Max definitely brought an effortless sweetness and naivete to Jethro that is, no doubt, harder for a hunky grown man to achieve than most people would appreciate. As Doris Bourgeois, she was "Miss Byline of 1958". Ryan, Baer, and Douglas worked up an act (some singing, hillbilly dancing, and snappy patter) they did in character on the road and they didn't have to split the take with the copyright owner. What was Jed's full name? Still at the bank, huh?". Douglas grew up in Pride and attended a local Catholic high school, where she played softball and basketball, and was a member of the school's first graduating class. Bolger played the scarecrow. Irene could be tough - but she was mostly professional and a warm-hearted doll who knew how lucky she was to get the TBH break so late in her career. Donna Douglas later even recorded and sold several gospel and country music records. (adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({}); She furthered her education at the University of Miami, where she studied for a masters degree in English and French. [quote]That may be partly due to the fact Henning in lieu of a higher salary gave them free rein to cash in on their characters by way of personal appearances. Big deal. In addition to her showbiz projects, Douglas released two childrens books. Kulp was "loved?" Ebsen was a colossal jerk. Facts Verse It's a disaster, but he keeps trying: R104 Thanks. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. Ed. In 1966, she transitioned to film with a role opposite Elvis Presley in the movie Frankie and Johnny.. And she died on April 26th, 1973, at 70 years old. From there, she would perform in a double act vaudeville performance with her husband at the age of 20. She is best known for her role as Elly May Clampett. When the show became a top hit, Baer and Douglas wanted Ryan to join them in demanding a fat pay raise from the producer. She WAS the reason for the show's success. I once ruined Buddy Ebsen's credit rating. That's why he recorded an ad for the Republican. [Baton Rouge Advocate, September 18, 1957, regarding her entering the World Championship Hot Pepper Eating Contest in New Iberia, Louisiana] Hot peppers have always been my secret training for health and beauty. Donna's father, Emmett R. Smith Sr., a retired 'Standard Oil Co.,' died in a boating accident on October 7, 1988, near Port Allen. The particular role made her a national star. A native of Los Angeles, California, she passed away on January 1 in New York City. He wasn't in that movie because of illness, not being "traded.". [quote]Fred Clark and then Larry Keating played Harry Morton, Blanche's fussbudget husband on Burns & Allen. She continued to act for a little while longer before become a gospel singer. I vaguely recall seeing somewhere they pocketed more this way then they did with their regular salaries. His dad the boxer was slightly better looking. Rude as it is, I'm sorry but that's funny. for all nine seasons of the show and reprised her role in a TV movie reboot of the series in 1981. From Times Wire Services. Did she have children, heirs or survivors? Jethrene was a funny character, but Max didn't like acting in drag, and when Bea left for Petticoat Junction, they were phased out. Here are 7 things you may not have known about the beautiful blonde. She secured a couple of minor roles in such films as The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951), then The Marrying Kind (1952), and Steel Town, also in 1952. [on offering another role] I was offered to do a nighttime soap after. Throughout Monroe and Kennedys alleged affair, Lawford supposedly acted as a liaison for the President. I can assure you she wasn't getting paid when she would make her appearance at the local mental health clinic. After playing the secretary on The Bob Cunningham Show. Donna Douglas Birthday and Date of Death. Henning was also a writer/producer on the Bob Cummings show Love That Bob. She was a slice out of my own life. Do you know how rich Nancy Kulp was at the time of her death? [quote]If they had been real people, they'd have their own reality series today. She said she never minded being typecast as her "Hillbillies" character. The answer is yes to both. Dad also had an affair with Jean Harlow. . His death was attributed to his mother's smoking. Loved Mrs. Drysdale. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Was Granny also a lez? On Donna Douglas: 'She Was Elly May Until The Day She Died'. Bea Benaderet was also the first choice for Ethel Mertz, since she'd played the corresponding sidekick role in "My Favorite Husband," the radio precursor to "ILL." But she was starring in "The Jack Benny Program" at the time and was unavailable. Get the best viral stories straight into your inbox! 1:07. She was not hated at allwhy on earth stir up fake shit? Sadly, she died on January 1st, 2015 from . Creator, Her stage name in the 1950's, while still living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was Dot Bourgeois, as can be seen in several articles in Baton Rouge newspapers of the day. Later on, Douglas lived a peaceful life filled with travel, gardening, and spending quality time with close friends and family. She died at the age of 82 from pancreatic cancer. When the show ended, Max took the small pot of money he had saved and produced an indie thriller called Macon County Line. Best known by the public for her role as Elly May Clampett on. He died on July 6th, 2003, at the age of 95. I have read that Roger Torrey was originally casting for the Jethro role. She was kind and gentle with Douglas. Mr. Drysdale, however, would greedily find away to keep the Clampett family firmly located