that Marie Wallace and Dr. Dick Grant lived in located in New York City, written out Marie Wallace Grant (Joyce Holden, January to December 1954; Lynne Rogers, December 1954 to end of decade) Mark Holden (Whitfield Connor, October 1955 to March 1956, then August 1957 to end of decade) Dr. Paul Fletcher (Michael Kane, January 1956 to April 1956; Bernard Grant, May 1956 to end of decade) Elise Miller Franklin (Ethel Remey, 1956 to 1957). Bert and Alma-Jean's mother. Elise's 2nd husband Albert Franklin died offscreen in Arizona. Alma-Jean Miller, talked about but never seen. Youngest daughter of Elise Miller. Bert Bauer's Younger sister. Dr. Bruce Banning (Lester "Les" Damon, January 1956 to end of decade) Alice Holden (Sandy Dennis, May to June 1956; Diane Gentner, July 1956 to April 1958; Lin Pearson, April to December 1958 and May 1959), written out Anne Benedict Fletcher (Joan Gray, July 1956 to end of decade) Ruth Jannings Holden (Irja Jensen, January to June 1958; Louise Platt, June 1958 to September 1959; Virginia Dwyer, September 1959 to end of decade) Fred Fletcher (John Gibson, January to February 1958), Dr. Paul Fletcher's biological father, written out Marian Winters Lipsey (Katherine Meskill, January 1958 to June 1958), Dr. Paul Fletcher's mother, written out John Lipsey, character talked about but never seen, Dr. Paul Fletcher's adoptive father and husband to Marian Winters Henry Benedict (John Gibson, March 1958 to end of decade) Helene Benedict (Kay Campbell, April 1957 to 1964) Amy Sinclair (Joanne Linville, January 1959 to December 1959) Nora Sinclair AKA Marie Grant, talked about but not seen, Amy's daughter who Dick and Marie Grant adopted not realizing Nora/Marie was part of Joe Turino's illegal adoption scam ring Karl Jannings (Richard Morse, September 1959 to end of decade) Joe Turino (Joseph Campanella, December 1959 to end of decade) Plot development In the late 1940s, the show started focusing on the Bauer family, where it remained the main focus into the 1950s. The Bauers, living in the fictional suburb of Selby Flats in Las Angles, are headed by their wise patriarch, Friedrich "Papa" Bauer. "Papa" is the father of three children: William "Bill" Edward, Meta, and Gertrude "Trudy." Papa Bauer immigrated to America from Germany with little more than a dream. He is a hard worker and full of wisdom. He imparts his knowledge to his children in a folksy tone, commonly interweaving German words. The