| CLOSEUP Great looking autographed photo of Yvonne Craig as "Batgirl" from the classic television series, "Batman". This is a classic autographed photo from a classic show. If you are a SERIOUS Yvonne Cragi and/or "Batman" fan, this would make the perfect addition to your collection. This autographed photo was originally purchased from Yvonne in December of 1998. The words, "MCVIKES" will not appear on your photo. This autographed photo was placed inside a plastic page, the label was placed on top of the plastic page and this photo was then scanned. If you buy it, you will like it. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia... Yvonne Joyce Craig (born May 16, 1937 in Taylorville, Illinois) is an American actress best known as Batgirl from the 1960s TV series Batman. Biography Early life and career Yvonne Craig was originally trained to be a ballet dancer and was a member of the corps de ballet of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in the 1950s.[1]Gradually, she moved into acting, and in 1959, she appeared in no less than three films: The Young Land, The Gene Krupa Story, and Gidget. In 1960, she appeared as a busty young coed with Bing Crosby in High Time, where she met and married singer/actor Jimmy Boyd. After their divorce in 1962, Yvonne starred in several films, including roles with Elvis Presley and Dennis Hopper, and appeared in In Like Flint (the sequel to Our Man Flint) as a Russian Ballet dancer opposite James Coburn. Move into television In the mid-1960s, with film roles beginning to taper off, she moved into television, notably as Marta, a green-skinned Orion slave girl in the third season Star Trek episode Whom Gods Destroy. In this episode, she is interned in an insane asylum in space. In one The Man from U.N.C.L.E. episode, she helps solve the mystery of a brain-endangering poison. [1][2] In an episode of The Wild Wild West, she is an assassin. Batman Most famously, in Batman, she had the role of Batgirl (and her alter ego, librarian Barbara Gordon) on the 1960s TV series. [3] Although the Batman TV show has been criticized as "campy," many have praised Yvonne Craig's portrayal as having paved the way for many other television heroines in the years that followed. Craig appeared in the last season of the series and was often put in "perilous" situations, along with Batman and Robin. Later career After Batman, Yvonne Craig continued to act sporadically in movies and television. Notably, she appeared in guest roles in It Takes a Thief, The Mod Squad, and Emergency! From 19691972, she appeared in four episodes of the comedy series Love, American Style. [4] Craig eventually moved into private business. For a time, she was a coproducer of industrial shows, after which she worked successfully in the real estate business. Lifetime guarantee in regards to the authenticity of this autographed photo which also comes with a COA from Gearhart Enterprises, Inc. Member of the UACC. UACC Registered Dealer #RD189. |