Melba Rae
{{short description|American actress}}
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| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date |49|1971|12|29|noage=1}}
| birth_place = Willard, Utah
| death_date = December 29, 1971, aged 49
| death_place = Manhattan, New York City
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| occupation = Actress
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| spouse = Gilbert Shawn (1955-1971)
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Melba Rae Toombs, known professionally as Melba Rae ({{birth based on age as of date |49|1971|12|29|noage=1}} in Willard, Utah – December 29, 1971 in Manhattan) was an American soap opera actress.
Career
Rae acted 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 at New York Hospital. Her character, Marge Bergman, was best friends with the main character of the series, Joanne (played by Mary Stuart).
Personal life
Rae, a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints{{Cite web|url=http://www.ldsfilm.com/bio/bioR.html|title=Biographies: Latter-day Saint and/Or Utah Film Personalities: R}} was married to Gilbert Shawn from September 2, 1955, until her death. The couple had a son and daughter. Their son, Eric Shawn, became a reporter for Fox News Channel. Gilbert Shawn moved to Orlando, Florida later in life, where he died at the age of 84.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E7DE113EF935A25752C1A9639C8B63 Shawn, Gilbert S.] 2005-10-16
Death
On December 29, 1971, Rae died of a cerebral hemorrhage at New York Hospital in New York City, aged 49.{{cite news |title=Melba Rae Is Dead at 49; Starred in Serial on C. B. S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/01/archives/melba-rae-isdead-at49-starred-in-serial-on-cbs.html |access-date=May 30, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=January 1, 1972 |page=22}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0706042|name=Melba Rae}}
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70660588/melba-rae-shawn
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Category:American soap opera actresses
Category:American Latter Day Saints
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:People from Willard, Utah
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