Marilyn Eastman | |
Birth Date: | 17 December 1933 |
Birth Place: | Beaver, Iowa, U.S. |
Death Place: | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actress |
Years Active: | 1960–2021 |
Marilyn Eastman (December 17, 1933 – August 22, 2021) was an American actress.[1]
Eastman was born in Beaver, Iowa, on December 17, 1933, but lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, later.[2]
Eastman started her career in radio before joining her husband, Karl Hardman, at the production company The Latent Image, Inc. She played the character Helen Cooper in the horror classic Night of the Living Dead in 1968. She also assisted in the film's screenwriting and make-up.[3]
Eastman died in Tampa, Florida, on August 22, 2021, at the age of 87.[4]
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