This article is about the Beverly Hillbillies actress. For the aviator geologist and politician, see Irene E. Ryan. For the improv artist, see The Committee (improv group).
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Irene Ryan
Ryan on The Beverly Hillbillies, 1968
Born
Irene Noblitt, Noblett, or Noblette[a]
(1902-10-17)October 17, 1902
El Paso, Texas, U.S.[5]
Died
April 26, 1973(1973-04-26) (aged 70)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Resting place
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica
Nationality
American
Occupations
Actress
comedian
Years active
1913–1973
Spouses
Tim Ryan
(m. 1922; div. 1942)
Harold E. Knox
(m. 1946; div. 1961)
Irene Ryan (born Irene Noblitt, Noblett, or Noblette;[a] October 17, 1902 – April 26, 1973) was an American actress and comedian who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television, and Broadway. She is most widely known for her portrayal of Daisy May "Granny" Moses, mother-in-law of Buddy Ebsen's character Jed Clampett on the long-running TV series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971). She was nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1963 and 1964 for the role.
^"Popular Follies Company Coming to the Crawford". El Paso Herald. August 14, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Redmond Play to Feature El Paso Song". El Paso Herald. November 16, 1918. p. 16. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Musical Show at the Elks Tonight". Arizona Republic. November 8, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"The Radio Clock". El Paso Herald-Post. July 18, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Irene Ryan, 70, Actress, Is Dead". The New York Times. April 27, 1973. p. 40. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
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IreneRyan (born Irene Noblitt, Noblett, or Noblette; October 17, 1902 – April 26, 1973) was an American actress and comedian who found success in vaudeville...
CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, IreneRyan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family...
During her time at Rutgers, Ralph was one of the earliest winners of the IreneRyan Acting Scholarships awarded by the Kennedy Center American College Theater...
drama student at Purdue University Fort Wayne in 1975, he received the IreneRyan Acting Scholarship, sponsored by the Kennedy Center. From 1976 to 1978...
Douglas's big-screen career. With the 1973 death of Hillbillies co-star IreneRyan, the 1980 death of Raymond Bailey, and Max Baer Jr.'s refusal to participate...
scholarships and awards presented throughout the week, including the IreneRyan Acting Scholarships. Other competitions include playwriting, directing...
graduated from University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he won an IreneRyan scholarship for collegiate actors and performed at the Kennedy Center...
acting opportunities in New York City. While a BYU student, she won the IreneRyan Award at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., an award annually presented...
and Imogene Coca as Granny's 100-year-old mother; original cast members IreneRyan (Granny) and Raymond Bailey (Milburn Drysdale) had died in 1973 and 1980...
Helen Walker. The supporting cast features Rudy Valee, Alan Mowbray and IreneRyan. Successful novelist and playboy Owen Waterbury (Kirk Douglas) hires aspiring...
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in Grandma Moses' honor in 1969. The character Daisy "Granny" Moses (IreneRyan) on The Beverly Hillbillies, was named as an homage to Grandma Moses,...
a character on The Beverly Hillbillies television series, played by IreneRyan Granny (Looney Tunes), a Looney Tunes character Granny Goodness, a Superman...
Dr. Kildare series from 1938 to 1942. She once had the same agent as IreneRyan, whose similar career later caused Rock to fire him. Rock returned to...
later as Clint Eastwood's girlfriend in "Clint Eastwood Meets Mister Ed" IreneRyan Raymond Bailey Alan Hale Jr. Neil Hamilton – he would go on to perform...
University, before changing his major to drama. In 1994, he was awarded the IreneRyan Award for best college actor. In 1996, Rahm dropped out of college to...
with William Holden and Glenn Ford and later in Penny Serenade (1941) with Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942), The Talk...
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