[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 82 (Thursday, June 10, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1227]
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                       TRIBUTE TO BEVERLY GARLAND

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                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 10, 1999

  Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Beverly Garland, 
who is being honored as 1999 NoHo Citizen of the Year at the 7th Annual 
NoHo Theatre & Arts Festival. Through the years Ms. Garland has played 
an invaluable role in helping NoHo emerge as a thriving center of 
music, dance and theater in what had been a declining section of North 
Hollywood. As a successful businesswoman and actress, Ms. Garland is 
the perfect representative for NoHo. The Festival could not have made a 
more appropriate choice for its citizen of the year.
  Much of the world knows Beverly Garland for her role as Fred 
MacMurray's wife in the long-running television series ``My Three 
Sons,'' and as Kate Jackson's mother in ``The Scarecrow and Mrs. 
King.'' That was then. Today she continues to lead a very busy life as 
a television actress. Her recent movies for TV include ``Finding the 
Way Home'' with George C. Scott and ``The World's Oldest Living 
Bridesmaid,'' with Donna Mills. She has also appeared as a guest star 
on ``Friends,'' ``Ellen'' and ``Diagnosis Murder,'' and recently became 
``engaged'' to Grandpa Charles on the popular weekly series ``7th 
Heaven.
  With more than 200 television and film roles to her credit, it comes 
as no surprise that Ms. Garland has received a star in her name on the 
famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  Those of us who live in the east San Fernando Valley also know Ms. 
Garland for her business skills and civic involvement. She and her 
family own and operate Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn on Vineland Avenue 
in North Hollywood, a 258-room hotel that recently teamed with Holiday 
Inn Worldwide. The hotel is not only popular with visitors to the area, 
but is a central location for community meetings, chamber of commerce 
events and other important local activities.
  Ms. Garland has not at all been hesitant to use her skills as a 
public speaker to promote the area. She holds the position of Honorary 
Mayor of North Hollywood and lends her presence at many public 
functions. She has also served on the California Tourism Corporation 
Board of Directors and is a member of the Greater Los Angeles Visitors 
and Convention Bureau.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting Beverly Garland, whose 
devotion to her community, commitment to the arts and dedication to her 
craft are an inspiration to us all. She has contributed greatly to the 
rise of NoHo and its emergence as one of the ``hot spots'' of Los 
Angeles.

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