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Thread #36785 Message #2872383
Posted By: beeliner
26-Mar-10 - 09:07 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Feudin' and Fightin' (Dubin/Lane)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Feudin', a-Fussin', and a-Fightin'
Ms. Shay died in 1978. In her later years, she had a recurring role as Thelma in the TV series The Waltons.
She is often referred to in print as "The Park Avenue Hillbilly", but she always used the spelling "Hillbillie".
"The Martins and the Coys" was, of course, based on the real feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys, with, as they used to say on "Dragnet", the names changed to protect the innocent.