Aline Towne

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Aline Towne
Aline Towne in The Public Defender (A Pair of Gloves).jpg
Towne in an episode of The Public Defender (1955)
Born
Fern Aline Eggen

(1919-11-07)November 7, 1919
DiedFebruary 2, 1996(1996-02-02) (aged 76)
Other namesFern Aline Waller, Fern Eggen
Alma mater University of Iowa
Occupation(s) Film, television actress
Years active1950-1985
SpouseCharles 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 .

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Early life and career

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]

Personal life and death

Towne was married to Bill Waller. [2]

She died in Burbank, California in 1996. [1]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1950 A Woman of Distinction Young LadyUncredited
1950 Harbor of Missing Men Angelike Corcoris
1950 The Vanishing Westerner Barbara
1950 The Invisible Monster Carol RichardsSerial
1950 Highway 301 Madeline Welton
1951 Rough Riders of Durango Janis Adams
1951 I Can Get It for You Wholesale ModelUncredited
1951 Don Daredevil Rides Again Patricia DoyleSerial
1951 Purple Heart Diary Lt. Cathy Dietrich
1952 Radar Men from the Moon Joan GilbertSerial
1952 Confidence Girl Peggy Speel
1952 Zombies of the Stratosphere Sue DavisSerial
1952 The Steel Trap Gail Woodley
1953 A Blueprint for Murder Hospital File ClerkUncredited
1954 Trader Tom of the China Seas Vivian WellsSerial
1954 Gog Dr. KirbyUncredited
1955 The Lone Ranger Wife of Ben TalbotSerial
1956 Julie Denise Martin
1957 Man Afraid Mrs. Wilbur FletcherUncredited
1958 Trail West to Fury Laura MillerUncredited
1964 The Brass Bottle Miss Glidden
1964 Bullet for a Badman Saloon GirlUncredited
1964 Send Me No Flowers Cora
1964 Taggart KateUncredited
1965 Mirage ReceptionistUncredited
1967 A Guide for the Married Man Mousey Man's Wife
1970 Song of Norway Mrs. Thoresen

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References

  1. 1 2 Mayer, Geoff (2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials'. Jefferson, NC: MacFarland & Company. p. 278. ISBN   978-0-7864-7762-3.
  2. 1 2 3 "Former Charles City Girl Seen in Picture" . Globe-Gazette. Iowa, Mason City. May 26, 1950. p. 7. Retrieved September 24, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJW-1JS  : Sun Jul 14 18:19:28 UTC 2024), Entry for Oscar E Eggen and Gertrude Eggen, 1930.
  4. "Sororities as S. U.I. Pledge 175 at Ceremonies Friday; Many Iowa Citians Among Group Affiliating with Greek Letter Organizations at Close of Annual Rush Week". Iowa City Press-Citizen. September 16, 1939. p. 7. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  5. "List Candidates for Degrees at Iowa State University; 82nd Commencement Will Be This Afternoon at Iowa City". The Waterloo Courier. May 10, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  6. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present . Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 20. ISBN   0-345-45542-8.
  7. Goff, Ivan (1984). White Heat . Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 206. ISBN   0-299-09670-X.
  8. Erickson, Glenn. "I Am Cody Jarrett, Destroyer of Worlds", in Silver, Alain; Ursini, James, eds. (2007). The Gangster Film Reader . Pompton Plains, NJ: Limelight Editions. pp. 141–142. ISBN   978-0-87910-332--3. "Field agent Hank Fallon began as a womanizing playboy and a devil-may-care man of action, similar to the later James Bond. When he goes undercover as Vic Pardo to become Cody's criminal apprentice, Fallon is assigned a fake 'Mrs Pardo,' a curvaceous female treasury agent named Margaret Baxter. Margaret visits Fallon in prison and carries messages back to Evans. Early drafts implied that the two agents are carrying on an affair. By the final script, Fallon's skirt chasing is reduced to a few smiles and a raised eyebrows. As deftly played by Edmond O'Brien, Hank is more happy-go-lucky than daredevil, and his prison visits with Margaret (Fern Eggen) are mild parodies of domesticity. They chat about divorce while arranging for Cody's police-monitored prison breakout."