A commencement is the act of starting out, or blazing a new trail. The suffix -ment makes the word commencement a noun â a thing, an activity, a start. The word can be used for the beginning of anything, from a business meeting to a vacation trip to a marriage. Anything that begins has a moment of commencement.
Beverly Garland. Beverly Garland (October 17, 1926 â December 5, 2008) was an American film and television actress, businesswoman, and hotel owner. Her work in feature films was fairly minor, consisting of small parts in a few major productions and leads in low-budget action or science fiction movies.
Beverly Garland. Beverly Garland. The 1950s was the most fertile period in American cinema for low-budget science-fiction and horror movies, and any screen actor associated with them gained cult status. One such was Beverly Garland, the spirited heroine in many a B-movie, who has died aged 82.