Mon, Sep 13, 1971
Actress Irene Ryan ("The Beverly Hillbillies") is paid tribute to by friends and associates spanning her careers in vaudeville, film, stage, and television. The episode was filmed after the final episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies" although that series had not yet been canceled by CBS when this program was filmed in mid 1971. "This is Your Life Irene Ryan" aired one week after the final appearance of "The Beverly Hillbillies" (September 7, 1971, a rerun) on the CBS prime time lineup. This was one of Ms. Ryan's final appearances before her death in 1973.