in Beverly Hills, to increase his own wealth. He was big not really that muscular. Douglas, along with Buddy Ebsen and Max Baer Jr., attended the memorial of Irene Ryan, when the actress passed away in 1973. So did Irene Ryan really drop dead right after singing that song about "It's Time To Start Living?". I won one, and I never understood why Granny Clampett's award was so prestigious. Elly May was gorgeous but was happier playing with her numerous pets including chimpanzees or "rasslin' fellas" rather than smooching them. In 1973, while performing Pippin onstage, she suffered a stroke and sent to the hospital. Bea was too plump and busty to run around in a mad fury the way he intended. The Jethro becomes a Hippy or Jethro joins the Army kind of stuff hasn't aged well. Mrs. Henning says Donna Douglas was a mess after Frankie and Johnny. The stories you care about, delivered daily. Douglas died Thursday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, near her hometown of Zachary. If memory serves me correct, Irene Ryan was up for the Eileen Brennan part in Scarecrow, not the Ann Wedgeworth part, but I could be wrongI know Gene Hackman was a big fan of hers and I think they had done some off-Broadway stuff together in the late 50s. You should definitely check it out. r138 - That is almost precisely the story, minus the Elvis impersonator, that a friend told me after a similar encounter with Donna Douglas. Max Bear says the same thing, don't mention Elvis to her. Found a pic of him and Donna, but I liked this one better. Some features on this site require a subscription. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Got married at age 16, and gave birth at age 21. Bea Benederet was the inside pick for the role of Granny, Irene Ryan auditioned last for the part and blew everyone away with her audition.. Benederet got a recurring part as Jed's sister Pearl. Yep, Edson Stroll. He spent his last years of life mostly a recluse, although he occasionally kept in touch with one of his former castmates, Nancy Kulp. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. I liked Miss Jane in her majorette outfit twirling a possum like a baton in the Possum Day Parade and Doctor Granny trying to figure out how to cure Mizz Drysdale's ailing hibisicus. She . Douglas was featured as the Letters Girl on "The Perry Como Show" in 1957 and as the Billboard Girl on "The Steve Allen Show" in 1959. Administered through the Irene Ryan Trust. "The Beverly Hillbillies" cast (l-r): Irene Ryan, Buddy Ebsen, Max Baer, Nancy Kulp, Raymond Bailey and Donna Douglas (AP). It seemed to go on for a whole season, and it was fucking stupid. I still find it hilarious! "After screening the pilot, I don't think I ever watched another segment.". It was while he was doing military service in Germany that he met the 14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu. Max Baer Jr. once said he and Irene spent a lot of time together off the set in cocktail bars knockin' 'em back. March 28, 2021, 6:21 am, by They did not have any children together her only child was her son Danny P. Bourgeois from her first marriage to Roland Bourgeois and they divorced in 1980. Douglas, a former Miss Baton Rouge and Miss New Orleans, was born in Pride, La., and returned to live in Zachary, after her time in Hollywood, to be near her only child, son Danny Bourgeois. You can't fool them. Ryan wished them luck but told them she had no intention of rocking the boat. So was "Jed" short for Jedediah or a nickname based on his initials? Good lord As a child, I saw Ninotchka on the late movies and was certain Ina Claire was the same woman who played Mrs Drysdale. That's when Jack Haley replaced him. Donna Douglas was a well-known American celebrity with a net worth of $500 thousand as of January 2023. A friend told him Donna had a message for him: "Tell Maxie I thought I was going to get better. July 2, 2021, 6:38 am, by "That was the first time I had ever been on an airplane," Douglas said. Douglas, whose age was variously reported at 81 and 82, died Thursday in . Never got rid of the pig tails etc. She was a former vaudevillian who had been an infrequent performer on radio. Douglas played the daughter of backcountry widower Jed Clampett, portrayed by Buddy Ebsen, who becomes rich when he discovers oil on his land, then moves his hillbilly family into a Beverly Hills mansion to live alongside the wealthy. Where did Donna Douglas die? Today, actors change everything and won't do parts. I care nothing about her personal life she was a great actress . And he wasn't "traded" with Ray Bolger. Even though Max Baer Jr. became famous for his role as Jethro, however, it ended up ruining his career as an actor. The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Strike Oil, View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Actors who were in Twilight Zone and also a regular or semi-regular on a TV Series of the 1960s. Thanks for posting r75. She was in every other show in the 70s and 80s but no one really knew her till she hit paydirt with Everybody Loves Raymond. And, of course, [on her on- and off-screen chemistry with. My gay stepbrother and I saw Pippin with Della Street's son, William Katt in the title role and Martha Raye in Irene Ryan's part. This extremely comical series debuted with The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Strike Oil (1962), on her 30th birthday, Wednesday, September 26th, 1962, which is among the narrowest & sheerest coincidences, that are hardest to believe. Why are there no more photos of the frogman? Verificatia of Max Baer Jr/Jethro Bodine size-meat? Drysdale?" R127, sorry to be pedantic, but that doll is a knock