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Spun · 05-05-2000, 06:36 PM

Could anyone tell me how Buddy Ebsen is doing health wise? The last I heard he was alive. Thanks

Betz · 06-08-2000, 10:41 AM

I just read a article about the cast in Biography magazine. Here's what it said about Buddy Ebsen:

Ebsen is frail but active at age 92. He voiced a character last year on TV's King of the Hill. "But when you get to be my age, " he jokes, "producers are wary of whether you'll live throughout the picture." So he and wife Dorothy stay at home, near Los Angeles, where he paints and writes. Ebsen's autobiography, The Other Side of Oz, was published in 1994. Now he's writing a novel.
Hope that answers your question.....Betz

Brett Ferino · 10-04-2000, 08:48 PM

Let's hope he makes one-hundred

johnpowelljr · 11-12-2000, 02:23 AM

I read his book "The Other Side of Oz", and
it was wonderful....you really got to know
Mr. Ebsen on a personal note....It also has
some wonderful pictures in it, and tells of
how he broke into show business, along with
his sister....
Also of note, the part where he tells how
Irene Ryan got the part of Granny was very
funny....the creators thought she was too
young for the part (she was 61, I think) and she practically pestered her way into it...It was hilarious....

treky · 04-21-2013, 02:59 AM

what are all you people talking about? Buddy Ebsens been dead for a couple years now!!!

blackbeard · 04-23-2013, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by treky

what are all you people talking about? Buddy Ebsens been dead for a couple years now!!!

The newest post you commented on was from the year 2000.

Zoneboy · 04-23-2013, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treky

what are all you people talking about? Buddy Ebsens been dead for a couple years now!!!

More than a couple, almost 10.

Yong Fang · 04-24-2013, 07:04 AM

Buddy lived to be something like 93 years old. He and my grandmother were born in the same year and died in the same year.

I hope Buddy kicked someone's behind for that crap paint makeup that almost killed him and screwed him out of an all time iconic role.

liane49 · 04-24-2013, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by johnpowelljr

I read his book "The Other Side of Oz", and
it was wonderful....you really got to know
Mr. Ebsen on a personal note....It also has
some wonderful pictures in it, and tells of
how he broke into show business, along with
his sister....
Also of note, the part where he tells how
Irene Ryan got the part of Granny was very
funny....the creators thought she was too
young for the part (she was 61, I think) and she practically pestered her way into it...It was hilarious....

It wasn't anybodys fault that he was allergic to the make up. I belive things happen for a reason and if he had gotten the part in Wizard of Oz he might not have gotten the role of Jed Clampett which made him a house hold name. You can be bitter about things that happen in the past or you can move on and do good things with what life you do have.

treky · 04-24-2013, 05:19 PM

also; it was the 30s and putting on a lot of makeup for movies was probably risky sometimes.

05-05-2000, 06:36 PM	#1
Spun Member First Time Poster Join Date: May 05, 2000 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1	Buddy Ebsen Could anyone tell me how Buddy Ebsen is doing health wise? The last I heard he was alive. Thanks

04-21-2013, 02:59 AM	#5
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	what are all you people talking about? Buddy Ebsens been dead for a couple years now!!!
	__________________ the Clampetts are in a fancy Beverly Hills jewelry store. Granny points to a tray of rubies. Granny: "How much fer one o' them red diamonds?" clerk: "Madam, those are rubies." Granny: "OK ask her kin we buy one offa her." clerk: " The ruby I am talking about is not a lady." Granny: "Lissen, how she got them diamonds is her business. I'm just sayin' ask her kin we buy one from her."

06-08-2000, 10:41 AM	#2
Betz Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Jun 07, 2000 Location: Nashville, TN, USA Posts: 4	I just read a article about the cast in Biography magazine. Here's what it said about Buddy Ebsen: Ebsen is frail but active at age 92. He voiced a character last year on TV's King of the Hill. "But when you get to be my age, " he jokes, "producers are wary of whether you'll live throughout the picture." So he and wife Dorothy stay at home, near Los Angeles, where he paints and writes. Ebsen's autobiography, The Other Side of Oz, was published in 1994. Now he's writing a novel. Hope that answers your question.....Betz

10-04-2000, 08:48 PM	#3
Brett Ferino Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 18, 2000 Location: PA Posts: 3,782	Let's hope he makes one-hundred

11-12-2000, 02:23 AM	#4
johnpowelljr Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 11, 2000 Posts: 22	I read his book "The Other Side of Oz", and it was wonderful....you really got to know Mr. Ebsen on a personal note....It also has some wonderful pictures in it, and tells of how he broke into show business, along with his sister.... Also of note, the part where he tells how Irene Ryan got the part of Granny was very funny....the creators thought she was too young for the part (she was 61, I think) and she practically pestered her way into it...It was hilarious....

04-24-2013, 07:04 AM	#8
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Buddy lived to be something like 93 years old. He and my grandmother were born in the same year and died in the same year. I hope Buddy kicked someone's behind for that crap paint makeup that almost killed him and screwed him out of an all time iconic role.

04-24-2013, 05:19 PM	#10
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	also; it was the 30s and putting on a lot of makeup for movies was probably risky sometimes.