the purchase of another parcel just outside Carson City, in neighboring Douglas County, where he expected less resistance to his plans. Baer purchased a parcel in north Douglas County for US$1.2 million, and would purchase an additional once he obtained the required zoning variances. The plans were for a gambling area with 800 slot machines and 16 tables, flanked by various eateries, including "Jethro's All You Ken Et Buffet". The project would feature a showroom, cinema complex and a 240-room, five-story hotel. Plans for Baer's casino included a mock oil derrick spouting a 20- to flame. As of July 2012, development of Jethro's Casino had been suspended. Ongoing litigation involving Baer, the developer and Douglas County has delayed the development of the project indefinitely. In 2014, Baer sued CBS after claiming a secret deal with a Des Moines-based Jethro's BBQ was interfering with his opportunity to cash in on his role from the iconic television show. The lawsuit claims that Baer negotiated a deal with CBS for the rights to use the fictional character and other motifs from the show to create a chain of restaurants, hotels, and casinos. Recent years He remained close friends with Buddy Ebsen until Ebsen's death from pneumonia on July 6, 2003. Just before his acting mentor's death, Donna Douglas and he both had visited Ebsen in the hospital. In January 2008, Baer’s live-in girlfriend, 30-year-old Penthouse model Chere Rhodes, committed suicide in the 70-year-old's Lake Tahoe home. Her suicide note mentioned "relationship problems". The 2015 death of co-star Donna Douglas left Baer as the only surviving regular cast member of The Beverly Hillbillies. Filmography List of credits References External links Official site of Jethro's Beverly Hillbillies Mansion & Casino Watch Max Baer in Jethro's First Love 1937 births American male child actors American male film actors American male screenwriters American male television actors American people of Czech-Jewish descent American people of German-Jewish descent American people of Scotch-Irish descent Film directors from California Film producers from California Living people Male actors from Oakland, California Male actors from Sacramento, California Santa Clara University alumni Screenwriters from California Western (genre) television actors Writers from Oakland, California Writers from Sacramento, California