off and is not a licensed Elly Mae doll. Smith said the family plans a private funeral. Irene Ryan was wonderfully supportive to young talent, as her scholarship fund showed. Facts Verse Donna Douglas, a former resident of Tulsa and "Beverly Hills," died on the first day of 2015. I am sure the three other top-billed cast members (as the nominal star, Ebsen would always be paid the most) had favored nations clauses so that they all had to get similar or same salaries if someone got a raise. He said she had pancreatic cancer for the last months of her life. Donna Douglas is best known for her role as Ellie Mae Clampett on the '60's TV series, The Beverly Hillbillies, and she was tailor-made for the role. However, her first passion in life was journalism. After "The Beverly Hillbillies," Douglas worked in real estate, recorded country and gospel music albums and wrote a book for children that drew on biblical themes. As mentioned above, the only cast member that didn't get along with everyone was Raymond Bailey who played Mr. Drysdale. He felt that her celebrity might give her an unfair advantage over her opponent in the Congressional race. Spent hours autographing photos and personally responding to fan mail - even though she received far more than anyone else in the cast of. The show followed the Clampett family, a rural hillbilly troupe displace from their home by the government when a rich deposit of oil found in their very backyard. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. . That has always been a mystery. "She was a very giving person and a very Christian lady," her niece said. R81, why do you keep posting? Carolina Knapp. She was so gorgeous; it's too bad that the only thing she'd known for is playing a retarded little country girl who only cared about one thing: critters. Ebsen sat this out mostly. Was a self-described tomboy in her younger days, and like her character Elly May Clampett, she was extremely fond of animals. Nick Carters Wife Age, Net Worth. Ebsen was the only person who disliked her, for being a "lesberal.". ", Douglas also will be remembered as co-starring opposite Elvis Presley in the 1966 film Frankie and Johnny, and for an especially creepy Twilight Zone episode, "The Eye of the Beholder.". "When I saw her for autograph signings or other gatherings, she always dressed the same with pink or blue" and of course those signature pigtails.". She immediately won the character role of "Elly May Clampett" on one of the greatest situation comedies of all time, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). Elvis famously said that he missed sleeping with only two of his female movie co-stars (Mary Tyler Moore from a "Change of Habit" and I forget the second). In todays video, were going to take a look at the contributions of each member of The Beverly Hillbillies cast, as well as the way each cast member eventually died. Take a look at I is a Bodine, like Ma and my sister Jethrene. She died at the age of 82 due to a pancreatic malignancy. Coming from the 77-year-old, that means a lot, because he says, "I'm such a bastard that if you're a dick when your living you're a dead . However, Douglas later married fellow Hillbilly star Edgar Buchanan, and the rumors about her and Elvis Presley died down. Ebsen didn't care which part he played, and it was agreed that they would switch roles. In 2010 she sued CBS and toymaker Mattel over a Barbie doll that used Elly May's name and likeness. Back then, it was more or less we couldn't change a line in our script. American Actress Donna Douglas was born Dorothy Smith on 26th September, 1933 in Pride, Louisiana, USA and passed away on 1st Jan 2015 Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA . | Rich suitors tried to woo her with little success. "So many people love her, and that means a lot to me.". They're like children. It wasn't until I was grown that I knew about Harriet MacGibbon. June 20, 2021, 9:06 am, by We went to see Donna Douglas when she appeared at a local car dealership for a radio station promotion. She pointed out that the second she left the show would fail, so they'd better all just be nice to her. Henning felt so bad passing over Bea that he created the role of Cousin Pearl expressly for her. Culp was really outrageous in that role; Jane Hathaway was a much toned down version. Her only starring film appearance was in "Frankie and Johnny," a musical in which she played riverboat gambler Presley's girlfriend. Dear Irene Ryan did NOT die during a performance. I think he also produced ODE TO BILLY JOE starring Robbie Benson and Glynis Johns. Mrs. Drysdale and I were the preeminent sorority sisters on campus while at Swarthmore together. This is indicative of the cartoonishness that took hold of the series once it went to color, and especially during the last couple of seasons. She was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor and died on Apr. Jan. 14, 1986 12 AM PT. However, theres one cast member who hasnt died yet! Thereafter Nancy remained single until her death. Even as a kid, I hated that Frogman storyline. "Max Baer, Jr.? Raymond Bailey played the role of Mr. Drysdale, the banker who managed Jed Clampetts fortune. She was interred at Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, USA. Save yer Confederate money! Max plays his supporting role as big dumb Confederate army Sargent "Jethro" with the twist the war has warped his mind until he has become a total kill-crazy psycho. You don't hear more about it, because of the other three, Ebson and Baer were hoping the show would end quickly. They worked together for 10 years. Douglas' death leaves only one member of the show's original cast still alive: Max Baer Jr., who played Elly May's cousin, Jethro. