Diane Jean McBain (May 18, 1941 – December 21, 2022) was an American actress who, as a Warner Brothers contract player, reached a brief peak of popularity during the early 1960s. She was best known for playing an adventurous socialite in the 1960–1962 television series Surfside 6 and as one of Elvis Presley 's leading ladies in 1966's Spinout .
34-925: McBain may refer to: People with the surname [ edit ] Diane McBain (1941–2022), American actress Ed McBain (1926–2005), American author and screenwriter Edward McBain (died c. 1930), Scottish footballer Jack McBain (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player James William McBain (1882–1953), Canadian chemist Jamie McBain (born 1988), American ice hockey player Laurie McBain (born 1949), American writer Laurie McBain (footballer) (1907–1937), Scottish footballer Lynn McBain , professor of general practice in New Zealand Roy McBain (born 1974), Scottish footballer Scott McBain (born 1960), Scottish fiction author In arts and entertainment [ edit ] McBain, character played by fictional actor Rainier Wolfcastle in
68-458: A shopaholic and spent a fortune on store-bought clothes. Tammy Bakker probably copied the way I did my shopping and eyelashes." Work began to dry up. "We were going through a revolution in society with the civil-rights movement and the Vietnam War ," she said. "Now, white Anglo-Saxon , pretty people were low on the totem pole. We were thought to be on the other side, conservatives who were
102-695: A Fox , and Knight Rider . She also worked steadily in regional theatre. McBain appeared in Jake and the Fatman , Puppet Master 5 (1994), Sabrina, the Teenage Witch , Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman , Invisible Mom II , The Young and the Restless , The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000), Besotted (2001), and Strong Medicine . She was in a TV movie, Cab to Canada (1998), which she said "was enough to make me never want to act again". In 1990 she
136-598: A feature, Black Gold (1962). She returned to guest starring on shows like Hawaii Five-O . Producer Hall Bartlett borrowed McBain for a role in The Caretakers (1963) with Polly Bergen and Joan Crawford . When 77 Sunset Strip kicked off its sixth and final season in 1963 with a special five-part story called 'Five', McBain played opposite Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. as "Carla Stevens". She then supported Debbie Reynolds in Mary, Mary (1963). Her last film for Warners
170-440: A major "A" film, Parrish (1961), supporting Troy Donahue; the others were Connie Stevens and Sharon Hugueny . The film was a hit and made over $ 4 million. Warners then gave McBain the star part in her own "B"-film vehicle, Claudelle Inglish (1961) when she replaced the original choice for the lead, Anne Francis , in the title role. It was based on a novel by Erskine Caldwell . Warners gave her another lead role in
204-469: A number of television series. "I never really cared about superstardom, I only cared about the roles that were available to those who were superstars," she later said. "I was motivated to continue on in the face of total failure because I had a child to rear on my own with little help from his father. Acting was the best way for me to make money and the best way for me to be a more present mom in my son's life. Full-time jobs brought in money but kept me away from
238-493: A slackening income and not getting the type of roles she wanted. She was Elvis Presley's leading lady in Spinout (1966) alongside Shelley Fabares and Deborah Walley , and later that year she guest-starred on Batman . McBain made two films with Fabian Forte at American International Pictures , Thunder Alley (1967), directed by Richard Rush , and Maryjane (1968), directed by Maury Dexter . Dexter then put McBain in
272-537: The ABC series Batman , she played socialite Pinkie Pinkston, a friend of Batman's alias Bruce Wayne. Warners gave McBain a regular role on Surfside 6 (1960–62), supporting Troy Donahue , Van Williams , and Lee Patterson . Surfside 6 ran for two seasons. McBain had a banner year in 1960. In addition to appearing in a top feature film and guest-starring in eight TV episodes, she was assigned two more theatrical features. The first offered her one of three ingenue roles in
306-587: The Blue" starring Roger Moore was written and directed by Robert Altman . Peter Breck would make one appearance as Doc Holliday in this season, becoming a semi-regular in the series' final episodes. All previous semi-regulars are dropped for this season, including the new characters (Modesty Blaine, Melanie Blake and Nobby Ned Wingate), just introduced in season 3. Modesty would eventually return for one episode in season 5 – but played by Kathleen Crowley , who had previously portrayed Melanie Blake. Part 1: The first part to
340-567: The Chrysler Theatre , Burke's Law (a number of times), The Wild Wild West , The Man from UNCLE , and Vacation Playhouse . She was announced for the films Spring Is for Crying and Halcyon Years but neither was made. She made Five from the Hawk in Spain. "I was very stupid about money," McBain said later. "My mother had always made my clothes, and I was embarrassed about it. I became
