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Ryan was born October 17, 1902 in El Paso, Texas, USA, and died April 26, 1973 in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 70, due to a brain tumor. Shortly before she had suffered a stroke on-stage during a performance of the musical Pippin. She is interred at the Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica, California.

Her career in vaudeville began by touring in an act called "Tim & Irene", with her first husband, Tim Ryan , who was also a prolific actor in multiple media. In the mid- 1930sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Link Trainer invented Sc they made several short films based on the vaudeville shows. Her first feature-length movie appearance was a bit part in the 1941See also 1940 in film 1941 1942 in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films # Sergeant York # Buck Privates starring Abbott and Costello # Tobacco Road Academy Awards Best Picture: How Green Was My Valley 20th Century-Fox Best Actor romantic comedyRomantic comedy films are a sub-genre of comedy films as well as of romance films. The basic plot of a romantic comedy is that two people meet, banter with each other, but despite an attraction obvious to the audience do not become romantically involved b Unfinished Business , which starred Irene DunneIrene Dunne ( December 20, 1898 September 4, 1990), born Irene Marie Dunn in Louisville, Kentucky, was an American film actress. She died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California at age 91, and is entombed in the Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles, C, Robert MontgomeryRobert Montgomery ( May 21, 1904 September 27, 1981) was an American actor and director. Born Henry Montgomery Jr. in Beacon, New York, his early childhood was one of privilege, since his father was President of the New York Rubber Company. When his fathe, and Preston Foster . In 1943See also 1942 in film 1943 1944 in film 1940s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films :North America # For whom the Bell Tolls # The Song of Bernadette # This is the Army # Stage Door Canteen # Random Harvest # Star Spangled Rhythm # Casablan's Ann MillerAnn Miller ( April 12, 1923 January 22, 2004) was an American dancer, singer and actress. Born Johnnie Lucille Collier in Chireno, Texas, she was considered a child dance prodigy. She was given a contract with RKO at the age of thirteen (she had told them musical Reveille with Beverly she had another small part, notable only in that it was her first time working with her ex-husband Tim since their 1942 divorce. Around this time she toured with Bob Hope's renowned USO tours. She later performed on NBC Radio's "The Bob Hope Show", from 1948 to 1950.

Her first starring big-screen role was with her Tim and Ann Corio , in Sarong Girl later in 1943. Tim, Irene, and Corio teamed up again, along with Charles Butterworth , in the Arthur Dreifuss film The Sultan's Daughter in 1944. Also in 1944, Tim and Irene were paired again, along with Dona Drake and Robert Lowery in another musical comedy, Hot Rhythm . In the following 17 years she had various roles in 25 movies, including Bonzo Goes to College and Rockabilly Baby , which also featured Les Brown and His Band of Renown. It was also during this period that she married (1946), and divorced (1961), her second husband, Harold E. Knox.

The Beverly Hillbillies debut in 1962 brought many new fans, as the show jumped to #1 in the US in 3 weeks, a feat ( as of 2004) not since matched. In 1965 she played Granny in an episode of Mr. Ed, and appeared on the TV game show Password. After the series' run, she made two Love, American Style appearances, the second one first aired post-humously.

Her final acting role was also her first Broadway role, as "Berthe" in the popular musical Pippin, which included the show-stopping solo "No Time At All". She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance.

Pallbearers at her funeral include Hillbillies co-stars Buddy Ebsen and Max Baer, Jr., along with Hillbillies creator Paul Henning . Having no living relatives, she left her US$1,000,000 estate to fund the Irene Ryan Foundation, which donates scholarships to young theater arts students involved with the Kennedy Center's American College Theater Festival.