Val Kilmer returned to being Batman just five weeks before his death. The late actor, who played the Caped Crusader in 1995’s ...

All of them had weapons, but only five wore gold death masks, which archaeologists think indicated status. The Mycenaeans ...

In his final video shared on social media, Kilmer could be seen donning a Batman mask — which served as one of his most successful roles in his decades-long career.

He died age 72 in New York on 8 June 1809. Despite Paine's fame, his face was not well known but it has been preserved for posterity in his death mask, made by Paine's friend John Wesley Jarvis.

He died age 72 in New York on 8 June 1809. Despite Paine's fame, his face was not well known but it has been preserved for posterity in his death mask, made by Paine's friend John Wesley Jarvis.