while miss thomas probably would have understood the mix-up it's a good thing craig didn't walk out when she did yvonne was the perfect choice for batgirl yvonne was cast as daughter of commissioner gordon and secretly batgirl who mysteriously showed up on the scene riding her bat cycle to fight alongside batman and robin the series ran from NUMBER_TOKEN to NUMBER_TOKEN and she was only part of it for the final season for her to fit into the show she had to be able to do the same thing adam west was already doing that meant she had to perform both on a serious almost shakespearean level while performing for laughs at the same time so that the younger viewers got a comic book-esque vibe and adults got a show that offered comedy that was a lot of pressure but yvonne delivered yvonne had a blast doing batman yvonne loved her job playing batgirl not only did doing the series give her a place to go every day it also paid her quite well doing the series gave her the opportunity to work alongside industry legends like ethel merman and milton berle while getting to do her own stunts but beyond that she also developed a devoted fan base among the show's viewers nothing was more rewarding to her than the time she went to the grocery store and a little girl approached her and recognized her as barbara gordon after batman after portraying batgirl for the final season craig continued to act sporadically in movies and tv she appeared in guest roles in shows like it takes a thief the mod squad emergency and manics craig also played marta a green-skinned orion slave girl in the NUMBER_TOKEN star trek episode whom god's destroy from NUMBER_TOKEN to NUMBER_TOKEN she appeared in four episodes of the comedy series love american style in NUMBER_TOKEN she appeared in an episode of kojak and in NUMBER_TOKEN she made a guest appearance on the six million dollar man after she retired craig entered the world of private business for a while she was co-producer of industrial shows but then started a new career as a real estate broker in NUMBER_TOKEN she made a minor comeback providing the voice for grandma on the animated kids show olivia craig also published her memoir from ballet to the bat cave and beyond in NUMBER_TOKEN and appeared in a documentary called ballet ruses in NUMBER_TOKEN. craig died from metastatic breast cancer at age NUMBER_TOKEN at her home in pacific palisades on august NUMBER_TOKEN NUMBER_TOKEN. now it's time to hear from you let us know your favorite memory of batgirl in the comment section below and before you go make sure you give this video a like and subscribe to facts verse if you haven't already click the bell icon to stay updated on all our latest content
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