Vilma Ebsen, who danced in the film “Broadway Melody of 1936” with her brother Buddy long before he became famous on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” died March 12 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. She was 96. Vilma ...

Vilma Ebsen, who died March 12 at 96, was a Broadway hoofer who appeared in several shows as the song and dance partner of her brother, Buddy Ebsen. While few today may think of the hillbilly Jed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The internet wants to make such a scandal of this,” Fricke says. “‘They tried to kill the Tin Man. They tried to kill the Witch.

LOS ANGELES — Buddy Ebsen, the loose-limbed dancer turned Hollywood actor who achieved stardom and riches in the television series ‘‘The Beverly Hillbillies'' and ‘‘Barnaby Jones,'' has died, a ...

Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS ...

For decades, the story of Buddy Ebsen, the original choice to play the Tin Man in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, has lived in a strange space between fact and folklore. Online retellings often frame ...