When they were young: Actress Irene Ryan

Yes, that's the actress who would later go on to portray family matriarch, "Granny," on the 'Beverly Hillbillies.'

Before the series, Ryan was a successful film and radio personality, who appeared alongside Bob Hope during his USO tours and later shared the Broadway stage with Ben Vereen in 'Pippin."

I'm pretty sure that's Irene Dunne, not Irene Ryan.

And here’s Miss Ryan (Mrs. Ryan Noblette).

Sorry I misidentified Ryan, but she still was a looker back in the day, no?

I so agree; "fresh-faced" doesn't seem to be an ideal anymore. She looks really kind.

OP Irene is a national treasure. That little woman brightened millions of lives all over the world with her talent.

Irene Ryan and Harriet MacGibbon

Pity she died without penning her memoirs. Seems like she really lived. Was she in the same circles as George Burns & Gracie Allen?

You know you're old when you remember Irene Ryan.