Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- A large image of the late Donna Douglas eating ice cream in an offbeat frame made of white PVC pipe was one piece of the property of the actress's estate auctioned Saturday at Southern Heirs Auction Company in Denham Springs. Douglas, a Pride native and resident of Zachary when she died in 2015, starred in 'The Beveryly Hillbillies' television series. 2 Baths. She is a Master of Rural Property Marketing and sold ours very fast and negotiated a great price too! She never looked her age. She was so naive, and it was hard to believe that somebody could be that naive, but sometimes she reminded me of me, Depaula-Worthy, of Hammond, said with a laugh as she tried on a wide-brimmed pink hat. She was 81. BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge police officer Party City unable to stem losses, files for bankruptcy. 6. She took after the Elly May role like a hippo to water. Showing Editorial results for donna douglas. You have permission to edit this article. [5], Douglas moved to New York City to pursue a career in show business, and started as an illustration model for toothpaste advertisements. Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- An item in the property of the late Donna Douglas, who played Elly May Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies television series, before it was auctioned off Saturday at Southern Heirs Auction Company in Denham Springs. Douglas often added scriptural verses to her gifts.[25]. Outside, youll find expertly manicured gardens, a tennis court, covered parking for 40 cars, a 75-foot-pool and fully equipped pool house, all set against sweeping panoramic views of downtown Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean. Douglas appeared The Beverly Hillbillies, a comedy about a backwoods Tennessee family who moved to Beverly Hills after striking it rich from oil on their land. Actress Donna Douglas grants rare interview. "So many kinds of people relate to Elly May," Douglas said. If you happen to see Ms. Douglas about town, try to act normal. "It just depends on who's here, who wants it and what it is. Recovering from a recent bout of walking pneumonia, Achord had a bit of trouble Saturday quieting down the chatter of hundreds of people packed into the auction house as they waited to bid on items like a baby grand piano, dressers, jewelry and artwork from Douglas and three other estates, not to mention several guns from the Livingston Parish Sheriffs Offices evidence locker. And you don't do that!". "The farthest north I'd been at this time, I'd been to Shreveport, Louisiana one time." Donna's star-power was selling million-dollar homes. In 2010 she sued CBS and toymaker Mattel over a Barbie doll that used Elly May's name and likeness. Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- A piano belonging to the late actress Donna Douglas, who played Elly May Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies television series, kicked off an auction that included many of her estate items. Her early work included the building of an independent newspaper as a leading news voice in this community. Douglas was named Miss Golden Globe in 1963 and received the TV Land Favorite Fish out of Water Award in 2004. 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 . She takes her belief in the basic goodness of people, combines it with their creativity and energy and has helped over 1,200 people make their business dreams a reality. That's what she would want. Donna Douglas, the actress who won over TV viewers as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies, has died. 823 Donna Douglas Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE EDITORIAL All Sports Entertainment News Archival Browse 823 donna douglas stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. The shirt reads 'I Spent the Day with Elly May and some critters, too!'. She played softball and basketball when she was a student in high school. Her best friend was Max Baer Jr. Later, in LouiDonna Douglas, she used to give speeches at churches and religious organizations. Jacob attended an auction of estate items belonging to 'The Beverly Hillbillies' actress at Southern Heirs Auction Company Saturday in Denham Springs. Donna Douglas, who was born on September 26, 1933, was 82 years old. Donna believes in community. Education Douglas had her education at St. Gerard Catholic High School. She talks about God, telling her story of moral choices and the great times she's lived. When her first child was born in 1978, Donna decided to start her own business, to juggle full time parenthood with development of a successful writing and newsletter publication business. 2. 