Aline Towne: Difference between revisions

Towne was bornBorn Fern Aline Eggen in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]] and raised in [[Charles City, Iowa]],<ref name="mayer">Mayer, Geoff (2017). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=3CYSDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA278 Encyclopedia of American Film Serials]'. Jefferson, NC: MacFarland & Company. p.&nbsp;278. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-7762-3}}.</ref><ref name="gg">{{cite news |title=Former Charles City Girl Seen in Picture |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/391213298/?match=1&terms=%22Aline%20Towne%22%20Eggen |access-date=September 24, 2024 |work=Globe-Gazette |date=May 26, 1950 |location=Iowa, Mason City |page=7|via = [[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref inname="USC 1930">"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.</ref> Towne was the daughter of Gertrude N. Jennings and [[SaintNorwegian Paul,American]] Minnesota|Saint[[design Paulengineer]] Oscar Edward Eggen.<ref name="USC 1930"/> She attended the [[University of Iowa]], becoming a member of the [[MinnesotaKappa Kappa Gamma]] sorority and graduating with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1942.{{Citation<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/iowa-city-press-citizen/156640571/ needed"Sororities |date=Septemberas 2024}}S. HerU.I. parentsPledge were175 Mrat Ceremonies Friday; Many Iowa Citians Among Group Affiliating with Greek Letter Organizations at Close of Annual Rush Week"]. and''Iowa MrsCity Press-Citizen''. OSeptember 16, 1939. Ep.&nbsp;7. EggenRetrieved October 6, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier/156641130/ name=gg"List Candidates for Degrees at Iowa State University; 82nd Commencement Will Be This Afternoon at Iowa City"]. ''The Waterloo Courier''. May 10, 1942. p.&nbsp;14. Retrieved October 6, 2024.</ref>

Towne appeared in dozens of roles on television, in series such as ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'', ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]'', ''[[Sea Hunt]]'', ''[[Wagon Train]]'', ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'', ''[[The Lone Ranger (TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]'', and ''[[The Donna Reed Show]]''. In 1952 she played Lara, [[Superman]]'s mother in the first episode of ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|the Adventures of Superman]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present]]|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=20}}</ref> She also had a small speaking role (billed as Fern Eggen) in [[White Heat]] (1949).<ref>Goff, Ivan (1984). ''[https://archive.org/details/whiteheat0000goff/page/206/mode/2up?q=%22Fern+Eggen%22 White Heat]''. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press. p.&nbsp;206. {{ISBN|0-299-09670-X}}.</ref><ref>Erickson, Glenn. "I Am Cody Jarrett, Destroyer of Worlds", in Silver, Alain; Ursini, James, eds. (2007). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=oaXVnAE6lbkC&pg=PA142&dq=%22Fern+Eggen%22+%22White+Heat%22 The Gangster Film Reader]''. Pompton Plains, NJ: Limelight Editions. pp.&nbsp;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."</ref>

She died in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], [[California]] in 1996.{{Citation<ref needed |datename=September 2024}}"mayer"/>