Diane Brewster(1931-1991)
- Actress
- Soundtrack
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 21 years old when she began acting on TV. Her first
role was in a 1952 episode of the crime series
Gang Busters (1952).
Her first motion picture roles was as Sylvia Quentin in
Pharaoh's Curse (1957) in 1957.
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 her last TV appearance on
The Great Debate (1988) in 1988.
Afterwards, Diane retired from the camera. Diane died of heart failure
on November 12, 1991. She was 60 years old.
