Donna Douglas, the actress who won over TV viewers as Elly May Clampett on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” has died. She was 81.
The star’s granddaughter told TMZ Douglas died in her Louisiana home surrounded by friends and family.
The cause of death was pancreatic cancer, her niece told The Associated Press.
Douglas appeared “The Beverly Hillbillies,” a comedy about a backwoods Tennessee family who moved to Beverly Hills after striking it rich from oil on their land. for all nine seasons of the show and reprised her role in a TV movie reboot of the series in 1981.
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. . oh, my . . . 81 . . . ? ? 
. . whoa . . . that brings lots of things into perspective . . . she always seemed close to my age as I watched that show, way back when . . .
. . sail on, Elly May . . .
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. . whoa . . . that brings lots of things into perspective . . . she always seemed close to my age as I watched that show, way back when . . .
. . sail on, Elly May . . .
. . sniff . .
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Beverly Hillbillies was one of the funniest shows ever.
And yes, I did have a childhood crush on Ms. Douglas.
And yes, I did have a childhood crush on Ms. Douglas.
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Sail on, Donna.AdamBomb8 wrote:Douglas appeared “The Beverly Hillbillies,” a comedy about a backwoods Tennessee family who moved to Beverly Hills after striking it rich from oil on their land. for all nine seasons of the show and reprised her role in a TV movie reboot of the series in 1981.
For the record, I never realized the show lasted that long. Nine years!!
'Petticoat Junction' only made seven, and 'Green Acres' survived for six.
And 'Gilligan' only lasted for three. Hoo-boy!!
But we had to put up with 'Friends' for ten years, 'Seinfeld' for nine years, and 'Home Improvement' wasted another eight. And don't get me started on "reality shows" like 'Survivor', 'American Idol', 'Dancing with the Stars', or 'The Bachelor'.
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She sure loved her some Critters.
Sail on ma'am.
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She was rockin' those jeans almost as well as Catherine Bach (Daisy Duke) rocked her denim cut-offs 20 years later.big john wrote:She made hillbilly sexy. Sail on, gal.
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