Much more than Granny Clampett

Irene Ryan's career culminated with the long-running role as Granny Clampett on the Beverly Hillbillies television program. However, she had done much beyond that earlier in her career. She and her husband, Tim Ryan, performed together in vaudeville. She toured with Bob Hope and was on his radio program for two years. She also appeared in several of the Rudy Vallee radio shows during 1945. She had a number of movie credits during the 1940s and early 1950s.