Beverly Elaine Aadland (September 16, 1942 – January 5, 2010) was an American film actress. She appeared in films including '' South Pacific''. As a teenager, she co-starred in the

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'', and had a relationship with him.

Early years

Aadland was born in the Hollywood neighborhood of

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. She entered show business as a child, appearing in the film ''

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'' (1951).

Biography

Beverly Elaine Aadland was 17 when she was with actor

as he died of a heart attack on October 14, 1959, in

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at the age of 50. In 1961, Aadland's mother, Florence Aadland, alleged in the book '' The Big Love'' that actor Flynn had a sexual relationship with her daughter starting at age 15, yet there is also speculation he was led to believe she was 18. The book would be turned into a one-woman Broadway show starring

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as Florence. The memoir was reissued in 2018 by Spurl Editions. Beverly Aadland gave an account of her relationship with Flynn in ''

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'' in 1988, confirming that she had had a sexual relationship with Flynn in her teens. Her relationship with Flynn was the subject of the 2013 movie ''

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'', in which Aadland was played by

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Personal life

In 1960, William Stanciu, her then boyfriend, died in her apartment after being shot in a struggle between the two. That event led to her being a

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of the court for the following year. Aadland was married and divorced twice before she married Ronald Fisher in the late 1960s. The couple had a daughter. Beverly Aadland Fisher died on January 5, 2010, at the Lancaster Community Hospital from complications of

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and congestive heart failure. She was 67 years old.

Filmography

* ''

'' (1951) as girl (uncredited) * '' South Pacific'' (1958) as Nurse in Thanksgiving Show * ''

'' (1959) as Beverly Woods * ''

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'' (1959) as Beatnik Girl

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aadland, Beverly 1942 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Hollywood, Los Angeles American child actresses American film actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses