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Marcelle Tagand Lear is an American socialite who is best recognized as the third wife of late Hollywood actor, Adam West, who portrayed the role of Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman on the ABC television series 'Batman' (1966-68) and its 1966 theatrical feature film. She was previously married to airman and UFO conspiracy theorist John Lear, the son ...
- She Met West During The Filming of Batman
- She Helped West Overcome His Alcoholism
- They Have An Estimated Net Worth of $30 Million
- They Reside in Ketchum, Idaho
- They Have 2 Children Together
Lear actually met West through her first husband, airplane heir John Lear. During production of the Batmanfilm in 1966, the studio needed a sophisticated jet to appear as the “Bat Jet” during an action scene. Lear was brought in to provide the machinery, and West returned the favor by appearing as Batman at a promotional event, where he posed for p...
After the cancellation of the Batman series in 1968, West found it difficult to sustain his career. “I went to cattle calls for two or three years. I went out and did dinner theatre, regional theatre, any role that came along,” he said in a 2014 interview with Express, “I’d read a script and say ‘this is terrible’ but did it just to keep working. I...
Due in no small part to Lear’s support, West’s rejuvenated career led to more success than ever before. According to Celebrity Net Worth, the couple have an estimated net worth of $30 million. This includes numerous film appearances and two books, Climbing the Walls (1984) and Back to the Batcave(1994). But the majority source of their net worth co...
Lear and West moved to Ketchum, Idaho in the 1990s. According to Senior City Local, the couple made the move from to the small town so that they could focus on their hobbies and personal interests. This didn’t mean that Lear had quite when it came to pushing her husband, however. An article by Whitman Collegein 2006 revealed that she was pushing We...
Lear and West had two children together during their marriage, Nina West (born 1976) and Perrin West (born 1979). The former is the chief marketing officer for High Wide & Handsome, an advertising agency in California. Nina also collaborated with her filmmaker husband James Tooley on the 2014 documentary Starring Adam West, which followed her fathe...
In 1970, he met and then married Marcelle Tagand Lear, and picked up two stepchildren, Moya and Jill. In addition, they had two children of their own: Nina West in 1976 and Perrin in 1979. You can't keep a good actor down--West's career took off again, and he appeared in 50 projects after that: movies, television movies and sometimes doing ...
- September 19, 1928
- June 9, 2017
Dec 19, 2017 · West is survived by his third wife, Marcelle Tagand Lear, whom he married in 1972, four children and two stepchildren. Adam West (William West Anderson), actor, born 19 September 1928; died 9 June ...
- Ronald Bergan
Alternative name. Marcelle West. Spouses. Adam West November 7, 1970 - June 9, 2017 (his death, 4 children) Children. Hunter Anderson.
- Marcelle Lear
Nov 28, 2023 · Adam West was an American actor who played Batman in the 1960s TV series. He was married to Marcelle Lear, a former Miss America, from 1970 until his death in 2017.
May 11, 2024 · By Daniel Wanburg May 11, 2024. • Marcelle Tagand Lear is the third wife of actor Adam West, who rose to fame playing the character Batman. • She has a net worth of over $30 million from her late husband's success. • She was married to an executive and aviator prior to meeting West, and the two had two children together.
