The Beverly Hillbillies

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Irene Ryan, who played Granny Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies," died on this date in 1973. 

The series aired on CBS from 1962-1971. Ryan had a long career in in vaudeville, radio, film, television and Broadway, and appeared on stage in Bob Fosse's "Pippin." (L.A. Times file photo)