Buddy Ebsen had a brush with death before he found fame as a hillbilly in Beverly Hills. The actor, who would have turned 115 on April 2, was originally cast at the Tin Woodman in 1939’s "The Wizard ...

When The Beverly Hillbillies made its TV debut in 1962, it was dismissed by critics as little more than a hillbilly cartoon, but the viewers knew better. With its fish-out-of-water premise, lovable ...

It was a decade ago this month when I reviewed “The Beverly Hillbillies, The Musical” for the 2014 world premiere staged at Theatre at the Center at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts in ...

Take any successful television series-regardless of decade, genre or format-and you'll almost always find a cast of actors who become so associated with their roles that, to the audience, they are ...