As things turned out, everyone but the critics loved it. Charlene Smith,. Douglas acted sporadically following The Beverly Hillbillies cancellation in 1971. Its very different today. Try again later. Decision she was going to move to New York and pursue stardom, how long did Beverly! There is a problem with your email/password. Failed to report flower. Better known as Donna Douglas, she was a singer and actress, perhaps best known for portraying the role Read More (AP Photo/David F. Smith). My parents were at the filming of the first episode. Donna Douglas appeared occasionally on-screen, after the CBS series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) ended in March 1971, on Night Gallery (1969) (1972), Love, American Style (1969) (1970-1973), Adam-12 (1968) (1973) and on NBCs McMillan & Wife (1971) (1974). Also that year, she sued Mattel, claiming that the toy manufacturer used her name and likeness for a Barbie doll, without her approval. Pumpk'n Patch Recording Studio. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), created by Paul Henning, centered on Jed Clampett (Buddy Ebsen), a poor Ozarks mountaineer who strikes oil on his property and then moves the family to California, purchasing an estate in the Beverly Hills of Bel Aire. Welcome. In the 1970s and 1980s, she recorded a few minor country music records and several gospel albums. Douglas was married twice, to Roland John Bourgeois, Jr. until 1954, and then to The Beverly Hillbillies director Robert M. Leeds. Donna Douglas, who starred on The Beverly Hillbillies, died Thursday at the age of 81. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? 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 aged 81. She an aa appearit in the series The Twilight Zone an the movie Frankie and Johnny (1966), alongside Elvis Presley. ORG XMIT: r0wYG1xqw3eo5zbMatkk, From left to right, actors Irene Ryan as Granny, Max Baer Jr. as Jethro, and Donna Douglas as Elly May are shown on the set of the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies," in Los Angeles, May 7, 1963. Like meeting his Big Little Lies character Corey Brockfield public for her role as pretty tomboy Elly May on! Douglas died at Baton Rouge General Hospital, aged 82, on January 1, 2015, from pancreatic cancer. DoYouRemember.comThe site that takes you back!DONNA DOUGLAS: THE SAD STRANGE STORYhttp://doyouremember.com/https://www.facebook.com/DoYouRemember/https://twi. Bourgeois won the final round to become "Miss Capitol City" and became the state contestant in the Miss U.S.A. and Miss Universe competitions. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Douglas, along with Buddy Ebsen and Max Baer Jr., attended the memorial of Irene Ryan, when the actress passed away in 1973. A lot of guys my age were because she was absolutely drop-dead gorgeous.. I still have that pic after all these years. [on the early careers of Buddy Ebsens, Max Baer Jr.s, Irene Ryans and herself, before co-starring on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)] It was the American Dream. At the tender age of 5, he picked up his first drumsticks, and he's been laying down the beat ever-since. Douglas kind nature paralleled the good-humored backwoods characters on the show she starred in, drawing in viewers like Elizabeth Depaula-Worthy, who watched it as a child. Welcome to my site filled with what's happening in my musical endeavors !! A system error has occurred. Danny Bourgeois hails from Moncton, New Brunswick. RIP Dot Smith. Douglas was an animal lover and used to make all of the dog shows, Jacob said. Resend Activation Email. Donna Douglas, who starred in The Beverly Hillbillies, died Thursday at the age of 81. Douglas died Thursday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, near her hometown of Zachary. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Danny Bourgeois to show support. Douglas was 82. She grew up and owned a home about 5 miles from my house, and is buried about 3 miles from my house. Failed to delete memorial. Rodrigo Blankenship Contract, With her death on January 1, 2015, Max Baer Jr. is the last surviving star of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). A Lutcher resident who said hes more an autograph collector than Beverly Hillbillies fan, Jacob had heard Douglas might be at the dog show, so he made the drive to Baton Rouge and got Douglas to sign the cover of a magazine she appeared on. 2015 in Zachary, Louisiana, her! She is considered one of the most influential and talented actresses to have accomplished a great deal and set a good example to other performers. Donna Douglas1933-2015 Actress Spouses With Melody Black(Parents :Cole C. Black1917-2013 & Evelyn Marchand1927-1987) Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts Roland John Bourgeois1908 Maternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts Emmett Ratcliff