374-587: The October 16 episode of 77 Sunset Strip . Her first director, at the helm of the March 8 installment, "Passage to Fort Doom" , was veteran actor Paul Henreid . Having received a positive reaction to McBain's initial performances, the studio realized it had a potential star under contract. She was given a prominent ingenue role in her first feature, the $ 3.5 million Ice Palace (1960) alongside Richard Burton and Robert Ryan . The filmed-on-location Technicolor epic
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#1732858055864408-530: The TV series The Wide World of Mystery , Police Story , Barbary Coast , and Marcus Welby, M.D. . Towards the end of the 1970s and in the early 1980s McBain was in Donner Pass: The Road to Survival (1978), The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams , Hawaii Five-O , Charlie's Angels , Eight Is Enough , Days of Our Lives , Dallas , Matt Houston , Airwolf , The Red Fury , Crazy Like
442-470: The TV series The Simpsons McBain (film) , 1991 action film Other uses [ edit ] Clan MacBain , highland Scottish clan McBain, Michigan , city in Missaukee County in the U.S. state of Michigan See also [ edit ] McBaine (disambiguation) McBane Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
476-593: The cause of the war and the civil-rights problem. Dustin Hoffman , yes. Troy Donahue, no. Nobody wanted beautiful people on the screen. They wanted people like them, average. I didn't get much work." In August 1965 McBain's parents reported her as missing. It turned out she had checked herself into a hotel in San Diego under the name "Marilyn Miller" for "a change of faces, scenery and attitudes... I just wanted to be Miss Nobody from Nowhere." She said she had been despondent over
510-494: The day-to-day life of my child." McBain guest-starred on Love, American Style , Mannix , To Rome with Love , Land of the Giants , and Mod Squad . She had roles in the features The Delta Factor (1970), The Wild Season (1971), Huyendo del halcón (1973), Wicked, Wicked (1973), and The Deathhead Virgin (1974), which she later called "the stupidest screenplay I ever had to work with." McBain also guested on
544-703: The first season. Writer/creator Roy Huggins leaves the show. Garner and Kelly remain the leads. Of the recurring characters, only Gentleman Jack Darby returns for season 3, and only for one episode. Three new characters, obvious replacements for Dandy Jim Buckley and Samantha Crawford, are seen, but only for two episodes each: Edward Ashley 's impeccably dressed and outwardly charming gambler Nobby Ned Wingate (also spelled "Wyngate"); Kathleen Crowley 's cheerful, scheming gold-digger Melanie Blake; and Mona Freeman 's determined but slightly psychotic seeming operator Modesty Blaine. Starring Jack Kelly and Roger Moore . Jack Kelly stays on as Bart Maverick, who now alternates
578-428: The fourth season. Bret Maverick: James Garner (1957-1960) Bart Maverick: Jack Kelly (1957-1962) Beau Maverick: Roger Moore (1960-1961) Brent Maverick: Robert Colbert (1961) James Garner as Bret Maverick is the sole star for the first seven episodes. With episode eight, he's joined by Jack Kelly as his brother Bart Maverick, brought in because it took a week and a day to make each episode, in which case
612-511: The lead of AIP's The Mini-Skirt Mob (1968), a hit at the box office. McBain supported Gardner McKay in I Sailed to Tahiti with an All Girl Crew (1968) and went to Crown International Pictures for Five the Hard Way (1969) aka The Sidehackers . She toured Vietnam in 1968 with Tippi Hedren and Joey Bishop . During the 1970s, McBain slowed her career somewhat to care for her son Evan, though she continued to make guest appearances in
646-636: The lead with Roger Moore as cousin Beau Maverick. Kelly and Moore are also featured in three two-cousin episodes. With the exception of a single two-brother episode held over from the third season, James Garner is no longer a part of the show. After the season's twenty-fifth episode, Moore also leaves. Toward the end of the season, Moore is briefly replaced by Garner lookalike Robert Colbert as Bart's brother Brent Maverick, who typically dresses in Bret Maverick's most frequent costume. The episode "Bolt from
680-722: The morning of December 21, 2022, at the Motion Picture Country Home in Los Angeles, California, where she had lived for a number of years. She was 81. List of Maverick episodes The following is an episode list for ABC 's 1957 comedic Western television series Maverick , created by Roy Huggins and starring James Garner , Jack Kelly , Roger Moore , and Robert Colbert as Bret, Bart, Beau, and Brent Maverick respectively. Unusually for an American television program, Maverick 's main cast varied episodically between Garner, Kelly, Moore or Colbert. As such,
714-444: The only two-part episode in the series, a flashback story involving a fort in which everyone but Bart had been killed by Indians. With Sharon Hugueny as Bart's love interest, Indian maiden Tawny who tells him (a number of times), "me, friend", John Dehner in a very different role than his usual elegantly smooth-talking con artist, John Hoyt , Steve Brodie , John Archer , Michael Forest and Chad Everett . Jack Kelly becomes
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#1732858055864748-496: The opening credits). The theme song for this season is souped up with a brisker pace, more flamboyant instrumentation, and sound effects such as the riverboat's ringing bell. Peter Breck returns as Doc Holliday , becoming a semi-regular in these final episodes. He appears in 4 of the 13 episodes produced for this season, including the series finale. Mike Road appears as "Pearly" Gates in two episodes, alongside Kathleen Crowley as Gates' companion Marla. Crowley also appears in
