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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Aline Towne
Towne in an episode of The Public Defender (1955)
Born	Fern Aline Eggen (1919-11-07)November 7, 1919 St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	February 2, 1996(1996-02-02) (aged 76) Burbank, California, U.S.
Other names	Fern Aline Waller, Fern Eggen
Occupation(s)	Film, television actress
Years active	1950-1985
Spouse	Charles W Waller (1946-1986) (his death) (3 children)

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Towne was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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.^[1] In 1952 she played Lara, Superman's mother in the first episode of the Adventures of Superman.^[2] She also had a small speaking role (billed as Fern Eggen) in White Heat (1949).

She died in Burbank, California in 1996.