- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMadge Cummings
- Spouse: James Lincoln Blake (1 Child)
During World War II, she and her husband, James Lincoln Blake, worked in Utah on construction of the detonator for the atomic bomb and performed such jobs as testing equipment destined for the Manhattan Project. The couple received a citation for their work from the U.S. government.
- IMDb mini biography by: Charlie DiPatri
- SpouseJames Lincoln Blake(May 24, 1919 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenJames Harlan BlakeEdwin Raymond Blake
- ParentsAlbert Wallace CummingsAlice Cummings
- RelativesRuth Marie Cummings Johnson(Sibling)Esther A. Cummings Bernhard(Sibling)Ralph Stewart Cummings(Sibling)
- At one point, the producers of Batman (1966) wanted to fire Madge Blake, for reasons best known to themselves. Adam West, with whom she had become friends, stood up for her and she kept her job. The next day, he found a freshly baked cake in his dressing room. To this day, West considers that one of the greatest compliments he has ever been paid.
- Both Madge and her husband worked for the government and their job necessitated top secret clearance as they worked in Utah during construction of the detonator for the atomic bomb.
- At age 50, after her government career and by then a grandmother, Blake pursued her first dream and enrolled at the Pasadena Playhouse and studied acting. A prolific twenty years of television and movie appearances followed.
- During World War II, she joined millions of woman across the nation who filled the manpower shortage by working to help the war effort.
- Contrary to popular belief her Batman character of Dick Grayson's Aunt Harriet Cooper was not created for the TV Show. Aunt Harriet first appeared in Detective Comics #328 in June 1964. Two years before. Some details from the television series (her last name, her status as a widow) were added to the comic stories in Detective Comics #373.
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