Nancy Kulp (center) in The Beverly Hillbillies, along with costars Max Baer, Jr. and Sharon Tate

Nancy Jane Kulp (born August 28, 1921 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, died February 3, 1991 in California) was an American actress best known as "Miss Jane Hathaway" on the popular television series The Beverly Hillbillies. Download high resolution version (887x684, 82 KB)Screenshot from television series The Beverly Hillbillies (episode The Giant Jackrabbit showing Max Baer, Jr. ... Download high resolution version (887x684, 82 KB)Screenshot from television series The Beverly Hillbillies (episode The Giant Jackrabbit showing Max Baer, Jr. ... Max Baer Jr. ... Sharon Marie Tate (January 24, 1943 – August 9, 1969) was a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Dauphin Incorporated 1791 Charter 1860 Government  - Mayor Stephen R. Reed (D) Area  - City  11. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Jane Hathaway is a fictional character in the 1960s television comedy, The Beverly Hillbillies, as well as its 1993 movie remake. ... For the 1993 film, see The Beverly Hillbillies (film) The Beverly Hillbillies was an American television program about a hillbilly family living in Southern California. ...

Early life

Kulp was born into an upper middle class family in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She obtained her bachelor's degree in journalism from Florida State University and worked on a master's degree in English and French at the University of Miami. Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Dauphin Incorporated 1791 Charter 1860 Government  - Mayor Stephen R. Reed (D) Area  - City  11. ... Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU)[6] is a public research university located in Tallahassee, the capital city of Florida. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The University of Miami (also known as UM or just The U) is a private university founded in 1925 with its main campus in the city of Coral Gables in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ...

She left the University of Miami to volunteer for United States Navy service in World War II, where she received several decorations, including the American Campaign Medal, the National Defense Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. The United States Navy, also known as the USN or the U.S. Navy, is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... American Campaign Medal The American Campaign Medal was a decoration of the United States military which was first created in 1942 by order of President Franklin Roosevelt. ... The National Defense Service Medal is a military decoration of the United States military originally commissioned by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. ... The Good Conduct Medal is one of the oldest military decorations of the United States military. ...

Acting career

She moved to Hollywood, California, to work in a studio publicity department, but director George Cukor convinced her that she should work in front of the camera. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Public relations (PR): Building sustainable relations with all publics in order to create a postive brand image. ... George Dewey Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. ...

Thus began a career as a character actress. Her movie debut was in 1951 in The Company She Keeps. She appeared in subsequent films, including Shane (1953), Sabrina (1954) and A Star is Born (1954). In 1955 she joined the cast of The Bob Cummings Show (aka Love That Bob) with Bob Cummings as pith-helmeted neighborhood bird-watcher, Pamela Livingston. {She also played a bird watcher on The Beverly Hillbillies.} She returned to movies in Forever, Darling (1956), The Three Faces of Eve (1957) and The Parent Trap (1961). She also appeared on The Twilight Zone, She Also Had A Role On The Show Sanford and Son, as Hoppy's Mother. Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Sabrina is a 1954 film directed by Billy Wilder, adapted for the screen by Wilder, Samuel Taylor, and Ernest Lehman from Taylors play Sabrina Fair (in the UK, the movie has the title Sabrina Fair). ... A Star Is Born is a 1954 musical remake of the original 1937 film, directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Garland and James Mason. ... The Bob Cummings Show was an American television sitcom which was produced from 1955 to 1959. ... The Bob Cummings Show was an American television sitcom which was produced from 1955 to 1959. ... For the 1993 film, see The Beverly Hillbillies (film) The Beverly Hillbillies was an American television program about a hillbilly family living in Southern California. ... The Three Faces of Eve is a 1957 film which tells the true story of a woman who suffered from Dissociative identity disorder. ... The Parent Trap is the title of a movie by Walt Disney Productions Corporation which was made twice, first in 1961 and a remake made in 1998. ... The Twilight Zone title. ...

In 1962, she landed the role of Jane Hathaway, the sex-starved perennial spinster, on The Beverly Hillbillies television series. She remained with the show until its cancellation in 1971. In 1967, she received an Emmy Award nomination for her role. Jane Hathaway is a fictional character in the 1960s television comedy, The Beverly Hillbillies, as well as its 1993 movie remake. ... For the 1993 film, see The Beverly Hillbillies (film) The Beverly Hillbillies was an American television program about a hillbilly family living in Southern California. ... An Emmy Award. ...

Political career

In 1984, Kulp ran for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from Pennsylvania, but was unsuccessful. As an opponent of a Republican incumbent in a Republican district in a year in which Ronald Reagan won a landslide victory, Kulp was the underdog. To her dismay, Hillbillies co-star Buddy Ebsen supported her Republican opponent, incumbent Bud Shuster. Ebsen went so far as to tape an ad for Shuster, labeling Kulp as "too liberal." Ebsen claimed she was exploiting her celebrity status and didn't know the issues. Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett Buddy Ebsen (April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003) was an American actor and dancer, who is best-remembered for his role as Jed Clampett in the popular television series The Beverly Hillbillies. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Elmer Greinert Bud Shuster (born January 23, 1932) is an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1972 to 2001. ... Look up liberal on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Political progressivism, a political ideology that is for change, often associated with liberal movements Liberty, the condition of being free from control or restrictions Liberal Party, members of...

In what Hollywood biographer Boze Hadleigh claims is an interview he conducted with Kulp in 1987 but was only published after her death, she purportedly admitted she was bisexual).^{[citation needed]} She died of cancer in California on February 3, 1991 aged 69, and was buried in Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. Boze Hadleigh (born 1954?) is an American journalist, interviewer and writer primarily of gossip about homosexuals of Hollywood. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where cancer cells are transported through the bloodstream or lymphatic system). ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Mifflintown is a borough located in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. ...

External links

• Nancy Kulp at the Internet Movie Database
• Nancy Kulp at the Notable Names Database
• Nancy Kulp at TV.com