My boss Curtis got into a fight with a customer telling him how Bob Kane was a thief and how Bill Finger was the real creative force behind the Batman. In 1992, I worked for the now-defunct Adam Pinhead World of Comics. Interview 1 of 3: Lenny Schwartz, playwright/directorĭo you remember how you found out about Bill Finger? I interviewed Lenny and two of his stars, the actors playing Bill and me. The play even mentioned (more than once) that Bill could not drive, a detail that only a thorough researcher would come across.Įerily, the night I saw the play, the game show Jeopardy! ran a clue about Bob Kane…and that clue egregiously left out Bill. Bob Kane’s last scene-which is the last scene of the play-was equal parts clever and tragic.Marc Nobleman (the character) said a version of a line that Marc Nobleman (the guy writing this) has said numerous times: “Bill brought out the detective in Batman, and then in me.”.Bill to his son Fred: “I’m your co-creator, too.”.
Portia Finger (Bill’s first wife) to Bill: “Bob Kane didn’t do anything to you.Bob Kane to Bill: “I hate being the bad guy.”.While I did find Bill’s self-pitying comments a bit overdone, overall, I felt that the script struck an authentic tone.Īmong the (perhaps paraphrased) lines I particularly appreciated: The acting was solid and mature the performers seemed to assume their roles with heart. Only a couple of instances of factual inaccuracy stood out to me, but so minor that they had no real bearing on the narrative. I rarely see theater, and even more rarely local theater, but it was clear how much effort Lenny put into the show (on a tight schedule, too). So I was thrilled that I found the play to be a delight. I have high expectations when it comes to entertainment-especially Bill Finger entertainment. Was I really watching the second play in as many years in which Bill Finger was a character? While watching I had to put myself in a continuous pinch. (Below are interviews with Lenny and two cast members.) It was written and directed by the inexhaustible Lenny Schwartz, who has served the same multi-hyphenate role for several other biographical plays on luminaries including Charles M.
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