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Alan Napier
Alan Napier as Alfred Pennyworth from film Batman. Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (or simply Alfred) is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Batman (also known as Batman The Movie) is a 1966 film spin-off of the popular ''Batman'' television series, and was the first
Born	Alan W. Napier-Clavering 7 January 1903(1903-01-07) King's Norton in Birmingham, England
Died	8 August 1988 (aged 85) Santa Monica, California, United States

Alan Napier (born Alan W. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Kings Norton is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also a Birmingham City Council ward within the formal district of Northfield Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Napier-Clavering; 7 January 1903 in King's Norton in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England^[1] – 8 August 1988 in Santa Monica, California, United States) was an English character actor. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Kings Norton is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also a Birmingham City Council ward within the formal district of Northfield Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He is best known for playing Alfred in the 1960s live-action Batman television series. Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (or simply Alfred) is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. Batman is a 1960s American Television series, based on the DC Comic book character of the same name. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic

Napier was a cousin of Neville Chamberlain, Britain's prime minister from 1937 to 1940 and the great-great-grandson of author Charles Dickens. Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 &ndash 9 November 1940 was a British Conservative Politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located He was stage-struck from childhood and after graduating from Clifton College, the tall 6 ft 6 in (1. Clifton College is a Coeducational public school in Clifton Bristol, England. 98 m), booming-voiced Napier studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, then later was engaged by the Oxford Players, where he worked with such raw young talent as Sir John Gielgud and Robert Morley. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an Robert Morley CBE ( May 26, 1908 &ndash June 3, 1992) was an Oscar -nominated English Actor who He continued working with the cream of Britain's acting crop during his ten years (1929–1939) on the West End stage. He came to New York City in 1940 to co-star with Gladys George in Lady in Waiting. The City of New York Gladys George ( September 13, 1900 &ndash December 8, 1954) was an American actress Though his film career had begun in England in the 1930s, he had very little success before the cameras until he arrived and joined the British community in Hollywood in 1941. There he spent time with such people as James Whale. James Whale ( July 22, 1889 – May 29, 1957) was a British born Film director, best known for his work in the He usually played dignified, sometimes WASPish roles of all sizes in such films as Cat People (1942), The Uninvited (1943), and House of Horror (1946). White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, commonly abbreviated to the Acronym WASP, is a sociological and cultural Ethnonym Cat People is a Horror film produced by Val Lewton and directed by Jacques Tourneur.

In The Song of Bernadette, he played the ethically questionable psychiatrist who is hired to declare Bernadette mentally ill. The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 Film which tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who from February to July 1858 in He appeared in two Shakespeare films: the Orson Welles Macbeth, in which he played a priest that Welles added to the story, who spoke lines originally uttered by other characters, and MGM's Julius Caesar, in which he played Cicero. William Shakespeare ( baptised George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Macbeth is a 1948 film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Tragedy Macbeth made by Orson Welles. Julius Caesar is an MGM film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by Joseph L Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Classical Latin ˈkikeroː usually ˈsɪsərəʊ in English January 3, 106 BC &ndash December 7, 43 BC was a Roman He also played the vicious Earl of Warwick in Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc is a 1948 Technicolor film directed by Victor Fleming; starring Ingrid Bergman as the French religious icon and war In the 1950s he appeared on TV in four episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an Anthology Television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock.

In 1966, he was the first to be cast on the smash-hit TV series Batman, as Bruce Wayne's faithful butler Alfred, a role he played with delightful gusto until the series' cancellation in 1968. Napier's career extended into the 1980s, with TV roles in such miniseries as QB VII and such weeklies as The Paper Chase. QB VII by Leon Uris was a best seller published in 1970 This four-part novel highlights the events leading to a life-shattering libel trial in the United Kingdom The Paper Chase is a 1970 Novel, as well as a 1973 film based on the novel and a Television series based on the movie

