Undergoes Operation -- Bea Benaderet, above, star of television's "Petticoat… Save to Bookmarks Undergoes Operation -- Bea Benaderet, above, star of television's "Petticoat… Additional Scans Licensing and copyright Information Description Undergoes Operation -- Bea Benaderet, above, star of television's "Petticoat Junction," underwent exploratory surgery today which he spokesman reported showed lung cancer. The publicist, Staff Clark, quoted the surgeon as saying that treatments will follow. Credit AP Wirephoto Dateinfo November 29, 1967 Barcode kcstar-bio-belushi-7-07252013-20000794A.JPG Collection Kansas City Star Digital Photographs File Type JPEG File Size 546 kB Height 3000 Width 2155 Resolution 200 Owning Organization Kansas City Star