FIRST APPEARANCE: Fall 1958 LAST APPEARANCE: September 1959 PERFORMER: Claudia Morgan (1958-59). EXIT: Poisoned to death by her husband. MAIDEN NAME: Mildred Dykeman. NICKNAME: "Madame Spider" (referred to by Max). SPOUSE: Maximillian Bryer (dissolved 1959). RELATIVES: Dr. Hugh Campbell (step-brother). OCCUPATION: Independently wealthy, Mildred managed Hugh Campbell's inheritance and took an active role in managing finances at the Bryer Foundation. MEDICAL HISTORY: Suffered from acute asthma and allergies. PSYCHOLOGICAL HISTORY: Mildred was extremely domineering in both business and private affairs. She knew that Max married her for her money and took perverse delight in reminding him of this fact. Mildred also tormented her step-brother Hugh, assigning him guilt for the death of their parents. She violently opposed Hugh's engagement to Gail Armstrong, whom Mildred felt was beneath him socially and economically. When Hugh needed $10,000 for Gail's legal defense, Mildred invoked her power-of-attorney and denied Hugh access to his inheritance.
