Beverly Garland is born in Santa Cruz 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: Versatile movie and TV actress Beverly Garland -- of "It Conquered the World" -- is born in Santa Cruz in 1926. / Illustration by CJ Byford
