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Diane Brewster(1931-1991)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Glenn Ford and Diane Brewster in Torpedo Run (1958)
Trailer for The Man in the Net
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The Man in the Net (1959)
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Diane Brewster was born on March 11, 1931, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was largely a character actress in both motion pictures and television. She was 24 years old when she began acting on TV. Her first role was in a few episodes of the westerns Cheyenne (1955) and Zane Grey Theatre (1956). Her first motion picture roles was as Sylvia Quentin in Pharaoh's Curse (1957) in 1956. However, most older viewers remember her as the attractive grade school teacher Miss Canfield on the popular TV comedy series Leave It to Beaver (1957). While her last big screen appearance was as Kate Lawrence in The Young Philadelphians (1959) in 1959, Diane made one more TV appearance on Family Affair (1966) in 1966. Afterwards, Diane retired from the camera. Diane died of heart failure on November 12, 1991. She was 60 years old.
BornMarch 11, 1931
DiedNovember 12, 1991(60)
BornMarch 11, 1931
DiedNovember 12, 1991(60)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination

Photos13

Diane Brewster in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
Diane Brewster in Wagon Train (1957)
Diane Brewster and Hedley Mattingly in Death Valley Days (1952)
Diane Brewster and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
Diane Brewster in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
Alan Ladd and Diane Brewster in The Man in the Net (1959)
Glenn Ford, Diane Brewster, and Dean Jones in Torpedo Run (1958)
Diane Brewster in King of the Wild Stallions (1959)
Ernest Borgnine, Glenn Ford, and Diane Brewster in Torpedo Run (1958)
Ernest Borgnine, Glenn Ford, and Diane Brewster in Torpedo Run (1958)
Adam West and Diane Brewster in The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Paul Newman, Brian Keith, Diane Brewster, and Barbara Rush in The Young Philadelphians (1959)

Known for

Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers in Leave It to Beaver (1957)
Leave It to Beaver
7.6
TV Series
  • Miss Canfield
  • Miss Simms
Robby the Robot in The Invisible Boy (1957)
The Invisible Boy
5.3
  • Mary Merrinoe
  • 1957
David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
The Fugitive
8.1
TV Series
  • Helen Kimble
  • Helen Kimble - Recorded Messages
Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)
Arrest and Trial
7.8
TV Series
  • Carole Donahue

Credits

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Actress

  • Barbara Billingsley, Tony Dow, and Jerry Mathers in The New Leave It to Beaver (1983)
    The New Leave It to Beaver
    • Miss Canfield
    • TV Series
    • 1983–1988
  • Telephone Skills: Courtesy on the Line
    • Dorothy
    • Short
    • 1985
  • Simon & Simon (1981)
    Simon & Simon
    • Nurse #2
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Still the Beaver (1983)
    Still the Beaver
    • Miss Canfield
    • TV Movie
    • 1983
  • The Name of the Game (1968)
    The Name of the Game
    • Helen Crown
    • TV Series
    • 1970
  • Raymond Burr in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    • Susan Weathers
    • TV Series
    • 1968
  • Family Affair (1966)
    Family Affair
    • Freddie Parkhurst
    • TV Series
    • 1967
  • David Janssen in The Fugitive (1963)
    The Fugitive
    • Helen Kimble
    • Helen Kimble - Recorded Messages
    • TV Series
    • 1963–1967
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    • Bea Dressen
    • Julie Wharton
    • Lita Foladaire
    • TV Series
    • 1958–1965
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    • Flora Muybridge
    • Grace Fallon
    • TV Series
    • 1956–1964
  • Kentucky Jones (1964)
    Kentucky Jones
    • Mabel Healy
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    • Gloria Townsend
    • Willa Phelps
    • TV Series
    • 1962–1964
  • Ben Gazzara and Chuck Connors in Arrest and Trial (1963)
    Arrest and Trial
    • Carole Donahue
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Ripcord (1961)
    Ripcord
    • Dr. Jerri Summers
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Empire (1962)
    Empire
    • Caroline
    • TV Series
    • 1963

Soundtrack

  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    • performer: "Some Sunday Morning", "I've Got a Hive Full of Honey", "Frankie and Johnny" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1962

Videos4

Official Trailer
Trailer 2:27
Official Trailer
The Man in the Net
Trailer 2:09
The Man in the Net
Mike Hammer: Death Takes An Encore
Trailer 1:06
Mike Hammer: Death Takes An Encore
Cheyenne: The Travelers
Trailer 1:05
Cheyenne: The Travelers

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Diana Brewster
  • Born
    • March 11, 1931
    • Kansas City, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • November 12, 1991
    • Studio City, California, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Jabe Z. WalkerMay 1959 - November 1991 (her death, 2 children)
  • Parents
      Phillip Sloan Brewster

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  • Trivia
    Her husband and widower, Dr. Jabe Z. Walker was an oral surgeon who set up his practice in Burbank, CA after they got married. They made their home in Studio City, CA. He lived on for almost twenty two more years after her death passing away in early 2013.

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