Doris Ione (Smith) Douglas (1932 - 2015)

Born 26 Sep 1932 in Pride, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert M Leeds — married 26 Jun 1971 in Los Angeles, California

Died 1 Jan 2015 at age 82 in Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Donna (Smith) Douglas is Notable.

Donna Douglas (born Doris Smith) was an American actress, best known for her role as Elly May Clampett on the television series The Beverly Hillbillies.

Douglas was born Doris Smith in the community of Pride in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, in September of 1932. She was the only daughter of Emmett Ratcliff Smith, Sr. (1907–1988) and his wife, the former Elma Robinson (1910–2003).

Her birth name is listed both as Dorothy Smith and Doris Smith in various articles. She had an older brother and spent much of her childhood romping as a tomboy with him and some male cousins.

Douglas attended St. Gerard High School, a Catholic school, where she played softball and basketball. She was a member of the school's first graduating class.

She married Roland Bourgeois in 1949; they divorced in 1954, shortly after the birth of her son, Danny P. Bourgeois. (Roland may not have been the father.) She was a "Miss Baton Rouge" and was named "Miss New Orleans" in 1957.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 14 March 2018), Doris Smith in household of Emmett Smith, Police Jury Ward 3, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17-24B, sheet 7B, line 65, family 976, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1397

• "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 27 November 2014), Robert M Leeds and Doris I Smith, 26 Jun 1971; from "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database and images, Ancestry (ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles City, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.

• Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 25 September 2019), memorial page for Donna Douglas (26 Sep 1932–1 Jan 2015), Find A Grave: Memorial #140788264, citing Bluff Creek Community Cemetery, Bluff Creek, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA, maintained by Find A Grave; photo of headstone included

See also:

• Wikipedia contributors, "Donna Douglas," old version, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed January 3, 2015).

• Wikipedia contributors, "Donna Douglas," current version, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed September 25, 2019).