Irene Ryan, left, as Daisy May ‘Granny’ Moses, with the woman she beat out for the role, Bea Benaderet, playing ‘Cousin’ Pearl Bodine, in ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ (1962-71). After losing out on the ...

The American sitcom first aired on CBS in 1963. Let's take a look back at whatever happened to the stars who made 'Petticoat ...

Beatrice "Bea" Benaderet was an American actress born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, California. She appeared in a wide variety of television work, which included a starring role in the ...

QUESTION: I’ve been watching Petticoat Junction on TV Land and was wondering what happened to Kate. Why did she leave the show? I also wonder what happened to the original Billie Jo. S.Z., Kissimmee.

April 4 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include: -- Social reformer Dorothea Dix in 1802 -- Inventor Linus Yale in 1821 -- Actor Bea Benaderet in 1906 -- Musician ...