Throughout her acting career, Nancy Kulp was usually typecast as an intelligent, yet lovelorn "spinster" due to her age and non-stereotypical appearance. Like her onscreen characters, Kulp in real life had an academic bent. She recieved her B.A. in Journalism from Florida State University... Read More

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... Read More

Raymond Bailey (1904 - 1980) Raymond Bailey was quite adept at portraying one of America's most serious problems and diseases, corporate greed, and giving it a comic twist. He and David White were masters at playing the greedy executive. He was tall, silver-haired, with a well-groomed mustache,... Read More