Celebrating Adam West
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William West Anderson, later known as Adam West of TV's Batman fame, grew up in Walla Walla, Washington in a house just two streets over from where I live now. He went to school here attending Walla Walla High School through his sophomore year before moving to Seattle when his parents divorced. Upon graduation from Lakeside School, he returned to Walla Walla to attend and graduate from Whitman College. After being drafted and serving in the military, he moved to Hawaii and then to Hollywood where he took the stage name of Adam West.
Adam West died on June 9 of this year.
As a remembrance and celebration of his roots in Walla Walla, Jonathan Grant along with a host of others organized Adam West Day on September 19, the anniversary of West's birth.
Before the official public celebration began downtown, West's extended family were treated to a tour of Walla Walla including his childhood home and the street where he lived where they unveiled the new street sign in honor of West.
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| Photo courtesy of Adam West Day |
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| Photo courtesy of Adam West Day |
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| Photo courtesy of Adam West Day |
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| Photo courtesy of Wikipedia |
I didn't know he came from there!
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