This is a 1963 Lydia Lane article. Enjoy!
Almost every time you see Beverly Garland, her hair is a different color. When I asked her about it, she said, “I never felt pretty when I was growing up, and I have never stopped experimenting. I feel you must face your limitations and then do everything to make yourself as lovely as you can.” Before Beverly started appearing on “Stump the Stars” at CBS-TV, she decided to bleach her hair. “I don’t like myself as a brunet, and I was allergic to dye, but I found a bleaching formula that agrees with me. People often ask me if I think they should change the color of their hair, and I always say yes, if it makes them feel more attractive. With me it’s worth every bit of effort because of the way it affects my personality. It’s not what someone else feels about you that matters.”
We were chatting in Beverly’s dressing room, and she pointed to a magnifying mirror and said, “That’s a true friend. You can find flaws in your skin when they are too fine for the naked eye to see. “I’ve always had an oily skin. I had hoped to outgrow it, but no such luck. I have to watch my diet and keep away from anything sweet or fried. If I go on a chocolate kick, I always pay for it. So now I look at candy and say to myself, you know it’s not worth it. And I’m not tempted any more. “But it’s necessary to have a clean face at all times because clogged pores make trouble. At last I found a cleanser that helps control the oil, and I use just that all the time. I feel if you find something that works, you should stay with it.”