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She was raised in South London, where she started making up stories seated in the coal shed in their backyard. All that Dora Riley wants is her husband home safe for Christmas. [16] She married Robert M. Leeds, director of The Beverly Hillbillies, in 1971; they divorced in 1980. The new Nightingales Christmas novel from the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of Nightingales Under the Mistletoe. Hotty Russell Gage, BR native and former Tiger, feeling 'great' after suffering concussion during NFL playoff game, Despite season high in scoring, #13 LSU gymnastics comes up short against #1 Oklahoma. Donna Douglas (born Doris Ione Smith; September 26, 1932 - January 1, 2015) was an American actress and singer, known for her role as Elly May Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies (1962-1971). The book included Bible stories featuring animals combined with a coloring book. You can preview some of the items on the Southern Heirs website or in person Saturday from 8-10 a.m. [citation needed], In 1982 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Douglas enrolled at Rhema Bible Training Center, where she graduated in 1984 with an emphasis in children's ministry. Donna Douglas moved to New York after her marriage and began working as a model, gaining attention when she appeared on various network television variety shows hosted by Perry Como, Steve Allen, and Ed Sullivan. Prices of some items quickly rose to hundreds and thousands of dollars during bidding. She is best known for playing Elly May Clampett. Marshal, Tightrope, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Bachelor Father, Adam-12, and Route 66. To that end, she has put her energy into founding: Information Barrie, Barrie Business Womens Council, Prince of Wales School Council, Childrens Aid Foundation. It looks like theres a new Bel Air property on the market thats getting the title of most expensive home in the U.S. A 25,000-square-foot estate known as "Chartwell" has just been listed for $350 million, making it the priciest residential property in the country right now. The event was held Feb. 27 at Southern Heirs Auction Company in Denham Springs. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. Donna Douglas, the Pride native who rose to television fame as the critter-loving, effervescent Elly May Clampett in the hit 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died. Donna Trask Hurd, 72, of Marblehead, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8, in her home with her family by her side. A baby boy came along, but the marriage split. Since moving to make Barrie 'home' in 1971, Donna has taken her heart, her head and her talent into this community on many levels. single-family home with a list price of $665000. For Donna Douglas, it sounds as though art really did reflect life in a way.The actress died Thursday at the age of 81 at her home in Louisiana and, while she was easily most famous for playing Elly May Clampett, the beautiful fish-out-of-water niece of an accidental oilman on The Beverly Hillbillies, Douglas enjoyed a fruitful career and in later years reflected on having had the type of life . On The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956), she was the Billboard Girl (1959-1960). The big ticket item is a 5-piece bedroom set rumored to have been given to Douglas by the "King" himself, Elvis Presley. Douglas, like Ebsen, is a Republican and a successful gospel singer and character actress. 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. Photos: Donna Douglas-Elly May Estate Sale, Save 28% on this massaging footrest for the ultimate stress relief, Heres a top performing Apple computer for a price that will blow your mind, Get Cyber Monday savings on this 4-star-reviewed data back up system. IE 11 is not supported. There's a little bit of everything for everyone. She was a wonderful lady, a very good Christian lady.". She made a rare Baton Rouge public appearance at the recent Krewe of Mutts parade. Donna believes that at least 20% of her time should be devoted to her community. "That was the first time I had ever been on an airplane," Douglas said. Max Baer Jr., who co-starred with Donna Douglas on The Beverly Hillbillies, tells RumorFix, "I loved her.". Because I've learned I'm a service person. They were probably funny but rebellious. She was 81. The mansion, known as "Chartwell," even has its own ballroom inside. "[10], In 1992, Douglas and Baer attended Ebsen's 84th-birthday celebration in Beverly Hills, California. Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- An item in the property of the late Donna Douglas, who played Elly May Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies television series, before it was auctioned off Saturday at Southern Heirs Auction Company in Denham Springs. Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- Geismar's Lisa Stevens, left, watches as Hammond's Elizabeth Depaula Worthy, right, tries on one of the late Donna Douglas' hats, in the actresses's signature pink color, before the start of an auction that included items from the estate of the star of 'The Beverly Hillbillies' Saturday at Southern Heirs Auction Company in Denham Springs. Marblehead Current staff. Anything with pink on it probably belonged to Douglas, auctioneer David Bowman told bidders asking about details of items. Darrel Jacob, another seasoned auction-goer, brought along a photo of himself with Douglas taken in downtown Baton Rouge at a dog show just a few months before her death in 2015. The beautiful but tomboyish blonde Elly May was played on the hit 1960s show The Beverly Hillbillies by the late actress Donna Douglas, a Pride native who died in January 2015. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Donna won Miss Baton Rouge and Miss New Orleans. She is a wonderful little door opener for me because people love her, and they love the Hillbillies. She played softball and basketball at St. Gerard High School, which is now Redemptorist High. She . Douglas frequently performed as a gospel singer and was a speaker at church groups, youth groups, schools, and colleges across the United States. Following her acting career, Douglas became a real-estate agent, gospel singer, inspirational speaker, and author of books for children and adults. Danny P. Bourgeois, her only child, was born on September 14, 1954. We were number one on national television for two solid years," she said. She drove that point home when she offered to ride her John Deer "tractor" for this report. Coldwell Banker Global Luxury, Hilton & Hyland and Berkshire Hathaway, Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett, Max Baer Jr. as Jethro Bodine, Donna Douglas as Elly May Clampett and Irene Ryan as Daisy Moses in "The Beverly Hillbillies. Donna Douglas age at the time she died was 82 years. Sold a home in 2013 in TX 75763. She was in the school's first graduating class. [2], Douglas married her first husband, Roland Bourgeois Jr., in 1951,[15] with whom she had her only child, Danny Bourgeois, in 1954. ELVIS PRESLEY and Beverly Hillbillies star Donna Douglas made Frankie & Johnny together and 'sparks were flying' on set but the two stars also shared a deeper connection Elvis couldn't find at home. Donna Douglas, best known for her role as the tomboy, critter-loving Elly May Clampett on the 1960s fish-out-of-water CBS sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, died on New Year's Day. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. With the 1973 death of Hillbillies co-star Irene Ryan, the 1980 death of Raymond Bailey, and Max Baer Jr.'s refusal to participate, Douglas joined Nancy Kulp and Buddy Ebsen in 1981 as the only original cast members to appear in the reunion movie Return of the Beverly Hillbillies. [11], In December 2010, Mattel released a new collection of three Barbies called the Classic TV Collection. Douglas is known for her role as Elly May Clampett on "The Beverly. At the height of her fame in the mid-1960s, actress Donna Douglas received more fan mail than any of her castmates on the hit sitcom . Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- Lutcher's Darrel Jacob, an avid autograph collector, shows a souvenir photo of himself posing with the late Donna Douglas, after he saw a story on her in City Social magazine as an animal lover and took a chance that she would be attending a dog show in Baton Rouge several years ago. ", The show was not only assailed by critics, but by the network president who put it on the air: "I HATED it," Michael Dann confided much later. In November 2011, she released a new children's book titled Miss Donna's Mulberry Acres Farm. Looking over a table stacked with coloring books and other souvenir freebies near the auction houses door, Stevens said Elly Mays authenticity was the shows greatest quality. Even to this day, it's shown every day somewhere. "She was always happy, and she really loved animals -- just like her character on `The Beverly Hillbillies.' Beloved wife of the late Francis J. Caliri. Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- A piano belonging to the late actress Donna Douglas, who played Elly May Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies television series, kicked off an auction that included many of her estate items. 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. Advocate staff photo by TRAVIS SPRADLING -- Southern Heirs Auction Company owner Tony Achord starts the auction of items from the estate of the late Donna Douglas, who played Elly May Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies television series, Saturday morning in Denham Springs. [17], In 2003, Douglas's mother, Elma Smith, died. Donna Douglas was born on September 26, 1933, in East Baton Rouge Parish, LouiDonna Douglas, Louisiana, too proud parents Emmett Ratcliff Smith and Elma Robinson. Though the auction floor was mostly filled with knicknacks from the two Zachary houses Douglas owned, a few items had connections to her TV character. Bowman says fans have called from all around the country about the auction. Donna Douglas was born on September 26, 1933, in East Baton Rouge Parish, LouiDonna Douglas, the United States for the proud parents: Emmett Ratcliff Smith, her mother, and Elma Robinson, her father. Donna Douglas, the actress who won over TV viewers as Elly May Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died. Ft. 2136 E PEBBLE BEACH Dr, Tempe, AZ 85282. She was a children's author. Medication used to treat ADHD in short supply nationwide; local pharmacies looking Seimone Augustus statue unveiled on LSU campus, How Seimone Augustus became a generational talent at Capitol High, Channel 2's Best Bet$: NFL Wildcard Weekend. Wholesome blonde actress Donna Douglas, who played pretty tomboy Elly May Clampett on the hit 1960s sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies . Writing for business, magazines, newspapers; teaching communications at Georgian College; buying with a partner a teenage magazine, Donnas professional life blended with her mom life and her community commitment life. Helpful hints for your holiday party per Joan Crawford: The best parties are a wild mixture of people. Love the property? A natural . Charlene Smith,. INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Rape victim ordered to pay her abuser child support. The shirt reads 'I Spent the Day with Elly May and some critters, too!'. Then, I didn't have to be afraid. 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. Douglas was named Miss Baton Rouge[4] and Miss New Orleans in 1957. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC.
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