1 Death
2 Relatives
3 Homage
4 Selected filmography
5 Personal quotes
6 References
7 External links

Death

He died from a stroke, in Santa Monica, California, United States, at the age of 85. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Relatives

Alan Napier is the grandfather of actor Brian Forster, who is best known as portraying (the second) Chris Partridge on the television series, The Partridge Family. Brian Forster (born April 14, 1960) was the second actor to play the role of Chris Partridge in the Television series The Partridge Family The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career

Alan Napier is also the great-grandfather of actor James Napier, who is perhaps most notable for his roles on the television series' The Tribe and Power Rangers Dino Thunder. James William Robertson Napier (born March 24, 1982 in Wellington New Zealand) has appeared in several television programmes including The The Tribe is a post-apocalyptic soap opera primarily aimed at teenagers. Power Rangers Dino Thunder (often abbreviated as PRDT and often simply called Dino Thunder) is an American Children's television

Homage

In the 1989 Batman film, The Joker's name is Jack Napier, in homage to Alan Napier. Batman is a 1989 Superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics.

The series finale of Justice League has Batman going undercover to investigate the true motives of the Thangarians. Justice League is an American Animated television series about a team of Superheroes which ran from 2001 to 2004 on Cartoon Network Thanagar is a fictional planet in the. Thanagar is the original home of the humanoid Thanagarian race noted for the discovery of gravity defying Nth metal. His disguise resembles Alan Napier.

In the Australian soap opera Neighbours, there was a character, played by Barry Friedlander, who shared the same name as Napier and was similar in stature to him. Neighbours is a long-running multiple Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera, which first aired in March 1985

Selected filmography

Personal quotes

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"I had never read comics before I [was hired for 'Batman']. Cat People is a Horror film produced by Val Lewton and directed by Jacques Tourneur. The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time Random Harvest is a 1942 film based on the 1941 James Hilton novel of the same name, directed by Mervyn LeRoy. The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 Film which tells the story of Saint Bernadette Soubirous, who from February to July 1858 in The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released Isle of the Dead ( is one of producer Val Lewton 's horror films made for RKO Radio Pictures. The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon Lured (also known as Personal Column in the UK) is the title of a 1947 film released by United Artists, directed by The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York For the 1967 version see Johnny Belinda (1967 film. Johnny Belinda is a 1948 Drama film based on the The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the Joan of Arc is a 1948 Technicolor film directed by Victor Fleming; starring Ingrid Bergman as the French religious icon and war Macbeth is a 1948 film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's Tragedy Macbeth made by Orson Welles. Hills of Home is a 1948 Drama film, the fourth in a series of MGM Lassie films Julius Caesar is an MGM film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by Joseph L The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as Tender Is the Night is a 1962 film directed by Henry King, based on the novel of the same name by F The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The Sword in the Stone is a 1963 Animated feature film produced by Walt Disney and it was originally released to the theaters on December The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr My Fair Lady is a musical Film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe stage musical My Fair Lady, based in turn on the play The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Marnie is a 1964 Psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the novel of the same name by Winston Graham Batman (also known as Batman The Movie) is a 1966 film spin-off of the popular ''Batman'' television series, and was the first The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on My agent rang up and said, 'I think you are going to play on "Batman,"' I said 'What is "Batman"?' He said, 'Don't you read the comics?' I said, 'No, never. ' He said, 'I think you are going to be Batman's butler. ' I said, 'How do I know I want to be Batman's butler?' It was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard of. He said, 'It may be worth over $100,000. ' So I said I was Batman's butler. "

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References

^ GRO Register of Births: Mar 1903 6c 507 KING'S N (= King's Norton) - Alan W. Napier-Clavering

External links

Persondata
NAME	Napier, Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Napier-Clavering, Alan
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	1903-01-07
PLACE OF BIRTH	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
DATE OF DEATH	1988-08-08
PLACE OF DEATH	Santa Monica, California, United States

Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Geography Warwickshire is bounded to the northwest by the West Midlands Metropolitan county and Staffordshire, by Leicestershire to England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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