Beverly Garland is born in Santa Cruz, Calif. in 1926. The actress’ career spanned five decades in TV and film in various genres, and includes the films D.O.A., The Neaderthal Man, It Conquered the World, Curucu Beast of the Amazon, Not of This Earth, The Alligator People, Twice-Told Tales, and The Mad Room, as well as episodes of The Twilight Zone, Thriller, Science Fiction Theater, and Kraft Suspense Theatre. She died in 2008.
This Day in Halloween: TV and '50s and '60s horror-movie actress Beverly Garland is born in Santa Cruz, Calif. in 1926. / Illustration by Brooke Ramirez