From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Diane Brewster (March 11, 1931 – November 12, 1991) was an American actress most noted for playing three distinctively different roles in television series of the 1950s and 1960s: confidence trickster Samantha Crawford in the western Maverick; pretty young second-grade teacher Miss Canfield in Leave It to Beaver; and doomed wife Helen Kimble in The Fugitive.
Diane Brewster has 20 screen credits in a career dating back to 1955. Signature works include Torpedo Run, King of the Wild Stallions, Quantrill's Raiders. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
