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07 Jul 03 - 11:09 AM (#978302) Subject: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: Steve Latimer I just heard of the passing of Buddy Ebsen, most famous for his Jed Clampett role, but he was the original Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. A reaction to the body paint caused him to give up the role. I wonder how many banjo pickers started to play after hearing Earl Scruggs play The Ballad of Jed Clampett. He was 95. |
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07 Jul 03 - 11:23 AM (#978314) Subject: RE: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: Mr Red Not forgetting his role in Breakfast at Tiffany's. |
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07 Jul 03 - 11:35 AM (#978322) Subject: RE: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: John MacKenzie Lovely man, sadly missed. Giok |
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07 Jul 03 - 12:01 PM (#978335) Subject: RE: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: Tam the Bam (Nutter) God another one, How sad to hear that. Tom |
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07 Jul 03 - 12:08 PM (#978340) Subject: RE: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: GUEST Buddy Ebsen was dusted with aluminum dust to get the Tin Man look. Stuck in his lungs and almost killed him. Replacement was OK too. |
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07 Jul 03 - 12:29 PM (#978349) Subject: RE: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: Cool Beans Let us not forget his dandy hoofing on "The Codfish Ball" with Shirley Temple in the 1936 movie "Captain January." How many of us learned that song from that movie? And, as Georgie Russell in Disney's Davy Crockett movies, he must have sung the title song at some point. |
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07 Jul 03 - 02:08 PM (#978434) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: fsharpdim7 Buddy had a great dancing style that - I would guess- was copied by Ray Bolger. I always liked that loose-limbed style. I would guess that it could have been derived from minstrel style dancing - or was he an original? Any hoofers who can answer that? Chris |
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07 Jul 03 - 02:13 PM (#978439) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: GUEST,Tunesmith Buddy will always have a spot in my heart. I thought the Beveley Hillbillies were hilarious when they first hit our screens. The whole cast was filled with great eccentric characters. I guess Buddy/Jed have gone to that great "ceement pond" in the sky. |
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07 Jul 03 - 05:18 PM (#978548) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: Blackcatter Ebsen was born & raised in Orlando, FL and was quite a good dancer from early on. He broke into show business by dancing, I beleive. He had a dance studio in Orlando during the time of his success in Hollywood. He was an important part of bringing bluegrass music to his the Beverly Hillbillies. And don't forget Barnaby Jones. |
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07 Jul 03 - 05:38 PM (#978563) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: Cluin Not much bluegrass music in Barnaby Jones tho'.... |
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07 Jul 03 - 09:17 PM (#978710) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: SINSULL Aw damn! Georgie Russell, Davy Crockett's sidekick. |
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07 Jul 03 - 10:54 PM (#978745) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: The Pooka Another sad passing, indeed. / When ya git whar yer goin' -- give 'em what fer, Georgie! |
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07 Jul 03 - 11:57 PM (#978765) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: ex-pat RIP one of my favourite all time actors! Steve, Jed Clampett and his music took hold of this 14 year old kid in the '60's. In Manchester, England, I was, err, somewhat culturaly callenged. I have always loved seeing him acting since. I will always love playing the 5 string banjo. Ollie |
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08 Jul 03 - 01:00 AM (#978789) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: Stilly River Sage Ray Bolger didn't replace Ebsen, Jack Haley did. Bolger was the Cowardly Lion. But Bolger still may have mimicked Ebsen's shuffling sort of dancing. (Perhaps I didn't read the sentence in the way you intended it to read, fsharp...) His role in Breakfast at Tiffany's was good. Understated, but very important to understanding the whole story. I think he used to spend time (maybe owned a home) on San Juan Island in Puget Sound. I remember people on the island talking about the time he spent there before I arrived (I worked there in 1985, so we're going back a few years). There were stories about an ex-wife tied into it as well; maybe a messy divorce? His Barnaby Jones character was one of my mother's favorite mysteries. For one reason, if people got kicked or punched or hurt (which didn't happen often) they got hurt, they didn't just brush it off. She felt that they did everyone a favor by not creating another superhero, but just an average guy detective. SRS |
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08 Jul 03 - 01:13 AM (#978793) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: Steve Latimer ex-pat, It's funny, I haven't seen the Beverly Hilbillies in years. I was flipping through the channels the other day, I came across an episode with Earl & Lester. It was great to see Earl play. |
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08 Jul 03 - 03:13 AM (#978832) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: fat B****rd Loved the Beverlies. RIP Mr. Ebsen |
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08 Jul 03 - 08:43 AM (#978945) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: Fiolar Well guys, there can't be too many more old timers left. I won't name names but I reckon there are about three or four now still living who were the stars of my young days. Farewell Buddy. Give our regards to Irene Ryan. |
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08 Jul 03 - 12:22 PM (#979099) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: Pooby ACtually, Sage, the Times reported this A.M. that Buddy was originally supposed to be the Scarecrow (perfect for a loose-limbed hoofer), but Ray Bolger moved in and took over that role, prompting Buddy's switch to the Tin Man. The allergy to the aluminum makeup forced him out of the cast entirely, and he was replaced as the Tin Man by Jack Haley. Bert Lahr played the Lion. Also, to Ebsen's credit, he told MGM exec Louis Mayer to shove it when Mayer offered him a $2000-a-week contract that would have given the studio total artistic control over Ebsen's work. It cost him in the short term, but as well we know, he bounced back with aplomb on TV. We'll miss ya, Buddy/Georgie/Jed/Barnaby. Pobby |
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08 Jul 03 - 05:39 PM (#979288) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: Willie-O Beverly Hillbillies was one of the few 60's TV shows that my Marxist dad approved of. That would have probably horrified Buddy. I understand he was so conservative that after Nancy Kulp (Miss Drysdale) ran for office as a Democrat in the early 80's, he never spoke to her again (she died later that same decade). Weeeel dogie, I'd a like ta see Dad and Buddy git' ta jawin' tagether sumtime. Dang. And yup, that show stands up. You don't get a cast like that today for any amount of money. (Each of the six "Friends" gets a million bucks per episode. Jethro got $800 a show. Sheeeeeeeeesh.) |
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08 Jul 03 - 07:22 PM (#979350) Subject: RE: Obit: Buddy Ebsen RIP From: thehiker Another good one gone Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n'anam |