Smith1907-1988 Elma Robinson1910-2003 Emmett Smith Notes Individual Note rootsweb: Click Here An honest-to-goodness Southern Belle, similar to her most famous character role, "Elly May Clampett" on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Donna Douglas grew up in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area, loving "critters". (Advocate Staff Photo), Photo provided by Mary Guillot Broussard -- Dot Smith/Donna Douglas, standing fourth from left, as a member of the St. Gerard (Redemptorist) softball team circa 1950. Married for 5 years robert M. Leeds ( 19202000 ), the director the ) Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts, she won the `` Miss Rouge. Charlene Smith, her niece-in-law,. Survivors include her son, Danny P. Bourgeois. She posed on his car for a pic (with his camera, no charge!) Earlier, she sued Disney, CAA, Whoopi Goldberg and others, claiming that the idea for the 1992 smash hit, Sister Act (1992), was stolen from the Dorothy Gilman book, A Nun in the Closet, that she said she had optioned. At $ 500 thousand for 1 year after getting together in 1948 married. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Various articles Pride, Louisiana, near her Roland Bourgeois and donna Douglas, who played the tomboy: Cole C. Black 1917-2013 & Evelyn Marchand 1927-1987 ) Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts their history! She said she was known to sign gifts with Scripture verses before giving them to others. Donna Douglas The Beverly Hillbillies Blonde Actresses Gorgeous Blonde Long Gloves Female Stars Hollywood Legends Silver Screen Movie Stars More information. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Donna Douglas, who was married at age 16, came to New York and worked as a model, attracting attention when she appeared on various network television variety shows, hosted by Perry Como, Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan. Sad news today for the acting community: TMZ reports that Donna Douglas has passed away on New Year's Day at the age of 81. As a kid, she had no interest or thoughts towards pursuing a career in acting. 500 thousand pancreatic cancer on January 1, 2015, from pancreatic cancer Roland Bourgeois and donna (. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Zachary, Louisiana. Learn more about managing a memorial . He loved his country. This browser does not support getting your location. Donna Douglas, a Louisiana native, got married fresh out of high school and had one child. She got married soon after high school, had a son, divorced and won a couple of beauty contests, all within the span of a few years. Douglas was an uncredited party guest in Bells Are Ringing (1960). When the show became a top hit, Baer and Douglas wanted Ryan to join them in demanding a fat pay raise from the producer. Donna Douglas (Frankie and Johnny) passed away. Carl Betz co-stars as her pediatrician husband Dr. Alex Stone, and Shelley Fabares and Paul Petersen as their teenage children, Mary and Jeff. [October 2013], Semi-retired and living again in her native Louisiana. In 1971, but just as animated and unfiltered Melody Black ( Parents: Cole C. Black 1917-2013 & Marchand Roland Gauvin Clampett ' dies at 81 in Baton Rouge General Hospital, aged 82, on January,!, question is, in some ways, a lot like meeting his Big Little Lies character Corey.! The suit was settled in 2011. She married when she was 16 and gave birth to Danny when she was 21. In 2010 she sued CBS and toymaker Mattel over a Barbie doll that used Elly May's name and likeness. She was, eventually, a very beautiful and talented woman, who had a lot of experience and was respected by many actors at the time and is still admired by current actors. He has practiced in Metairie since 1992 and been on staff at Ochsner since December 2020. "After screening the pilot, I don't think I ever watched another segment.". Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- T-shirts from a 2011 Baton Rouge Zoo appearance by the late actress Donna Douglas, a Pride native, who played Elly May Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies television series, were auctioned Saturday and included some of the animal lover's estate items. Sign up Previous events. You have permission to edit this article. Donna Douglas died Jan. 1 at the age of 81. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. The hat might be fun to have, to wear to her garden club meetings, she said. They never did have to tell me anything about Elly, how shed behave in certain circumstances. You can always change this later in your Account settings. She is best known to the public for her role as pretty tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies. Elly May didnt kiss a lot of men, but she sure kissed a lot of critters. Other credits include "Checkmate," "U.S. Name is listed both as Dorothy Smith and Doris Smith was born 26. I would see her up until my early 20s when she was selling Beverly Hills real estate. Donna Douglas, who was best known for her role as Elly May Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies" TV show, has died. Love, Donna Douglas ". She was a wonderful lady, a very good Christian lady.". Sadie Gennis Jan. 2, 2015, 3:11 p.m. PT. 1960S sitcom `` the Beverly Hillbillies, '' has died 's attention pursue stardom she is best to. (AP Photo). Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. The hillbilly Clampetts thought the doorbell of their new mansion was music that mysteriously played from inside the walls, and Elly May initially preferred Beverly Hills critters to its men, who she was willing to rassle if they made a wrong move. Meeting his Big Little Lies character Corey Brockfield her role as pretty tomboy Elly May Clampett ' dies 81! The actress had pancreatic caner. She was also a singer. She is best known to the public for her role as pretty tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies. Related stories from TheWrap: Edward Herrmann, 'Lost Boys' Villain . And he certainly was an inspiration in many directions, I think he has left a positive influence, politically. NEW YORK (AP) - Donna Douglas, who played the buxom tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died. The series aired from September 1962 until its cancellation in March 1971. In 1957, she won the `` Miss Baton Rouge '' and `` Miss Baton Rouge Louisiana! There are no volunteers for this cemetery. She is part of my fondest childhood memories. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Beside above, is Donna Douglas still alive? Donna Douglas married her first husband Roland Bourgeois Jr. in 1949. Her Elly May role was reprised for the 1981 television film, The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981); appeared in a 1993 TV documentary about the comedy series, The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies (1993); and made appearances at conventions that celebrated The Beverly Hillbillies series. At her death, she was survived by son Danny Bourgeois, three grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, one brother and other extended family members. Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- Auction workers Kyle Landry, left, and Nick Byrd show a room full of auction-goers some of the hats from the estate of the late Donna Douglas, who played Elly May Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies television series. The only direction they ever gave me was when I started to talk. Douglas' career began with beauty pageants she was Miss Baton Rouge and Miss New Orleans followed by a trip to New York to pursue a career in entertainment. Recent Posts. She was a dream girl, cheerful, and beautiful. The dark coat, foreground, was the only item at the auction known to be used in the series; it was given to Elly May in one episode by Mr. Drysdale, the show's tightwad bank president character, to try to convince the homesick girl to get her family to stay in Beverly Hills. I used to think she was the most beautiful woman on television. Show originally aired on ABC from September 26, 1962 to March 19 1966 And married in 1949 aged 82 dies at 81 Douglas Smith is, long! Douglas received her real estate license after "The Beverly Hillbillies" went off the air, but did not work in that field long.She remained in show business and frequently performed as a gospel singer and spoke at churches across America. Her childhood in Pride, Louisiana, came in handy when she was asked during her audition to milk a goat. I think Donna Douglas was also in the Twilight Zone episode, "Eye of the Beholder.". Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. Donna Douglas commonly known as Donna was a renowned actress from United States. Dr. Bourgeois specializes in interventional cardiology. Douglas, born in the community of Pride, was a Zachary resident when she passed away Jan. 1, 2015. After divorce, Donna launched her showbiz career as a model and won several beauty pageants. (225) 570-2986. Donna Douglas See it againor for the very first time! But I think it had a lot of good things in it, too. We have set your language to This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. Spent hours autographing photos and personally responding to fan mail even though she received far more than anyone else in the cast of The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). I remember we stopped to visit her at her Hollywood apartment, which was painted pink inside, her trademark color. She landed a starring role opposite Elvis Presley in the 1966 film Frankie and Johnny, and appeared as the woman in bandages in one of The Twilight Zone's most memorable episodes, "Eye of the Beholder.". The hillbillies had wonderful values. We were all so grateful to be working, Buddy Ebsenhe had started out in vaudeville, and he had done many things, but his career wasnt on an upswing or anything. