Paul Henning, the man who created The Beverly Hillbillies, was a certified “genius” — at least according to Irene Ryan, the actress who played Granny. Ryan must have believed her casting was genius as ...
When someone stumbles across a photo of Irene Ryan from the 1960s and then sees her character on The Beverly Hillbillies, one question springs to mind: "How old was Irene Ryan when she played Granny?" ...