{"id":1988,"date":"2026-10-13T17:29:29","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2026-10-13T17:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:29:29","slug":"all-about-the-beverly-hillbillies-star-buddy-ebsens-7-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/?p=1988","title":{"rendered":"All About \u2018The Beverly Hillbillies\u2019 Star Buddy Ebsen\u2019s 7 Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"reader-estimated-time\" dir=\"auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/Xvo6Gg55rkRV9Ziys3gpY2zSLQg=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(773x371:775x373):format(webp)\/Bonnie-Kiki-Cathy-Nancy-Buddy-Dusty-Susie-Anna-Ebsen-Britain-1964-032626-c935e05937e34a7f8f98cf5fae0f8eec.jpg\" alt=\"Bonnie, Kiki, Cathy, Nancy, Buddy, Dusty, and Susie Anna Ebsen after they arrived in Britain, June 13th 1964.\" \/><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"readability-page-1\" class=\"page\">\n<div id=\"figure-article_1-0\">Buddy Ebsen with his family on June 13, 1964. Credit :Keystone\/Hulton Archive\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Buddy Ebsen was a dad to seven kids: Elizabeth, Alix, Susie, Cathy, Bonnie, Kiki and Dustin<\/li>\n<li>The actor raised his family on a California ranch, where they maintained their privacy<\/li>\n<li>Ebsen inspired two of his children to work in Hollywood, including acting and production<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/wizard-oz-original-tin-man-hospitalized-aluminum-makeup-mishap-11853453\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Buddy Ebsen<\/a> influenced his children in different ways, from fostering a love of horses to acting in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\">Ebsen is best known for his roles as Jed Clampett in the long-running CBS classic <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/what-ever-happened-to-the-cast-of-the-beverly-hillbillies-8783227\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>The Beverly Hillbillies<\/em><\/a> and as the titular detective in <em>Barnaby Jones<\/em>. He got his start as a stage performer and dancer in New York City in the 1930s, where he met his first wife, Ruth Cambridge, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/obituaries\/archives\/la-me-buddy-ebsen-20030708-snap-htmlstory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\"><em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>. Ebsen and Cambridge married in 1933 and welcomed two daughters together \u2014 Elizabeth Ebsen and Alix Ebsen Abel \u2014 before divorcing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\">Ebsen then enlisted in the Coast Guard during World War II, which is where he met fellow lieutenant Nancy Wolcott, and they married in 1945, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2003\/07\/07\/obituaries\/buddy-ebsen-star-of-the-beverly-hillbillies-dies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>. Ebsen and Wolcott welcomed five children together starting in 1947 \u2014 Susannah &#8220;Susie&#8221; Ebsen (who died in 2019), Catherine &#8220;Cathy&#8221; Ebsen (who died in 2025), Bonnie Ebsen Jackson, Kiersten \u201cKiki\u201d Ebsen and Dustin Ebsen. Ebsen and Wolcott eventually divorced before Ebsenn married his third wife, Dorothy Knotts, in 1985.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\">Ebsen greatly influenced his kids&#8217; interests and career paths. As a rancher and horseman, he raised his family on a ranch in Southern California, instilling in them a love for equine animals. He also inspired a few of his children to go into Hollywood. Despite his success, Ebsen aimed to keep them grounded \u2014 so much so that they thought it was normal for their father to be on TV.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\">\u201cWhen we first started watching our father on television, we just thought that\u2019s what dads did,\u201d Kiki said on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u4ogHXrRr0A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Harvey Brownstone Interviews<\/em><\/a> podcast in March 2022. \u201cBecause we were so young, we thought that\u2019s just something that every father does \u2014 and that you can find your dad on television if he\u2019s not at the house. We didn\u2019t think it was special or different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\">Here\u2019s everything to know about Buddy Ebsen\u2019s seven children: Elizabeth, Alix, Susannah, Cathy, Bonnie, Kiki and Dustin.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\">He tried to keep them out of the spotlight<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\">Buddy Ebsen with his daughters Bonnie Ebsen and Kiki Ebsen.Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\">In the \u201860s and \u201870s, as Ebsen was becoming a household name for his roles in the <em>The Beverly Hillbillies<\/em> and <em>Barnaby Jones<\/em>, he kept his family out of the public eye.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\">He raised his kids on Balboa Island, off of Newport Beach, Ca., and on a ranch in the Santa Monica mountains, and \u201ctried to keep us out of the limelight,\u201d Kiki said on the <em>Harvey Brownstone Interviews<\/em> podcast in March 2022.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\">She revealed that despite her father\u2019s stardom, their childhood was not glamorous.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t grow up at Hollywood parties. We didn\u2019t grow up with stars all around. We didn\u2019t grow up with other actors\u2019 kids. For the most part, [it was] very normal,\u201d Kiki recalled.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\">She added that Ebsen was \u201caway a lot\u201d filming his shows back-to-back for nearly two decades during their \u201cwhole upbringing.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\">He inspired a love of horses in his daughters<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\">Buddy Ebsen on &#8216;The Hollywood Palace&#8217; on October 31, 1964.Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\">Ebsen not only portrayed a rancher on TV, but also raised his children on a 36-acre ranch in real life \u2014 instilling in his daughters a love of horses.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\">Inspired by their father\u2019s admiration for horses, three of Ebsen\u2019s daughters built their careers around the equine animals. \u201cMy sisters Bonnie, Kiki and I, all three of us, were just crazy as all get-out about horses,\u201d Cathy told <em>The American Quarter Horse Journal<\/em> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/gohorseshow.com\/2013\/06\/daughter-of-actor-buddy-ebsen-finds-passion-showing-horses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">GoHorseShow<\/a>) in June 2013.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\">In the late-2000s, Kiki founded the equine therapy nonprofit and rescue horse sanctuary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehealingequineranch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">The Healing Equine Ranch<\/a>, which operates on her father\u2019s ranch in the Santa Monica mountains.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\">In 2006, Bonnie founded an equine-therapy ranch in Arizona, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/t.h.e.-ranch-teaching-humans-with-equine-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">T.H.E. Ranch<\/a> (Teaching Humans with Equine). She was also a writer and editor at a national horse magazine, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/bejackson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">her website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\">Cathy, who died on Oct. 7 2025, began breeding and showing horses after her and her sister Bonnie bought their first one in the 1960s, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosefamilyfuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/catherine-ebsen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">her obituary<\/a>. She had a long career as a show horsewoman and served as executive director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ranchodelsueno.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Rancho Del Sueno<\/a> in California, focused on preserving the legacy of a Spanish horse breed and promoting equine therapy.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\">He influenced a few to follow in his Hollywood footsteps<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_41-0\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\">Bonnie Ebsen and Buddy Ebsen dancing on March 21, 1975 in Los Angeles, California.Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_42-0\">Two of Ebsen\u2019s children followed in his career footsteps in Hollywood, both in front of and behind the camera.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_44-0\">Like her father, Bonnie went into acting. She appeared in various shows and films starting in the mid-1970s, including six episodes of her father\u2019s show <em>Barnaby Jones<\/em> and small parts in <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-fall-guy-heather-thomas-shot-stalker-11698144\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>The Fall Guy<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/what-happened-to-the-original-days-of-our-lives-cast-11845693\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\"><em>Days of Our Lives<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jamie-lee-curtis-confirms-murder-she-wrote-role-11779024\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\"><em>Murder, She Wrote<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_46-0\">Later in her career, Bonnie focused on writing, becoming a magazine editor and author. She also founded an equine therapy ranch.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_48-0\">Ebsen\u2019s only son, Dustin, also followed his father into Hollywood, but rather than acting, he became an editor and engineer behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_50-0\">\u201cImmersed in the enchantment of the entertainment world from a young age,\u201d Dustin entered show business \u201cignited by his lineage\u201d as Ebsen\u2019s son, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustin-ebsen-5250385\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">his LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_52-0\">As a colorist and editor, Dustin has edited promotional videos for shows like <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/the-simpsons-predictions-that-seemingly-came-true-11822649\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>The Simpsons<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/seinfeld-cast-where-are-they-now-8364007\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\"><em>Seinfeld<\/em><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/where-is-the-cheers-cast-now-11738721\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\"><em>Cheers<\/em><\/a>. In addition, he has served as an editor on <em>Ancient Aliens <\/em>and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-survivor-contestants-rules-11918539\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\"><em>Survivor<\/em><\/a> and other documentaries.