Bonnie Jean Beecher ( Boettcher), later known as Jahanara Romney, (born April 25, 1941) is an American activist and retired actress.
About Beecher was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Art and Jean Boettcher.
She knew Bob Dylan during his early career, they dated briefly in college, and she may have been the inspiration for his song "Girl from the North Country". However, it may have been about his high school girlfriend Echo Helstrom or later girlfriend Suze Rotolo, or no one person in particular. Beecher's singing is heard on Dylan's 1960 bootleg recording known as the "Minneapolis Party Tape", which was recorded while they were dating. Some of Dylan's earliest recordings in 1961 were recorded at her Minneapolis home.
She made her television debut in the 1964 episode "Come Wander with Me" of The Twilight Zone. She sang the song referenced in the title, which has since appeared in works such as The Brown Bunny and Baby Reindeer. Her short television career ended in 1968, with the October episode "Spectre of the Gun" of Star Trek, and a November episode of The Outsider.
Personal life Beecher married Wavy Gravy (born Hugh Romney) on May 22, 1967. She adopted the name Jahanara Romney shortly after marriage. The couple has a son, born Howdy Do-Good Gravy Tomahawk Truckstop Romney, who has since changed to a singular different first name.
She has worked as administrative director of Camp Winnarainbow since 1983. Her husband serves as director of the camp, which is located near Laytonville, Mendocino County in Northern California.
Filmography +Television YearTitleRoleNotes1964The Twilight ZoneMary Rachel"Come Wander With Me" S5E341964The Farmer's DaughterFan Lucas"Like Father Like Son" S2E151964Mr. NovakGina Czarnecki"The People Doll: You Wind It Up and It Makes Mistakes" S2E71965Mr. NovakValerie"The Student Who Never Was" S2E261965Burke's LawBunny #7"Who Killed the Grand Piano?" S2E311965Peyton Place Janet SinclairS1E77–79 (uncredited); S1E801966The Donna Reed ShowJulie"Do It Yourself Donna" S8E181966The FugitiveKate Kelly"Ill Wind" S3E241966The FugitiveElla Lawrence "Ten Thousand Pieces of Silver" S4E51967The InvadersWoman / Mrs. Brandon"Beachhead" S1E11967GunsmokeAnne Gilchrist"Nitro!" parts 1&2 S12E28&291968Cowboy in AfricaDeirdre O'Neill"The Red Hand of Michael O'Neill" S1E191968Star TrekSylvia"Spectre of the Gun" S3E61968The OutsiderGloria Gronowski"The Twenty Thousand Dollar Carrot" S1E8
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