Melba Rae
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Melba Rae (born October 7, 1922 in Willard, Utah; died December 30, 1971 in New York City) was an American soap opera actress.
She was a key figure in early daytime television, playing the wife of the couple next door on Search for Tomorrow for 20 years — from its inception in 1951 until her untimely death of a cerebral hemorrhage. Her character, Marge Bergman, was best friends with the main character of the series, Joanne (played by Mary Stuart).
Rae, a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [1] was married to Gilbert Shawn (1921 — 2005) from September 2, 1955 until her death. The couple had one son, Eric Shawn. Gilbert Shawn moved to the Orlando, Florida area later in life, where the widower died at the age of 84. [2]
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