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Batmania United Kingdom Madge Blake as Aunt Harriet or Mrs Harriet Cooper

~* About Aunt Harriet's Character *~

Aunt Harriet is Dick Grayson's Aunt, she has no idea hat Bruce and Dick are Batman and Robin because she is not aloud in Bruce's study where the bat-phone is located plus the secret entrance to the batcave. Aunt Harriet is called Mrs Harriet Cooper by non members of the Bruce Wayne family.
Aunt Harriet strongly supports Batman and Robin in there work, and when things get tough she has the courage to stand up for herself, a good example of this is in the episode "The Dead Ringers" when she see's that Chandells criminal brother is pretending to be him. She gets the gun out on him, "Stick it up sunny"!

~* Madge Blake-Internet Movie Database *~

Her character Aunt Harriet was added to the TV series "Batman" (1966/II) partly so that there was someone else in the house to prevent the two heroes from spending all their time in their Batman and Robin costumes and partly because of nervousness behind the scenes about two young, unattached men like Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson (Batman and Robin) residing together unchaperoned.
In addition to her role as Aunt Harriet Cooper on "Batman", Madge Blake's other well-known roles include her semi-regular part as Larry Mondello's mother on "Leave It to Beaver" (1957)and gushy gossip columnist Dora Bailey in Singin' in the Rain (1952).
At one point, the producers of "Batman" wanted to fire Madge Blake, for reasons best known to themselves. Adam West, with whom she'd become friends, stood up for her and she kept her job. The next day, he found a freshly baked cake in his dressing room. To this day, West considers that one of the greatest compliments he's ever been paid.
Was one of the models for the fairies in "Sleeping Beauty" (1959).
More Information Aunt Harriet was only in about 3 episodes in series three because she was seriously i'll and died a year after the Batman show, on 19th February 1969 Pasadena, California, USA, because of an heart attack.
Madge Blake was born on 31st May 1899 in Kinsley, Kansas, USA.

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