Movies
J.R.
Jan. 21, 2007
Sports
Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History; Jeremy Schaap; Houghton Mifflin: 288 pp., $24
June 3, 2005
Kudos to J.R. Moehringer for setting the record straight on the boxing career of Max Baer Sr.
Jan. 28, 2007
Heavyweight champ Max Baer Sr. was unable to defend himself against ‘Cinderella Man.’ The job fell to Max Jr., who’s going down swinging.
Jan. 7, 2007
Lifestyle
Sept. 16, 2014
Jacob (Buddy) Baer, the gentle giant of professional boxing during the Joe Louis era, died Friday at Veterans Hospital.
July 19, 1986
Though he’s best known to TV fans around the world as the dumber-than-a-stump Jethro Bodine on the classic 1962-71 sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies,” Max Baer Jr. went on to become a filmmaker.
Feb. 18, 2000
Entertainment & Arts
Ex-”Beverly Hillbillies” Star Wins Court Round: Actor-turned-producer Max Baer Jr., who played Jethro Bodine on “The Beverly Hillbillies,” won $2 million from Capital Cities/ABC over movie rights to the song “Like a Virgin,” his lawyer said.
Jan. 12, 1993
Max Baer Jr., who played slow-witted Jethro in the TV show “The Beverly Hillbillies,” won a $2-million award Wednesday against ABC, which he claimed kept him from getting the film rights to Madonna’s hit song “Like a Virgin.”
Feb. 14, 1991