Stars of Vaudeville #499: Irene Ryan
Today is the birthday of Irene Ryan (nee Jessie Irene Noblitt, 1902-1973), best known as “Granny” on The Beverly Hillbillies. Most people today don’t know she started out in vaudeville as part of a two act with her husband Tim. Billed as “Tim and Irene”, their’s was a Dumb Dora act, and it was successful enough that [...]