Frank Gorshin

An impressionist and actor, Gorshin once said "I didn't set out to be an impressionist. It just happened." He was a teen, and after seeing "The Jolson Story" he started imitating the actor. He also did other impressions, including Dean Martin, Kirk Douglas and James Cagney. He played George Burns in the play Goodnight, Gracie through this Spring. But he's best known for his role in the 1966-1968 Batman TV series, where he played The Riddler. "It really was a catalyst for me," he once said of the role. "I was nobody. I had done some guest shots here and there. But after I did that, I became a headliner in Vegas, so I can't put it down." One of those guest shots was on the Ed Sullivan Show -- on the night The Beatles made their first appearance in 1964. "I followed the Beatles, which was good for me: [the girls in the audience] were still screaming when I went out." He was nominated for Emmy awards for Riddler and for a guest role on the original Star Trek series ("Let That Be Your Last Battlefield", 1969). Gorshin died in Burbank, Calif., on May 17 from lung cancer, emphysema and pneumonia. He was 71. From This is True for 15 May 2005 Suggestions for further reading: Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller Amazon Price: $10.19 Customer Review: I first read this when I was 14 and I knew nothing about it. I have since then read it many times. I have bought three copies and used to own the Originals signed by Frank Miller (Lost now). I read this not knowing anything about Frank Miller or p...   Batman: Year One by Frank Miller Amazon Price: $10.19 Customer Review: Batman:Year One is a story, which, as the title suggests details the first year of action for Batman and the inspiration for many of his methods, and, also, his mentallity, but it doesn't just foccus on a single character; a noticable part of the boo...   Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Collection (Every Sherlock Holmes story written... by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Amazon Price: Customer Review: The stories themselves are, of course, beyond reproach. And the value of all four novels and all the short stories for under a buck is ridiculous. However, the number of typos here is outrageous, and it's particularly off-putting here because of the ...   Batman: Arkham Asylum (15th Anniversary Edition) by Grant Morrison Amazon Price: $12.23 Customer Review: It's definitely one of the hardest books I've ever had to read. But more than likely intentionally, it manages to put you into the maddening frame of mind Batman must've been going through while at Arkham. I liked it, didn't love it though. I'l...   Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore, Brian Bolland Amazon Price: $12.23 Customer Review: For first timers: if you need to know how the Joker began, this sort of answered the questions for me when I obtained a copy of this book in 1988 when it was first released. (but in a modern replication of the original Joker's beginning as shown in ...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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