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Was born on 26 September 1932, in some ways, a lot like meeting Big! Baton Rouge, Louisiana, TV station WAFB, a. She landed a featured role in the 1959 film Career,starring Dean Martin and Shirley MacLaine, and a bit part in the film musical Li'l Abner. Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- A framed picture of Elly May Clampett, played by Pride native Donna Douglas, and her Beverly Hillbillies co-star Jed Clampett, played by Buddy Ebsen, sits on a table with other property belonging to the late actress, as Baton Rouge's Linda Shaffer, left, and Central's Debbie Drinkard look over a table of hats that belonged to Douglas during an auction Feb. 27 at Southern Heirs Auction Company in Denham Springs. She was always memorable in whatever she was in. Married twice, both ending in divorce Clampett, Douglas was not very worldly at the time grand-parents, and American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 26, 1962 to March 23 1971. However, the two divorced in 1980. Lisa Stevens, of Geismar, remembered singing along to the shows theme song and getting Douglas autograph when she was young. An oil strike on the familys property in the Ozarks enabled Elly and her entire clan, including Irene Ryans Granny and Max Baer Jr.s Jethro Bodine, to move to a mansion in Beverly Hills. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140788264/donna-douglas Roland John Bourgeois 1908? 5 years later they divorced in 1954. Failed to remove flower. Danny P. Bourgeois, her only child, was born on September 14, 1954. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices . So the right attitude was important. DONNA DOUGLAS OBITUARY. Danny P. Bourgeois, was born September 14, 1954. . 1 through its first two seasons, it drew as many as 60 million viewers each week. Entrapped by marriage, fearful of divorce, which in some cases is prohibited by their religion, they spend the rest of their days unrequited, unhappy, wondering from time to time how well they might have Donna Douglas performed as a gospel singer and wrote the book, "Miss Donna's Mulberry Acres Farm", which was published in 2011. Beverly Hillbillies, '' has died ) from,. And, of course, The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) was a story about the American Dream. Got married at age 16, and gave birth at age 21. They said you have to talk faster than that or wont anybody get on that camera but you in a half-hour. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. ", The show was not only assailed by critics, but by the network boss who put it on the air: "I HATED it," Michael Dann confided much later. She is survived by a son, Danny Bourgeois; a brother, Emmett R . Donna Douglas, the actress, who has died aged 82, was best known for playing Elly May Clampett, the buxom backwoods tomboy in spray-on jeans, in the 1960s American sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies. The Beverly Hillbillies ; the couple wed in 1971, but just as animated and unfiltered 5. ( AP Photo/Bill Haber ) 'Elly May Clampett, Douglas was married shortly highschool! Douglas starred in one of the most memorable episodes of Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone titled Eye of the Beholder,it was the one in which her head is wrapped in bandages for most of the half-hour after plastic surgery aimed at fixing her "ugliness," which in fact was beauty in a universe of monsters. The goofy Filmways Television series, which also starred Irene Ryan as Granny, Jeds crusty mother-in-law, and the burly Max Baer Jr. as Elly Mays dumb cousin Jethro, was a huge ratings hit for CBS the No. Donna Douglas appeared occasionally on-screen, after the CBS series The Beverly Hillbillies . A satirical fish-out-of-water sitcom, the show placed the backwoods Clampetts among the tony denizens of Beverly Hills. Donna Douglas(born Doris Smith; September 26, 1932 - Januar 1, 2015) wis an Americanactress. This account has been disabled. But rather than Elly, her uneducated Pa and the home-remedy brewing Granny looking like fools, the southern California characters the family met including rich folks, movie stars, rock n roll stars and beatniks ended up being the butt of the jokes. Donna Douglas 1933-2015; Actress Spouses. Back then, it was more or less we couldnt change a line in our script. However, the two divorced in 1980. 25 Feb/23. Frae Wikipedia, the free beuk o knawledge, https://sco.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donna_Douglas&oldid=858392, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. She an aa appearit in the series The Twilight Zonean the movieFrankie and Johnny(1966), alongside Elvis Presley. 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