Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night

Ten years after his last chart hits, Sinatra made a big comeback with an album and a single both named STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT. The song would reach number one and the album would become the singer's biggest to date in spite of an already phenomenal three decade career.

Hollywood Squares Game

After a failed pilot for CBS in 1965, HOLLYWOOD SQUARES began its long reign as one of the most popular daytime game shows in 1966.

My 1966 Bat-Art

Harvey Comics 1966 Calendar

Blow-Up

One of the most important films of the year is the ultra-stylish BLOW-UP in which a Mod fashion photographer becomes convinced he has accidentally captured a murder on film. The artsy direction from Michelangelo Antonioni hasn't really aged well but it's still a major step in the history of modern filmmaking. For one thing, it is generally credited with the first fully frontal nude scene with a woman in a major release.

David Hemmings, sort of the Malcolm McDowell of his day, stars with Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles and Jane Birkin while the Yardbirds appear memorably (with BOTH guitarists--Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page!) essentially playing the Who.

After the Fox

Having established himself in the UK first on radio's GOON SHOW and later in a series of films showing his versatility as an actor, Peter Sellers found himself an international star by the time 1966 rolled around. His major vehicle that year was AFTER THE FOX, a comedy caper about a master thief. The picture was written by Neil Simon, directed by Italian legend Vittorio De Sica and co-starred Seller's new wife Britt Ekland. Although it was one of his better films of the late sixties, the best parts were the Burt Bacharach theme song--a catchy tune sung by Peter with Graham Nash and the Hollies--and the film poster, painted by Frank Frazetta!

Batstuff # 8