Beverly Garland (October 17, 1926 – December 5, 2008) was an American film and television actress, businesswoman and hotel owner. Garland gained prominence for her role as Fred MacMurray's second wife, "Barbara Harper Douglas," in the 1960s sitcom, My Three Sons (a role she played from 1969 until the series ended in 1972). In the 1980s, she co-starred as Kate Jackson's widowed mother, "Dotty West," in the television series Scarecrow and Mrs. King...
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Beverly Garland (October 17, 1926 – December 5, 2008) was an American film and television actress, businesswoman and hotel owner. Garland gained prominence for her role as Fred MacMurray's second wife, "Barbara Harper Douglas," in the 1960s sitcom, My Three Sons (a role she played from 1969 until the series ended in 1972). In the 1980s, she co-starred as Kate Jackson's widowed mother, "Dotty West," in the television series Scarecrow and Mrs. King, on CBS. She also had a recurring role as Ginger Jackson on the The WB Television Network series, 7th Heaven.
Garland was born Beverly Lucy Fessenden, in Santa Cruz, California, the daughter of Amelia Rose, who worked in business, and James Atkins Fessenden, a singer and salesman. Garland grew up in Glendale, California. Her 1950s acting roles tended to be tough women who could handle themselves in violent situations. Nineteen fifty-six was a busy year for Garland as she played a female marshal in the Western Gunslinger, with Chris Alcaide as...
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