Paul Henning Didn’t Aim to Teach You Anything… Except How to Laugh md23
“My primary purpose was to entertain and have characters people liked.” Remember the saying “There’s no such thing as bad press?” Well, the sentiment doesn’t […]
Beverly Hillbillies
After The Beverly Hillbillies was cancelled, Max Baer Jr. struggled to find work md23
Max Baer Jr. rocketed to fame when he was cast as Jethro Bodine on The Beverly Hillbillies. However, Baer soon learned that a meteoric rise to fame […]
“Drysdale became a buffoon, then a real heel,” said Raymond Bailey md23
The Beverly Hillbillies didn’t feature a ton of meaningful character arcs. It wasn’t designed to. The characters work because of how clearly defined they are. Situations […]
The Beverly Hillbillies’ Role That Brought Out Nancy Kulp’s Humor md23
Kulp found a way to turn a laugh into a legacy. The Beverly Hillbillies was the type of series that people either loved or hated. While […]
Buddy Ebsen’s Relentless Passion: Why The Beverly Hillbillies Star Refused to Retire md23
Retirement, for many people, represents a long-awaited destination — a place of rest after years of labor. It’s the point where savings, planning, and sacrifice […]
The Secret Gay Life of Nancy Kulp (‘The Beverly Hillbillies’): 33 Years After Her Tragic Death md23
It’s been 33 years since actress Nancy Kulp died of cancer in 1991 at 69. Best known as Miss Jane Hathaway on TV’s classic country comedy, The Beverly […]
Before Playing Elly May on ‘The Beverly Hillbillies,’ Donna Douglas Got Whiplash in a Car Accident md23
Actress Donna Douglas, who died of pancreatic cancer at 82 in 2015, was best known as the critter-loving Elly May Clampett on TV’s classic country sitcom The […]
Buddy Ebsen’s life outside of the Beverly Hillbillies— the actor could do absolutely anything md23
He was an absolute renaissance man. Ebsen wasn’t just an actor In a 1974 interview with Staunton, Virginia’s Daily News Leader, Buddy Ebsen spoke at length […]
Jed Clampett Couldn’t Understand Why Brits Loved ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ md23
The Beverly Hillbillies was a 1960s sitcom smash, pitting two particularly American stereotypes — the shoeless, aw-shucks hillbilly and the Monopoly Man millionaire — against one […]
The Political Disparity That Divided ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ TV Co-Stars Buddy Ebsen and Nancy Kulp md23
On The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962-1971), actress Nancy Kulp (who died of cancer at 69 in 1991), portrayed man-hungry bank secretary Jane Hathaway. On that same series, actor Buddy Ebsen (who […]
