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Friday, January 02, 2015

Donna Douglas dead at 81: Actress played Elly May Clampett on ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’

Donna Douglas, the Louisiana belle known for her role as Elly May Clampett on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” died Friday at age 81.

Family members tell WAFB-TV that the Pride, La., native passed away Friday morning in nearby Zachary, La.

Born in September 1933, Douglas was married at age 16, had a child and later divorced, all before she moved to New York and earned a role in an acclaimed episode of the “Twilight Zone” in 1959, according to the Internet Movie Database.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sweet Baby Jane

Anonymous said...

She had enough critters to fill up a zoo.

Anonymous said...

Rest in Peace Elly May

Anonymous said...

What a fun character! Some of my best memories!

Anonymous said...

I thought she was dead a couple of years ago.