Beverly Garland: Her Life and CareerNamed "Television's First Lady" by Walter Ames of the Los Angeles Times, actress Beverly Garland (1926-2008) is also regarded as a Western and science-fiction film icon. Beverly was TV's first "police woman" in the landmark series Decoy, and was seen in starring or recurring roles in such popular shows as My Three Sons and Scarecrow and Mrs. King. In addition to more than 700 television appearances, she made more than 55 feature and made-for-television films including the cult classics Not of This Earth, It Conquered the World and The Alligator People. Working with such stars as Sinatra, Bogart, and Bing Crosby, Beverly Garland had fascinating stories to tell about all of them and many more. This comprehensive biography of Beverly's life and career includes a foreword and afterword by her colleagues Joseph Campanella and Peggy Webber. |
Contents
Foreword by Joseph Campanella | 1 |
Introduction | 3 |
1 Beverly Lucy Fessenden | 7 |
2 The Actors Life for Me | 12 |
3 Beverly Campbell | 18 |
4 Beverly Garland | 25 |
5 Somebody Get Me a Medic | 32 |
6 The Beast and the Amazon | 42 |
18 My Three Sons | 108 |
19 A Singing Cowboy Hojo and the Saga of the Freeway Chickens | 116 |
20 The Cowboys | 120 |
21 Roller Boogie Mama | 128 |
22 A Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame | 142 |
23 Scarecrow and Mrs King | 154 |
24 The Haunted Symphony Russia and Roger Corman Together Again After All These Years | 161 |
25 A Hollywood Survivor | 170 |
7 Scream Queen | 47 |
8 The Joker Is Wild | 52 |
9 Decoy | 56 |
10 Return to Gotham | 59 |
11 Coco La Salle the Lady Pirate | 63 |
12 Where in the World Is Beverly Garland? | 68 |
13 The Miracle Worker | 71 |
14 Stump the Stars | 76 |
15 Twice Told Tales | 87 |
16 The Bing Crosby Show | 94 |
17 Pretty Poison | 101 |
26 Fifty Years in Show Business | 180 |
Farewell to Televisions First Lady | 189 |
Epilogue | 191 |
Afterword by Peggy Webber | 193 |
The Television Credits | 196 |
The Film and MadeforTelevision Movie Credits | 202 |
Chapter Notes | 225 |
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