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Who was Linda Henning married to? ›

In 1968, Henning married Mike Minor who played Steve Elliott on Petticoat Junction a year after the TV wedding of Betty Jo and Steve. They divorced in 1973. She married, secondly, to Leon Ashby Adams, in 1994.

Henning added that despite the great loss everyone involved in “Petticoat Junction” endured, the adoration among the cast still lives on. “After our show was off the air, every now and then I'd see somebody from our crew on another set, and it would be like old times,” she said. “We were all a family.”

After her time in Petticoat Junction, Henning did what she said she was going to do: Build a music career. In the 1970s, Henning released a country album titled A Country Session. In addition, she became known for her singing and songwriting.

On October 25, 2002, a jury found Linda Henning guilty of first-degree felony murder, kidnapping, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, perjury, criminal solicitation, and tampering with evidence. She escaped the death penalty and instead was sentenced to 73 and a half years in prison.

Linda "Lin" Belcher (née Genarro) (voiced by John Roberts) is the happy-go-lucky and supportive wife of Bob and the mother of Tina, Gene, and Louise. Before her marriage to Bob, she was engaged to Hugo, who is now a local health inspector ("Human Flesh").

She later secures permission to stay in the home that Michael and Nick share during their deployment. The wedding takes place in a Russian Orthodox church, and the reception is held in an American Legion hall. Linda catches the bridal bouquet, and Nick proposes to her but seems surprised when she accepts the proposal.

The question has been asked many times about whether or not the women/girls on Petticoat Junction wore wigs. I had a chance a few years ago while interviewing Linda to ask about this. Her answer was a resounding yes! "We all wore wigs or hair pieces.

Besides playing Kate Bradley on 164 episodes of Petticoat Junction, she portrayed the character in six episodes of Green Acres. Bea was forced to leave Petticoat Junction early in its sixth season due to a battle with lung cancer, which would claim her life on October 13, 1968 at the age of 62.

The series is one of three interrelated shows about rural characters produced by Paul Henning. Petticoat Junction was created upon the success of Henning's previous rural/urban-themed sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971).

Mike Minor is best recognized as "Steve Elliott" on Petticoat Junction (1963). Mike married actress Linda Henning in 1968, who co-starred on Petticoat Junction (1963) as "Betty Jo". The marriage lasted for five years.

Why did Jeannie Riley leave Petticoat? ›

Winning the role over 300 competitors, Riley portrayed Billie Jo Bradley on the first two seasons of the CBS sitcom Petticoat Junction (1963–1965). Riley left the series in 1965 to pursue movies.

Because of low ratings,CBS canceled this series on April 4,1970 after 222 episodes. The precursor of what was to come came within a year after "Petticoat Junction" was canceled with CBS' infamous purge of 1971.

The investigation into the murder of Girly Chew revealed a conspiracy theory involving reptilian queens, UFOs and reports of cannibalism. Girly Chew's husband Diazien Hossencofft and his girlfriend Linda Henning were convicted of her murder. Her body has never been found.

Jethrine Bodine (portrayed by Max Baer Jr., voiced by Linda Kaye Henning in 11 episodes) is the sister of Jethro and the daughter of Pearl.

Stage 5, found within the Hollywood Center Studios (now known as the Sunset Palmas Studios), also hosted both the Petticoat Junction and Green Acres production units. Established in 1919, the lot features 12 stages and it's one of Hollywood's oldest production facilities.

In his autobiography, Over the Top and Back, Tom recalled meeting Melinda Rose Trenchard, known as Linda, when they were walking to school when they were just 12. They reportedly started dating at 14, and when she fell pregnant, the two married in March 1957, when they were just 16.

In real life, Minor and Henning were dating as they worked on the series, and they married in September 1968, only to divorce five years later.

On September 7, 1968, he married Linda Kaye Henning, who played Betty Jo on Petticoat Junction, following a romance that began on the set. They divorced five years later and had no children. Minor married Marilyn Minor in 1981.