, the original Batmobile was on full display on the sidewalk, creating a crowd of admiring passers-by.\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen it in person before, but it\u2019s always entertaining.\u00a0 And I was thrilled for all the fans who had this wonderful opportunity.<\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n On the first floor was a bar and a table of cheese and crackers and fruit. What a perfect way to begin the celebration!<\/p>\n Part of the fun of the Hollywood Museum is taking the humongous elevator (which is reminiscent of Disneyland\u2019s Haunted Mansion) up to the second floor for the exhibits.\u00a0 Inside the lift were fabulous old movie posters, and for this occasion, some Batman visuals.\u00a0 And on the sort-of lengthy (for an elevator ride) ride up to the top, the famous Batman<\/em> TV theme\u00a0music played, which got us all in the mood for what we were about to see.<\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n There were very many artifacts from that now-cult-status TV show.\u00a0 I cannot even imagine from whence it all came! It dates back over half a century, for goodness sake!\u00a0 We saw the Batphone, along with various costumes and memorabilia. And there were also photo exhibits, reminding us of the many actors who appeared on the show, and what characters they played.<\/p>\n And along the way was a trio of food areas, one featuring shrimp cocktail and guacamole, one serving hot tidbits, and the most important one, of course\u2014desserts, along with another bar. We were well taken\u00a0care of in the refreshment department!<\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n Once satiated, my friend and I really enjoyed perusing the giant display cases. The memorabilia was fascinating! I\u2019ve only seen a few episodes of the TV series over the years, so I was not familiar with most of the items, but I still loved them. And, as a trivia fan, I knew who a lot of the actors from the iconic show are. I even worked with Frank Gorshin (aka \u201cThe Riddler\u201d) on a television show when I was first starting-out in the biz! I was so excited that my name was up front in the credits the same size as his! (And Frank and Mr. X shared voiceover duties as the voice of Dr. Strange on the Batman<\/em> animated series! And Mr. X also starred in the TV movie Return to the Batcave<\/em>, so our connections to this exhibit abound, as you\u2019ll see as you continue reading.)<\/p>\n Lee Meriwether on the right, next to her own likeness. Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n A point of interest for the original costume section of this exhibit is one worn by movie star Ida Lupino when she played Dr. Cassandra on the show. Her wardrobe has never before been seen by the public, so that\u2019s pretty special. I was friendly with Ida when I first came to LA as a teen-ager, (I know\u2014strange duo, right?,) but I never even knew that she had done this TV show! So I really enjoyed learning about that.<\/p>\n The most heartwarming part of the evening was seeing still-gorgeous former Miss America, Lee Meriwether, who played Catwoman in the movie off-shoot of the Batman<\/em> series, standing next to the life-size rendition of her character in the Gallery of Guest Villains! I\u2019ve seen her around town many times over the years because she\u2019s a member of a theatre company I often review, and I\u2019ve even met her on occasion, but I so did not want to take even one second of her time away from her adoring fans that night, so I left chitchatting with her for another time.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>