Buddy Ebsen is probably best known for his role in The Beverly Hillbillies, but he was a seasoned actor who took on a wide array of roles for seven decades. In 1961, Ebsen guest starred in an episode of The Andy Griffith Show. Let’s take a look back at the episode and Ebsen’s role.
Buddy Ebsen | John Springer Collection/Corbis via Getty Images Who Buddy Ebsen played in ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
Ebsen guest starred in The Andy Griffith Show in Nov. 1961. He was 53 at the time. The actor played the role of David Browne, a drifter who floats through Mayberry looking for a few free meals. The episode was the sixth of the second season and directed by Bob Sweeney. The episode, titled “Opie’s Hobo Friend,” was written by Harvey Bullock, Sheldon Leonard, and Aaron Ruben.
The plot of ‘Opie’s Hobo Friend,’ guest starring Buddy Ebsen
One morning,...
Buddy Ebsen | John Springer Collection/Corbis via Getty Images Who Buddy Ebsen played in ‘The Andy Griffith Show’
Ebsen guest starred in The Andy Griffith Show in Nov. 1961. He was 53 at the time. The actor played the role of David Browne, a drifter who floats through Mayberry looking for a few free meals. The episode was the sixth of the second season and directed by Bob Sweeney. The episode, titled “Opie’s Hobo Friend,” was written by Harvey Bullock, Sheldon Leonard, and Aaron Ruben.
The plot of ‘Opie’s Hobo Friend,’ guest starring Buddy Ebsen
One morning,...
- 6/10/2023
- by Kelsey Goeres
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The biggest event of the 38th Grammy Awards, which took place in February 1996, was Mariah Carey’s infamous shutout across all six of her nominations. The R&b and pop singer-songwriter was expected to pick up multiple Grammys due to the success of her album “Daydream.” Yet, as the ceremony progressed, Carey and the audience quickly realized that “Daydream” wasn’t as strong as most thought. There’s one category in particular that had to seem locked for Carey more so than anything else: Best Pop Vocal Album. Being the first award of the telecast, “Daydream’s” loss to Joni Mitchell’s “Turbulent Indigo” really set the stage for the rest of the Carey-snubbage that was about to take place. However, even without Carey, Mitchell’s win would’ve been just as shocking with top-selling albums from artists like Madonna and The Eagles also nominated. In the end, it was...
- 4/16/2023
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
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Earlier this winter, Hedi Slimane, the creative director behind fashion label Celine, headed to Malibu, California, to take a few new portraits. His subject: Bob Dylan.
Months after taking the black-and-white photos, Celine has released its latest “Portrait of a Performer” series featuring the legendary songwriter, wearing oversized sunglasses and a sleek leather jacket — guitars in hand.
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Dylan joins a growing list...
Earlier this winter, Hedi Slimane, the creative director behind fashion label Celine, headed to Malibu, California, to take a few new portraits. His subject: Bob Dylan.
Months after taking the black-and-white photos, Celine has released its latest “Portrait of a Performer” series featuring the legendary songwriter, wearing oversized sunglasses and a sleek leather jacket — guitars in hand.
Buy Celine Jacket at Mr Porter
Dylan joins a growing list...
- 3/3/2023
- by John Lonsdale
- Rollingstone.com
“I count myself hugely lucky in life, for all the people that I’ve gotten to make music with,” David Crosby tells Andy Greene in never-before-heard interview audio. “I’ve gotten to make music with some stunningly talented people.”
Excerpts from two of Greene’s final interviews with Crosby, who died last week at age 81, appear in the latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now. To hear the whole episode, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (or press play above.)
Also in the episode, David Browne (author of the biography Crosby,...
Excerpts from two of Greene’s final interviews with Crosby, who died last week at age 81, appear in the latest episode of Rolling Stone Music Now. To hear the whole episode, listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify (or press play above.)
Also in the episode, David Browne (author of the biography Crosby,...
- 1/28/2023
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
The new documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song is arriving on July 1, and there’s a premiere party this Sunday evening at New York’s Beacon Theatre featuring performances by Judy Collins, Amanda Shires, Sharon Robinson, and Why Don’t We’s Daniel Seavey.
Directed by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller, the film utilizes never-before-seen footage to dive deep into the creation of Cohen’s 1984 classic “Hallelujah” and the broader saga of his life. It was inspired by Alan Light’s book The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen,...
Directed by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller, the film utilizes never-before-seen footage to dive deep into the creation of Cohen’s 1984 classic “Hallelujah” and the broader saga of his life. It was inspired by Alan Light’s book The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen,...
- 6/9/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
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