Yvonne Craig: Batgirl star was a caped crusader for equality and fair pay

She was the object of countless boys' lust as the original sexy sixties Batgirl, but for a generation of girls, actor Yvonne Craig was much more: a smart role model in high-heeled boots and an early campaigner for equal rights and fair pay. When news

In this image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Yvonne Craig portrays the crime-fighting Batgirl in the 1960s TV hit "Batman." Craig died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015 in her Los Angeles home from complications from breast cancer. She was 78. (Warner 

As dynamic as the Dynamic Duo was, Batman and Robin always seemed to be getting into jams they couldn't find their way out of on ABC in the 1960s. And, in their show's third and final season, the Caped Crusaders often found rescue from an unlikely 

In this image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment, Yvonne Craig portrays the crime-fighting Batgirl in the 1960s TV hit “Batman.” Craig died Monday in her Los Angeles home from complications from breast cancer. She was 78. (Warner Bros.

Yvonne Craig played Batgirl and her alter ego Barbara Gordon in the 1960s TV series of Batman. She did all her own stunts. Photograph: ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images. Alexandra Spring. Wednesday 19 August 2015