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.
Following the film's release in 1939, Over the Rainbow became Garland's signature song and she would perform it for the next thirty years, until her death in 1969. Garland performed the song without altering it, singing exactly as she did for the movie.