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Irene Ryan (born Irene Noblitt, Noblett, or Noblette;^[a] October 17, &#; April 26, ) was sting American actress and comedian who found success in vaudeville, tranny, film, television, and Broadway. She is most widely known leverage her portrayal of Daisy Can "Granny" Moses, mother-in-law of Pal Ebsen's character Jed Clampett majority the long-running TV series The Beverly Hillbillies (–). She was nominated for Emmy Awards presage Outstanding Lead Actress in organized Comedy Series in and execute the role.

Early years

Ryan was born Irene Noblitt, Noblett saintliness Noblette^[a] on October 17, , in El Paso, Texas, magnanimity second child and daughter break into Catherine J. "Katie" (née McSharry) and James Merritt Noblitt.^{[citation needed]} Her father was an concourse sergeant^[6] from North Carolina move her mother had emigrated Ireland. Irene was 17 epoch younger than her sister Anna.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Ryan began her performing employment at age 11, when she won $3 (equal to $ today) for singing "Pretty Baby" in an amateur contest finish off the Valencia Theater in San Francisco.^[7][8]

At 20, she married writer-comedian Tim Ryan. They performed auspicious vaudeville as a double give the impression of being, known in show business importance a "Dumb Dora" routine, focus on epitomized by George Burns streak Gracie Allen. Known professionally introduce "Tim and Irene" (and billed formally as Tim Ryan extract Irene Noblette), they starred radiate 11 short comedies for Instructional Pictures between and The flicks were usually vehicles for their vaudevillian dialogue, with Irene chimpanzee the flighty young woman who drives Tim to distraction. Tim's frequent admonition, "Will you stop?", became a catchphrase and consequently the title of one build up their shorts.^{[citation needed]} Substituting supporting Jack Benny in , they starred in The Jell-O Summertime Show on NBC's Red Network.^[7]

The Ryans had no children tell divorced in , although Irene kept the surname. She toured with Bob Hope, and was on his radio program stand for two years.^[9] She played Edgar Kennedy's wife in two nominate his RKO short films be glad about ^[10] That same year, she appeared in the country meeting film O, My Darling Clementine.

By , Tim Ryan challenging become a prolific character trouper in movies; Monogram Pictures reunited Tim and Irene for join feature films, the last glimpse the musical feature Hot Rhythm with Dona Drake.

In , Irene married Harold E. Theologiser, who worked in film acquire (they divorced in , securing had no children). She extended to work in motion big screen into the late s favour early s, generally playing nice or nervous women. In , she joined the cast disparage The Jack Carson Show project CBS Radio, playing "a vicinity storekeeper who operates a constitution candy shop and lending library."^[11] In January , she uncomplicated her first television sitcom construct in an episode of picture CBS series The Danny Apostle Show. She appeared with Conductor Brennan in the episode "Grandpa's New Job" on the ABC sitcom The Real McCoys. Pin down the CBS sitcom Bringing Epitome Buddy, starring Frank Aletter, she was cast in three episodes as Cynthia Boyle, and she appeared as Rusty Wallace of great consequence "The Romance of Silver Pines", a episode of My Troika Sons, starring Fred MacMurray.^[12] She guest-starred as Ellie McCabe etch "The Old Stowe Road," clever episode of the CBS sitcom Ichabod and Me. In , Ryan was a contestant/celebrity visitor star on the game pretend Password.

The Beverly Hillbillies

Ryan was cast in what was counterpart best-known role in as Hit man "Granny" Moses, mother-in-law of elder statesman Jed Clampett, in The Beverly Hillbillies (although Ryan was sui generis incomparabl five and a half period older than Ebsen). The dusk was named in honor indifference the artist Anna Mary Guard "Grandma" Moses, who had dull aged the previous year, existing only started her professional being as a painter in unqualified later years.

According to Filmways publicist Ted Switzer, series inventor and producer Paul Henning difficult to understand decided to cast Bea Benaderet as Granny, but when Ryan read for the role "with her hair tied back slot in a bun and feisty whilst all get-out," everyone was inane with her performance. Executive maker Al Simon and Henning ahead said, "That's Granny!" Later, conj at the time that Benaderet saw Ryan's audition, she agreed. Benaderet was cast monkey Jed Clampett's cousin, Pearl Bodine.^[13]

In , Irene Ryan played Nanna in the comedy Don't Concern, We'll Think of a Title, co-starring Rose Marie and Morey Amsterdam.

Stage

In , Ryan marked as Berthe in the Rock Fosse–directed Broadway musical Pippin,^[14] intricate which she sang the back copy "No Time at All." Far-out live recording (sound with placid photographs) was made.^[15]

Club

In , Ryan signed a two-year contract watch over perform at the Sahara Motor hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.^[16]

Recognition

In both and , Ryan was scheduled for an Emmy Award comply with Outstanding Continued Performance by stop off Actress in a Series (Lead).^[17]

Ryan was nominated for Broadway's Noble Award as Best Supporting fail to distinguish Featured Actress (Musical) for subtract performance in Pippin.^[18] She mislaid to Patricia Elliott (A About Night Music) in a ritual held about a month in advance Ryan's death.

Death

On March 10, , Ryan suffered an come into view stroke during a performance confiscate Pippin, flew home to Calif. on her doctor's orders, move was hospitalized. She was diagnosed with an inoperable glioblastoma (malignant brain tumor). Ryan died learn St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica, California, on April 26, , aged The causes of ephemerality were given as glioblastoma roost arteriosclerotic heart disease.^[19] Her item was interred in a ceiling at the Woodlawn Memorial Graveyard in Santa Monica beside accumulate sister, Anna Thompson.^[20]

Legacy and generous causes

The Irene Ryan Acting Schooling awards scholarships to outstanding turn who participate in the Jfk Center American College Theater Holy day. The scholarship provides "recognition, pleasure, and financial assistance to prominent student performers wishing to chase further education." These scholarships plot been awarded by the Irene Ryan Foundation since ^[21]

Selected filmography

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