Most Recent Role: on Love, American Style
Gender: Female
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, USA
Birthday: 10-17-1902
Birth Name: Irene Noblette
Date of Death: 4-26-1973
Cause of Death: Details of death and place of death Santa Monica, California, USA (brain tumor)
Gender: Female
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, USA
Birthday: 10-17-1902
Birth Name: Irene Noblette
Date of Death: 4-26-1973
Cause of Death: Details of death and place of death Santa Monica, California, USA (brain tumor)
Irene Ryan was well into her fifties when she became famous as the wiry Granny Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies." Born in El Paso, Texas on October 17, 1902, the daughter of James and Kathleen Noblette, Ryan began her show business career at age 10, later touring with her husband as the Vaudeville act "Tim & Irene." Ryan appeared in B-movies like "Bonzo Goes To College" in the 40s, and...
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Love and the Old Swingers
Friday 27 October 1972 on ABC
Swinging senior citizens.
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During her earlier show business career(before Granny on "The Beverly Hillbillies"), Irene Ryan appeared in a number of "B" films scripted by her first husband Tim Ryan. In these films, Ms.Ryan usually was cast as a wisecracking, man-hungry old maid.
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Irene Ryan and her first husband Tim Ryan had a radio show on NBC radio called "The Tim and Irene Show".
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Irene Ryan often cheerfully said that she was virtually washed up in the entertainment business until she landed the role of Granny on "The Beverly Hillbillies".
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It has been surmised by more than a few in the entertainment industry that producer Paul Henning may have more than casually based Irene Ryan's character of Granny from "The Beverly Hillbillies" on the character of Mammy Yokum from the comic strip "Li'l Abner".
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Irene Ryan only had to read one line of script before she was hired to play the character of Granny on the "The Beverly Hillbillies".
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IreneRyan: I believe that color will make the ratings of "The Beverly Hillbillies" go up 100% next season.
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Other Appearances
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The Beverly Hillbillies
Daisy Moses "Granny" |
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Password
Irene Ryan |
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Bringing Up Buddy
Cynthia's Concert Tour Cynthia Boyle |
Bringing Up Buddy
The Singer Cynthia Boyle |
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Bringing Up Buddy
Cynthia's Boy Friend Cynthia Boyle |
Front Row Center
Uncle Barney Florence |
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General Electric Theater
The Little Hours Mr. Bryant |
Love, American Style
Love and the Lost Dog Mother |
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The Beverly HillbilliesJed Clampett and kin, a poor Ozark Hillbilly family, were barely surviving until one lucky day. Jed while hunting for food in his swamp missed his target and struck the ground with his shot. Up... more
