Max Baer, Jr.

Max Baer Jr. is considering buying a closed hotel-casino in Sparks and turning it into Jethro's Beverly Hillbillies Hotel and Casino based on the television sitcom he co-starred on during the 1960s. Sparks Mayor Geno Martini confirmed Baer has met with city officials about the possible purchase of the Silver Club. The former actor and director who has a home at Lake Tahoe already has approval to build his casino next to a retail complex being built in northern Douglas County about 30 miles south of Reno. But his spokesman Don Smit says he's exploring other options because the construction of that retail complex ... Read Full Story

Last week I came across an audio version of Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History . I'd seen the film starring Russell Crowe last year, and though well done (and I like Russell Crowe in nearly everything he does) it was not a film that made me feel wowed. An interesting story about a down-and-out boxer who makes a comeback and ends up world champeen. The book is far and away a superior telling of the story, because it is not about a boxer. It is about two boxers who have two totally different life trajectories. ... Read Full Story

by Deidre Woollard Beverly Hillbillies star Max Baer Jr. may be a long way from his days on the popular 1960s sitcom but he hasn't given up the character of Jethro yet. Baer, who is 71, is looking into buying a closed hotel-casino in Sparks , Nevada and turning it into Jethro's Beverly Hillbillies Hotel and Casino. The mayor of the town says that Baer has met with city officials and councilmen on the possible purchase of what was the Silver Club. Baer already has a home at Lake Tahoe. The former actor has had this idea for a while and already had approval ... Read Full Story

Beverly Hillbillies star Max Baer Jr. may be a long way from his days on the popular 1960s sitcom but he hasn’t given up the character of Jethro yet. Baer, who is 71, is looking into buying a closed hotel-casino in Sparks, Nevada and turning it into Jethro’s Beverly Hillbillies Hotel and Casino. The mayor [...] Related posts: Jay reveals more ‘Leno Show’ plans, new set Third Most Complete T. Rex to Be Auctioned in Vegas Read Full Story

The 1960's TV show The Beverly Hillbillies conjures up feelings of nostalgia, fun and money-makin' for at least a few generations of Americans. At least that's the hope of series star Max Baer Jr. (Jethro) who is planning on buying... Read Full Story