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The Donna Reed Foundation

The Donna Reed Foundation
presents

Children's Musical
Theatre Workshop for Grades K thru 8

Every Summer!

Performing Arts Students

ATTENTION:
IOWA High School Students
2024 Iowa Merit Awards for Dramatic Performance. Submission deadline for all application materials is
May 31, 2024.

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Visit the Museum

Our exhibits
showcase treasures from Donna's life!

Call to Schedule
a Special Tour.

Now open Saturdays

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Virtual Tribute

Do you remember when you first fell in love with

Donna Reed?

Enjoy the recent tribute to celebrate Donna.

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NEW! Our Latest Articles

Donna co-produced her own film

Ron Randell appears with Donna Reed and Cornel Wilde in Beyond Mombasa (1956). The film's producer may surprise you.

Donna helped launch her career

The TV film Best Place to Be (1979) launched the career of Stephanie Zimbalist. It starred her father, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., and Donna Reed.

Donna's historically misleading film

Charlton Heston teams with Donna Reed, Fred MacMurray, and Barbara Hale in The Far Horizons (1955), a historically misleading film.

Donna needed a handkerchief

Watch Buster Keaton as he appears as the hospital janitor impersonating Santa Claus on The Donna Reed Show.

Donna Reed Scholarship recipient returns to Iowa.

Tony winner Santino Fontana will sing with the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra on Saturday, October 5.

Believe in Yourself. Work hard to cultivate your talent. Do not be afraid of naysayers. Be kind to yourself and others. Start where you are today.

The Donna Reed Foundation