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Aline Towne | |
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![]() Towne in an episode of The Public Defender (1955) | |
Born | Fern Aline Eggen November 7, 1919 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | February 2, 1996 76) Burbank, California, U.S. | (aged
Other names | Fern Aline Waller, Fern Eggen |
Alma mater | University of Iowa |
Occupation(s) | Film, television actress |
Years active | 1950-1985 |
Spouse | Charles W Waller (1946-1986) (his death) (3 children) |
Fern Aline Waller (née Eggen, 7 November 1919 – 2 February 1996), known as Aline Towne, was an American film and television actress, best remembered for her lead roles in 1950s Republic serials, such as Radar Men from the Moon .
Born Fern Aline Eggen in St. Paul, Minnesota and raised in Charles City, Iowa, [1] [2] [3] Towne was the daughter of Gertrude N. Jennings and Norwegian American design engineer Oscar Edward Eggen. [3] She attended the University of Iowa, becoming a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1942. [4] [5]
Towne was a Powers model. [2]
Towne appeared in dozens of roles on television, in series such as Lassie , Leave It to Beaver , Sea Hunt , Wagon Train , Maverick , The Lone Ranger , and The Donna Reed Show . In 1952 she played Lara, Superman's mother in the first episode of the Adventures of Superman . [6] She also had a small speaking role (billed as Fern Eggen) in White Heat (1949). [7] [8]
Towne was married to Bill Waller. [2]
She died in Burbank, California in 1996. [1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1950 | A Woman of Distinction | Young Lady | Uncredited |
1950 | Harbor of Missing Men | Angelike Corcoris | |
1950 | The Vanishing Westerner | Barbara | |
1950 | The Invisible Monster | Carol Richards | Serial |
1950 | Highway 301 | Madeline Welton | |
1951 | Rough Riders of Durango | Janis Adams | |
1951 | I Can Get It for You Wholesale | Model | Uncredited |
1951 | Don Daredevil Rides Again | Patricia Doyle | Serial |
1951 | Purple Heart Diary | Lt. Cathy Dietrich | |
1952 | Radar Men from the Moon | Joan Gilbert | Serial |
1952 | Confidence Girl | Peggy Speel | |
1952 | Zombies of the Stratosphere | Sue Davis | Serial |
1952 | The Steel Trap | Gail Woodley | |
1953 | A Blueprint for Murder | Hospital File Clerk | Uncredited |
1954 | Trader Tom of the China Seas | Vivian Wells | Serial |
1954 | Gog | Dr. Kirby | Uncredited |
1955 | The Lone Ranger | Wife of Ben Talbot | Serial |
1956 | Julie | Denise Martin | |
1957 | Man Afraid | Mrs. Wilbur Fletcher | Uncredited |
1958 | Trail West to Fury | Laura Miller | Uncredited |
1964 | The Brass Bottle | Miss Glidden | |
1964 | Bullet for a Badman | Saloon Girl | Uncredited |
1964 | Send Me No Flowers | Cora | |
1964 | Taggart | Kate | Uncredited |
1965 | Mirage | Receptionist | Uncredited |
1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Mousey Man's Wife | |
1970 | Song of Norway | Mrs. Thoresen |
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