The story is no doubt taken from the real life Jackson Barnett who was an Oklahoma Indian who became wealthy in 1912 when oil was discovered on his allotment. It turned out to the be the biggest oil field in the US. Jackson was the black sheep of the family and lived alone until 1920 a woman from Kansas literally drove down to Henryetta and married him. In the early 1920s he moved to a large house in Los Angeles on Wilshire Blvd. Jackson would go outside and direct traffic. Henning grew up in Kansas and there were regular stories in the news about Jackson. The government and others were constantly trying to get a piece of Jackson's fortune but he had a legal guardian that kept him from being swindled and watched his money. That guardian was analogous to the Mr Drysdale character. Jackson was my great great great 1/2 uncle.
The Beverly Hillbillies was Paul Henning's brainchild.
The story is no doubt taken from the real life Jackson Barnett who was an Oklahoma Indian who became wealthy in 1912 when oil was discovered on his allotment. It turned out to the be the biggest oil field in the US. Jackson was the black sheep of the family and lived alone until 1920 a woman from Kansas literally drove down to Henryetta and married him. In the early 1920s he moved to a large house in Los Angeles on Wilshire Blvd. Jackson would go outside and direct traffic. Henning grew up in Kansas and there were regular stories in the news about Jackson. The government and others were constantly trying to get a piece of Jackson's fortune but he had a legal guardian that kept him from being swindled and watched his money. That guardian was analogous to the Mr Drysdale character. Jackson was my great great great 1/2 uncle.
This was filmed in 1989. You're welcome.
It was filmed in 1997