Bea Benaderet
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Beatrice Benaderet was an American actress and comedienne. Born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, she began performing in Bay Area theatre and radio before embarking on a Hollywood career
1966 publicity photo
Benaderet and Gale Gordon on Granby's Green Acres in 1950
Bea Benaderet's crypt at Valhalla Memorial Park, with incorrect year of birth
Irene Ryan
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Irene Ryan was an American actress and comedienne who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television, and Broadway. She is most widely known for her portrayal of Daisy May "Granny" Moses, mother
Bea Benaderet
…role of Granny. Despite considering her to be too buxom for his vision of the character as a small and wiry woman, Henning allowed her to test anyway. Irene Ryan ultimately won the role; according to Henning, "Bea took one look at the way Irene did the part and said to me, 'There's your Granny!'" He additionally…
Ryan on The Beverly Hillbillies, 1968
L-R: Moyna Macgill, Irene Ryan, Florence Bates, and Margaret Hamilton in Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)