782-472: The series would run out of episodes before the end of the season. The solution was to have two crews working simultaneously. From that point on, Garner and Kelly alternate leads more or less from week to week, occasionally appearing together in the same episode. Intermittently recurring characters include rival gamblers/operators Samantha Crawford ( Diane Brewster ), Dandy Jim Buckley ( Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ) and Big Mike McComb ( Leo Gordon ). The entire first season
816-484: The sole star of new Maverick offerings. At one point, the thirteen new episodes shot for the season were to consist of the first three episodes starring both Bart and Brent (played by Robert Colbert) to open the season then five more alternating solo episodes for each, to be continuously alternated with reruns of some of James Garner's earlier shows from the first two seasons (including "The Saga of Waco Williams" and " Shady Deal at Sunny Acres "), but Kelly wound up doing
850-474: The starring cast for each episode is listed below alongside other details. Most episodes feature only one of the lead characters named Maverick, and never more than two—-and in two-Maverick episodes, one of the Mavericks is always Bart, who appears in all five seasons from 1957 to 1962. James Garner stars as Bret Maverick in the first three seasons, and Roger Moore and Robert Colbert portray Beau and Brent Maverick in
884-547: The thirteen new episodes without Colbert. During Kelly's new installments, neither Bret, Beau, nor Brent are ever mentioned; the series' new episodes had finally reverted to the original single-Maverick formula observed for the initial seven episodes, only with Kelly as Maverick instead of Garner. However, Garner's name once again appears in the weekly series opening credits before all the newly produced shows, albeit now with second billing under Kelly ( Ed Reimers announces "Maverick! Starring Jack Kelly and James Garner!" each week over
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952-575: Was A Distant Trumpet (1964) with Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette , the final film of director Raoul Walsh . In a 1964 interview she said she had "mostly been cast as the spoilt rich girl". Warners announced her for Sex and the Single Girl (1964) in the role of a secretary. She turned down the role and Warners elected not to renew her contract. McBain guest-starred in Arrest and Trial , Wendy and Me , Kraft Suspense Theatre , Bob Hope Presents
986-457: Was beaten, robbed, and raped by two men in her garage in West Hollywood at 1:30 am on Christmas Day after she came home from a party. She began a second career as a rape victim counselor. The culprits were never found. "The shock of what happened caused loss of memory, inability to concentrate, and I'm still startled out of proportion," she said in 1990. McBain died from liver cancer on
1020-590: Was born on May 18, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio . She moved to the Los Angeles area at an early age and began her showbusiness career as an adolescent model in print and television advertisements. During her senior year at Glendale High School , while appearing in a play, she was spotted by a Warner Bros. talent scout and added to the studio's roster of contract performers. McBain made her television acting debut in 1959 in two episodes of Maverick , March 8 with Jack Kelly and November 22, with James Garner , as well as
1054-463: Was in Bourbon Street Beat and the following day on Sugarfoot . Another episode of Bourbon Street Beat followed two weeks later on March 28, and still another 77 Sunset Strip on May 6. In eight more days, she was in an episode of Lawman , and three weeks thereafter, on June 6, a third episode of Bourbon Street Beat in as many months. On March 1 and 2, 1967, during the second season of
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1088-409: Was released by Warner Bros. on DVD in mid-2012. Garner and Kelly continue as alternating leads, with the odd 'team-up' episode. Semi-regulars Samatha Crawford (Diane Brewster) and Dandy Jim Buckley (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) exit partway through the season; new semi-regulars include Cindy Lou Brown ( Arlene Howell ) and Gentleman Jack Darby ( Richard Long ). Big Mike McComb (Leo Gordon) also returns from
1122-453: Was released on January 2, 1960, to mixed reviews, but McBain's notices were generally favorable. Warner Bros continued to keep McBain busy during 1960 with numerous appearances on its TV shows. She returned to 77 Sunset Strip on February 26, then nine days later found herself in Alaska with a guest role in the March 6 installment of The Alaskans , starring Roger Moore . Eight days later, she
1156-575: Was seeking financing for her screenplay The Spilling Moon about the first woman to trek along the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon . In early 1968 McBain visited U.S. troops in Vietnam on a Johnny Grant tour with fellow actress Melody Patterson. McBain was married to Rodney Burke, whom she met at a Buddhist camp, from 1972 until their 1974 divorce. The couple had one son, Evan. In 1982, McBain
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