Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Henning, the man who created The Beverly Hillbillies, was a certified “genius” — at least according to Irene Ryan, the ...
A look back at the surprising casting story behind ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ and how Irene Ryan stole the show as Granny.
It's one of television's most iconic rags-to-riches stories: The Beverly Hillbillies. Premiering on Sept. 26, 1962, the series followed Buddy Ebsen's Jed Clampett, who, after discovering oil on his ...