February 5: Adam West tapes his appearance on the Dean Martin show. He sings "Call Me" and a duet with Dean.
February 17: Adam West will avoid hurry-up features during the "Batman" hiatus. Rather than play a pressured pic, West will accept video guestings around the world - such as a Sportsman show.
February 25: MARRIAGES Kathy Kersh to Burt Ward, Feb. 25, Las Vegas. Bride is a singer; groom plays Robin in tv's "Batman" series.
March 17: Ward, West, Kersh Doing Circus Acts
Burt Ward and wife Kathy Kersh will work 10 nights in Al Dobritch's Circus starting Friday, March 17. Ward will perform stunts and sing with his spouse. Adam West will ringmaster show opening night at the Shrine.
March 16: It was the promised presence of "Batman" Adam West, who launched the proceedings to a deafening welcome, but the crowd excitement continued throughout the more than three-hour performance. Packed practically to the roof of the Sport Arena, where show remains through tonight (Mon.) and then moves to Coliseum through March 26.
April 25: Adam West will face a mob of 85,000 English, anxious for their first "live" peek at "Batman" May 7 at the Duke of Bedford's annual charity bash (Boys' Town of Britain).
April 28: Adam West to Rome to sign Phillips Records contract.
May 6: Adam West joins Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida to meet the Pope.
May 9: Burt Ward opens for 3 weeks in "Harold' at the Pheasant Run Playhouse in St. Charles, ILL.
May 12: Adam West in London for a week of radio-tv and press promo for Batman. Actor is also shooting a road safety film during his stay.
From Tony Crawley: "A neighbour of mine in Kennington worked for the COI, Central Office of Information. And got an agreement with West, who was coming to London, to shoot a Road Safety commercial for kids. He asked me to write it. Which I did (I don't have the script anymore, or a copy of the film) They shot it a street away from where we lived, and I naturally took my young son to the shoot." His young son Nic Crawley became President of International Marketing and Distribution at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, where he helped make Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles such box-office champs.
May 21: Adam West appears at "A Night of Hope" benefit for the Santa Monica Hospital.
June 7: Burt Ward and Kathy Kersh file a lawsuit in Detroit against Dobritch International Circus for $17,000 they claim is owed to them from the March engagement in Los Angeles.
June 14: Guest lineup with Merv Griffin this stanza includes Melina Mercouri and Adam West.
July 5: Yvonne Craig has been added to series as a regular, cast as Bat-girl. She joins Adam West and Burt Ward in series, which goes into production today at Desilu Culver. All guest stars have been set for initial 17 segments.
Here's a circa 1967 open-end interview that Adam did with Dick Strout for this "Famous American Stars" series. http://teksitio.com/storage/01%20Adam%2 ... Strout.mp3
