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Diane McBain dead: Batman actress and Elvis Presley's co-star dies of cancer aged 81
Batman TV series.The star, who has died at the age of 81, also starred alongside Elvis Presley during her time on the silver screen. Diane died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. She had been battling liver cancer, her friend Michael Gregg Michaud confirmed. Michael took to social media to share the tragic news of the star’s death in a statement obtained by Deadline. "It is with great sadness that I report actress Diane McBain lost her battle with liver cancer and passed away on December 21, 2022," he wrote. Diane starred in the second season of the ABC series Batman, which ran between 1966 and 1968.In 1967, she arrived on the scene as socialite Pinkie Pinkston, who was a friend of Batman's alias Bruce Wayne (Adam West).Diane was also well known for her role in the 1966 film Spinout, where she starred opposite the late singer Elvis. The musical comedy film starred Elvis as the lead singer of a band and part-time race car driver and ranked at 57 on the year-end list of the top-grossing films of 1966.In the flick, which was titled California Holiday in the UK, Diane played one of Elvis’ leading ladies Diana St.
