[2] Eastman was born in Beaver, Iowa, on December 17, 1933, but later lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

[3] Eastman began her career in radio before joining her business partner, Karl Hardman, at the production company The Latent Image, Inc. She then began her screen career in 1960, appearing in the legal drama television series Perry Mason.

[4] Later in her career, she played the character Helen Cooper in the horror classic Night of the Living Dead in 1968, and also assisted in the film's screenwriting and make-up.

[6] Eastman died in Tampa, Florida, on August 22, 2021, at the age of 87.

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