PowerBook that predates the trackpad scroll feature, you’re out of luck. Using a mouse, but if you aren’t using a mouse and have an older Yes, you can zoom with the Command–Scroll Wheel feature Those tools, you’ll completely lose your route setup, forcing you to Tool and hand slider while defining the route. The worst part about route creation is the inability to use the zoom Residential streets and return to the same highway not far from where it In one case, it even had me leaving a highway to go through Routes that I created often took me through completely out-of-the-way The quality of the route can leave something to be desired, too. Even Garmin’s MapSource on my very old and slow To calculate which roads to follow after marking a route is no faster I feel I can play him."Įbsen, who lives with his wife, Dorothy, in Pacific Palisades and has seven children by a former marriage, has fond memories of his early years in Florida.Creating a route is an exercise in patience. "There are a couple of scripts out, and I'm hopeful one will come through. There's one role he still hopes to play _ Abraham Lincoln. "It really steams me up and brings out my best performance." "It's very stimulating to appear live," he said. He expresses a preference for stage work. "I served on a patrol frigate in the North Pacific for three years," he said, "and that play was about an officer in a similar situation." The other was playing the title role in Mr. "After struggling in nightclubs without much recognition, when the door opens and you're the toast of Broadway, it's quite an experience," he said. One was his appearance with his sister on Broadway in Flying Colors. There's something about humor that puts things in the proper perspective." Also, he still profits from the Hillbillies in terms of residuals.Īs he looks back on his long career, Ebsen points out a couple of highlights. "Everybody has days when things don't go right," he said, "and just by running one of those episodes I feel better. His personal favorite is the show in which Jedd _ dressed in an admiral's uniform that Jethro had obtained for him _ went to a San Pedro pier to look at a yacht, mistakenly boarded a Navy destroyer and found the sailors saluting him.Įbsen says he still watches some of those Hillbillies shows. It's therapeutic." He says he has done seascapes, landscapes _ and a self-portrait of Jedd Clampett.Įbsen has a complete library of the 267 episodes of Hillbillies. "But I enjoy painting, and look forward to resuming it. "That's been sidetracked for the moment," he said. The writing means he has put another of his avocations _ painting in oils _ on hold. "That's when my mind seems most clear, and I do the bulk of my writing between 4 and 8 a.m." "I'm working on a couple of books, but I'm not talking about them," he said. He enjoyed doing it so much that he is continuing to write. (It is available by calling (800) 507-BOOK.) "And I had a big reservoir of material for a book." He now has organized that material, left out portions he considered "not so good," and the result is the book: The Other Side of Oz. "When I left (Florida) in 1928," he recalled, "my mother said, "Son, you're going out in the big world you're going to meet a lot of interesting people and do a lot of interesting things. Today, at 86, Ebsen has found a new career _ "putting words together." The producer did, however, create a Crockett sidekick character for Ebsen.īut his big break came with The Beverly Hillbillies, which hit the nation's television screens in 1962 and became one of the most popular sitcoms in television history, continuing to run until 1971.Īfter that came another long-running role (1973-1980) for Ebsen, this time as a detective in the popular show Barnaby Jones.Įbsen since has played a variety of stage, screen and television roles, including a recent cameo appearance in the movie, The Beverly Hillbillies. He also expected to be cast as Davy Crockett, until the producer saw Fess Parker in another film and chose him instead. Ebsen was cast in 1938 to play the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, but had to give up that role because he was allergic to the metallic makeup. For Buddy Ebsen, a string of movies followed until he joined the Navy in 1943. Despite their success, Vilma wanted to return to New York, where her husband worked. Their first film was Broadway Melody of 1936. It was not long before Ebsen realized that combining acting with dancing would enhance his career, and in 1934 he and his sister were off to Hollywood and a contract with MGM. As their success continued, they moved into the big time, appearing in the shows Flying Colors and Ziegfeld Follies. By 1930 they were drawing rave reviews as a dance team.
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