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, But in 1958, she died. Her standby, Lucie Lancaster, went on that night, and then continued to play the part until Dorothy Stickney took over some weeks later. Ray Bolger, however, became a dancer because he was inspired by Fred Stone, who was the Scarecrow in the original Broadway operetta of 1904. Buddy Ebsen finalized his career in 1999. [quote]Guys, Jack Haley replaced Buddy as Tin Man. She was scheduled to be there for an hour, but she stayed until she talked to everyone and signed everything anyone wanted her to. Bolger lucked out when the original Tin Man makeup nearly killed Ebsen. They spent nine years together before getting a divorce in 1980. She kept the same Ellie Mae pigtails hairstyle year after year decade after decade. She continued with minor roles throughout the 50s, with one noteworthy role of Pamela Livingstone in the TV comedy series The Bob Cummings Show (1955-1959). She was exactly as the previous posters have said - gracious, delightful, tireless in taking photos and signing autographs. By the time, filming began on Season 5 (I think), Elvis was distancing himself from Donna Douglas and she was deeply depressed - too depressed to work. She encouraged her to feel the pain of her lost romance but to keep working. for your pointless bitchery needs. They tried to make out like it was a promotion cause she "starred" in it, but it wasn't. It consistently ranked in the top most-watched programs on TV during its run, even though critics didn't care for it. Facts Verse I wonder how Ryan would have been as Mamma, on the "Addams Family" TV series, instead of Blossom Rock(sister of Jeanette MacDonald, believe it or not). The Beverly Hillbillies was a groundbreaking sitcom that aired on CBS in 1962 and ran for nine seasons until its eventual end in 1971. Max Baer was written out of a lot of shows because he thought Jethro was beneath him. She was alway going around that she was in the legitimate theatre, undoubtedly spelled "re" and the other cast members were just TV yokels. Granny was most concerned with the fact that Ellie Mae wasn't married. Donna Douglas, who played the buxom tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died. Not only was the show a life changing event for Douglas, but she also found love, and friends for life. The first season is public domain, minus the opening copyrighted music. Wholesome blonde actress Donna Douglas, who played pretty tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies" and starred opposite Elvis Presley in the 1966 film "Frankie and Johnny," has died at age 81, her family said on Friday. Try our quiz and enter to win $500!Click below to check the trivia questionDonna Douglas will always be best remembered. Bea was also the mother of Jack Bannon, who was a regular on "Lou Grant" and did several bit parts on the Henning shows. Back then, the producers were in charge. Irene Ryan is perharps best known for her role as Granny in The Beverly Hillbillies. But she'll always be known as Elly May the tomboy-but-sweetly sexy blond Clampett daughter who never seemed to be aware of her effect on men, and who referred to their Beverly Hills mansion swimming pool as the "SEE-ment pond.". Irene never did any promo for the show and I think that's why the rest of the cast resented her. Thankfully, he decided to accept it eventually, and became incredibly dedicated to his character. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." Irene was a maternal figure, who had been through Vaudeville and all the horrible places show business could take a woman trying to make a career during that time. Douglas died Jan. 1 . Early life. Ryan had a continuing role, as a nurse, in the Dr. Kildare film series, starring Lew Ayres. Ryan let her popularity go to her head. Sez who? Sadly, because the show aired so long ago, many of the cast members have been lost to age and illness. I never saw an icicle start any fires. As Elly May, she seemed blissfully unaware of her status as a bumpkin blond bombshell. Elly May proves to be quite fond of animals or, as she would call them, "critters.". Irene Ryan was a near-nobody and she knew it. She had had her bags packed before the matinee, and right after the show, with the help of Walter Willison, my friend and standby, she had left for the airport right after the afternoon performance. She refused to give out bj's and crotch licking. This especially pleased Buddy Ebsen. A lot of gems there. Despite pointing out more than 100 points of similarity between the two, the courts sided with the defendants. Died: January 1, 2015, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Donna Douglas, May Your Soul Rest In Peace. The Beverly Hillbillies were the prelude to Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. "Would you like to see your bedroom suite?" Diana Douglas, an actress who was the first wife of Kirk Douglas and the mother of Michael Douglas, died in California Friday, her husband said. So did Irene Ryan really drop dead right after singing that song about "It's Time To Start Living?". Is Donna Douglas still alive from the Hillbillies? She taught at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania / not Huntington. Donna Douglas has an estimated net worth of $500, 000. I had heard the story as Bailey said to Henning when they pulled up, "you didn't tell me your sister lived in a whorehouse." May proves to be quite fond of animals give her an unfair over. Signing autographs a stroke and sent to the hospital to fan mail - even though critics n't. 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