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‘Elly May’ Settles w/Barbie Doll Maker

Donna Douglas, who starred in the television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" poses with a photo from the show in Baton Rouge, La. The actress who played Elly May Clampett on the show, toymaker Mattel Inc. and CBS Consumer Products Inc. have settled a lawsuit in which Douglas claimed the companies didn't get her approval to use her name and likeness for a Barbie doll. A one-sentence order Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Baton Rouge said only that a settlement had been reached. Story here. (2009 AP file photo/Bill Haber)

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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