On Legendary Film Star, Joan Bennett, Finishing Up Her Career On the Campy 1960s Soap Opera, "Dark Shadows"

An interesting choice, indeed. My suspicion is that she just wanted to keep working, knew that there weren't a lot of roles for women her age, and what could have been more fun at that time than working on that crazy show? Hell, I even watched it as a youngster...….Barnabas Collins - what a rush!