What happened to Billy Carter? Explore what claimed his life and devastated the Carter family, taking all of Jimmy Carter's ...

He even made the cover of Newsweek holding a can of beer known as “Billy Beer.” According to his obituary in the Washington Post, Billy Carter “died of cancer yesterday at his home in Plains ...

Mr. Carter’s brother hawked Billy Beer and got tied up with the Libyans. His daughter was arrested while protesting the C.I.A. His grandson sought to follow him as governor of Georgia.

The younger Carter capitalized on his image with a deal for “Billy Beer.” News sources reported that he got a $50,000 annual licensing fee from one brewer. That would be about $240,000 today ...