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June 23:

Film releases
 * 1989 - Batman, a superhero film based on the character of the same name and directed by Tim Burton
 * 2001 - Elvira's Haunted Hills, a comedy horror film and sequel of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark directed by Sam Irvin

Births
 * 1908 - Sloan Nibley (d. 1990), an American screenwriter known for his work on Science Fiction Theatre, The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, and The Addams Family
 * 1928 - Michael Shaara (d. 1988), an American writer of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction

Deaths
 * 1967 - Frank Edwards (b. 1908), an American writer, broadcaster, and one of the pioneers in radio, well-known for a series of popular books about UFOs and other paranormal phenomena