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_54-0\">Kiki and Dustin created a tribute show to their father<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_55-0\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_4-0\">Kiki Ebsen, Dustin Ebsen, Bonnie Ebsen and their father Buddy Ebsen on stage during the &#8216;An Evening That&#8217;s Entertainment&#8217; revue on March 21st, 1975 in Los Angeles, California.Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_56-0\">Kiki, a singer and performer, and Dustin developed a tribute show to honor Ebsen.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_58-0\">Ebsen\u2019s two youngest children created a one-woman stage show, starring Kiki, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N_9fDjGFInU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>To Dad With Love: A Tribute to Buddy Ebsen<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>It tells the story of their father\u2019s life \u2014 inspired by a trunk of Ebsen\u2019s things that Kiki found after he died on July 6, 2003, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/smmirror.com\/2019\/09\/review-to-dad-with-love-a-tribute-to-buddy-ebsen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\"><em>Santa Monica Mirror<\/em><\/a> \u2014 featuring a backdrop of photos and videos from Ebsen\u2019s life and career.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_60-0\">\u201cKiki shares personal behind-the-scenes stories that audiences have never heard before that cause people to laugh and to cry and, most of all, to remember the best \u2018old days\u2019 of entertainment,\u201d Dustin told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simivalleyacorn.com\/articles\/ebsen-siblings-to-pay-tribute-to-their-dad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Simi Valley Acorn<\/em><\/a> in July 2017.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_62-0\">In 2023, Kiki also created a cabaret-style jazz concert called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LvxPL9SR8x8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>My Buddy, The Other Side of Oz<\/em><\/a> in honor of her father.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mntl-sc-block_66-0\">He inspired Cathy to form two organizations, including a nonprofit<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_67-0\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_5-0\">Buddy Ebsen with his family on June 13, 1964.PA Images via Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_68-0\">Ebsen and his daughter Cathy created a nonprofit to prevent wildfires in California, and Ebsen inspired her to start her own theatre company.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_70-0\">In 1982, after a brush fire in the Santa Monica mountains, the two and another friend formed the volunteer organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsonwatch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Arson Watch<\/a>, aimed at preventing and reporting arson and wildfires across the region.\u00a0The organization is still active today, supporting emergency services in wildfire responses as recently as January 2025, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/malibutimes.com\/arson-watch-volunteers-take-action-to-protect-malibu-from-fires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\"><em>The Malibu Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_72-0\">In addition to their nonprofit, Cathy also founded a Christian theatre company in Southern California. According to her obituary, she was constantly inspired by her father \u2014 the memory of whom often reminded her to\u00a0 \u201cbe on time\u201d and \u201cknow your lines.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article__broad-video-jw_1-0\" data-pixel-depth=\"100\">\n<div id=\"mntl-jwplayer-broad__video_1-0\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"application\" aria-label=\"Video Player - 3 Things to Know About Eugene Levy's 2 Kids\" aria-describedby=\"jw-mntl-jwplayer-broad__video_1-0-shortcuts-tooltip-explanation\">\n<div>\n<p><span aria-live=\"assertive\">0 seconds of 43 seconds<\/span><span aria-live=\"assertive\">Volume 0%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mntl-jwplayer-broad__title_1-0\">\n<p>3 Things to Know About Eugene Levy&#8217;s 2 Kids<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buddy Ebsen with his family on June 13, 1964. Credit :Keystone\/Hulton Archive\/Getty NEED TO KNOW Buddy Ebsen was a dad to seven kids: Elizabeth, Alix, Susie, Cathy, Bonnie, Kiki and Dustin The actor raised his family on a California ranch, where they maintained their privacy Ebsen inspired two of his children to work in Hollywood, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chua-phan-loai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1988"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1989,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1988\/revisions\/1989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chuyenhay360.com.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}