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DIED. BUDDY EBSEN, 95, gangly dancer turned TV star; in Torrance, Calif. Ebsen danced with his sister Vilma on Broadway and later on his own in MGM musicals like Captain January, with Shirley Temple. He was originally cast as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz before his allergy to the metallic makeup forced him to give up the role to Jack Haley. From 1962 to 1971 he played Jed Clampett, the nouveau riche patriarch of a trans-planted mountain clan, in the popular sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies. He followed that up with yet another long-running TV role...
...DIED. BUDDY EBSEN, 95, Hollywood hoofer who became the world's best-known yokel by playing the role of accidental oil tycoon Jed Clampett in the 1960s television series The Beverly Hillbillies; in Los Angeles. Ebsen started out as a lanky song-and-dance man, and partnered with Shirley Temple in the 1936 film Captain January. He almost played the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, but left the film because he was allergic to the aluminum makeup used for the role. Ebsen later starred as a geriatric private investigator in TV's Barnaby Jones...
...worked for Jed (Buddy Ebsen, left). But CBS ran into trouble when protesters labeled the show a "hick hunt...
...Hollywood have found in the Net a follow spot that, in theory, never dims. They've set up websites acclaiming their careers, personal lives and, in truly alarming numbers, shilling products imbued with their glamour. There's no easier way, fans, to purchase a genuine Buddy "The Beverly Hillbillies" Ebsen painting...
...BUDDY EBSEN may be better known as the star of The Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones than the painter behind such works as Welll Doggies and Welll Kitties. But it's not for a want of application. Now 91, he prolifically turns out seascapes, landscapes and a series called "Uncle Jed Country," based on his Hillbillies character. (Limited editions available, only $100 for a signed lithograph.) Among his inspirations, Ebsen counts the Impressionists and Duke, Jed's canine sidekick. How does he choose his subjects? "I populate my work with animals," he says, "because people like animals." Well, it worked...