When The Beverly Hillbillies made its TV debut in 1962, it was dismissed by critics as little more than a hillbilly cartoon, but the viewers knew better. With its fish-out-of-water premise, lovable ...
Paul Henning, the man who created The Beverly Hillbillies, was a certified “genius” — at least according to Irene Ryan, the actress who played Granny. Ryan must have believed her casting was genius as ...