Tag Archive: 1963

Mar 06

The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Get Culture – Season 2, Episode 13 – Sharon Tate (1963)

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com December 18, 1963 Mr. Drysdale’s efforts to prove to the Clampetts that Beverly Hills is really the place for them to be only makes matters worse. In November 1969, while in prison in connection with a car theft, Susan Atkins boasted to an inmate that she was responsible for the murder of …

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Mar 05

The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Get Psychoanalyzed – Season 1, Episode 33 (1963)

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com May 8, 1963 A psychiatrist may have bitten off more than he can chew when he starts treating Jethro. Dick Wesson (born Richard Lewis Wesson 20 February 1919 Boston, Massachusetts died of a heart attack 25 April 1996 in Rancho Mirage California) was a prolific character actor, comedian, comedy writer, and producer. …

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Feb 28

The Beverly Hillbillies: Elly Needs a Maw – Season 2, Episode 12 – Sharon Tate (1963)

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com December 11, 1963 Jed begins searching for a wife, who he hopes will be able to turn Elly May into a young lady. On August 8, 1969, Tate was two weeks from giving birth. She entertained two friends, actresses Joanna Pettet and Barbara Lewis, for lunch at her home, confiding in them …

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Feb 27

The Beverly Hillbillies: Granny’s Garden – Season 2, Episode 3 (1963)

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com October 9, 1963 The Clampetts decide to plow up their carefully manicured front lawn, to grow vegetables. Irene Ryan (October 17, 1902 — April 26, 1973) was an American actress, one of the few entertainers who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television and Broadway. She is most widely known for her …

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Feb 24

The Beverly Hillbillies: Turkey Day – Season 2, Episode 10 (1963)

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com November 27, 1963 Jed and Granny want to have some turkey for Thanksgiving, but Elly May has other ideas. George Sawaya (August 14, 1923 — September 17, 2003) was an American stuntman and actor. He acted in almost one hundred different films and television episodes, but always as minor characters. His career …

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Feb 23

The Beverly Hillbillies: Elly Becomes a Secretary – Season 1, Episode 35 (1963)

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com May 22, 1963 Willis Ben Bouchey (1907–1977) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 150 films and television shows. He was born in Vernon, Michigan, but reared by his mother and stepfather in Washington State. Bouchey may be best-known for his appearances in The Horse Soldiers, The Long Gray Line, …

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Feb 17

The Beverly Hillbillies: Jethro’s Friend – Season 1, Episode 36 (1963)

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com May 29, 1963 Jethro’s friend Armstrong enjoys the less rigid lifestyle he encounters during a visit to the Clampett mansion. William Henry Rorke (October 23, 1910 — August 19, 1987) was an American actor best known for playing Col. Dr. Alfred E. Bellows on the hit 1960s American sitcom I Dream of …

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Feb 17

The Beverly Hillbillies: The Family Tree – Season 1, Episode 25 (1963)

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com March 13, 1963 A prominent genealogist finds evidence that Jed’s ancestors came to America prior to the arrival of the Mayflower. Rosemary DeCamp (November 14, 1910 – February 20, 2001) was an American radio, film and television actress. DeCamp first came to fame in November 1937, when she took the role of …

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Feb 14

The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed Gets the Misery – Season 2, Episode 1 (1963)

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com September 25, 1963 Jed pretends to be sick so that granny can get to doctoring and feel more at home. Mr Drysdale and his physician get pulled into the ploy and Granny’s mountain medicine is put to the test by a city doctor. Frederick Leonard Clark (March 19, 1914 — December 5, …

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Feb 14

The Beverly Hillbillies: Jethro’s First Love – Season 2, Episode 6 – Sharon Tate (1963)

thefilmarchive.org DVD: www.amazon.com October 30, 1963 Jethro develops feelings for an exotic dancer named Chickadee, and brings her home to meet the folks. Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943 — August 9, 1969) was an American actress. During the 1960s she played small television roles before appearing in several films. After receiving positive reviews for …

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