Diane Brewster

'Diane Brewster' (qv) 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)_ (qv) and _Zane Grey Theater (1956)_ (qv). Her first motion picture roles was as Sylvia Quentin in _Pharaoh's Curse (1957)_ (qv) 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)_ (qv). While her last big screen appearance was as Kate Lawrence in _The Young Philadelphians (1959)_ (qv) in 1959, Diane made one more TV appearance on _Family Affair (1966)_ (qv) in 1966. Afterwards, Diane retired from the camera. Diane died of heart failure on November 12, 1991. She was 60 years old.::Denny Jackson