Marjorie Redmond (December 14, 1924 – February 10, 2020). Marjorie Redmond was an American actress and singer. She may be best known as...

Emmett Evan "Van" Heflin Jr. (December 13, 1908 – July 23, 1971). Van Heflin Jr. was an American theatre, radio, and film actor. He...

December 13, 1951 - Stars in the Air broadcasts It's a Wonderful Life. Stars in the Air was a 30-minute Hollywood dramatic anthology...

Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998). Frank Sinatra was an American singer and motion-picture actor who became one...

Samuel George Davis Sr. (December 12, 1900 – May 21, 1988). Samuel George Davis Sr. was an American dancer and the father of entertainer...

How World War II shaped It's a Wonderful Life . Jimmy Stewart had just returned home from serving as a flight leader in World War II and...

Seneca Falls celebrates the 78th Anniversary of "It's a Wonderful Life" with a three-day festival featuring former cast members.

Oscar- and Golden Globe-winner Broderick Crawford appears with Donna Reed in the 1951 film, Scandal Sheet.

Christmas classic conveys many messages beyond having faith in one another. It’s a Wonderful Life, released 78 years ago, has...

Hurd Hatfield and Donna Reed star in the film The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945).

Fay Bainter played Donna Reed's mother in the film The Human Comedy (1943). Donna later invited her as a guest star on The Donna Reed Show.

Remembering and honoring the 2,403 Americans who were killed in the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, which...

John Como visits with Paul Petersen in an exclusive and heartfelt interview about his work on The Donna Reed Show.

The Weird Story of the FBI and "It’s a Wonderful Life’" told by Smithsonian's Kat Eschner. The film supposedly had Communist tendencies.

Two stars of It's a Wonderful Life, Karolyn Grimes and Jimmy Hawkins, look back at the classic which was nominated for five Oscars.

In the early 1980s, Donna Reed was briefly a Tulsa resident. Her husband, Grover W. Asmus, had an engineering job and she came with him.

Patti Petersen was written into The cast of The Donna Reed Show as Trisha, an adopted child after Shelley Fabares left the series.

Janet Landgard was a regular on The Donna Reed Show, appearing in the role of Karen, Jeff’s girlfriend during Seasons 6, 7 and 8.

On Dec. 1, 1940, Donna Reed was elected Campus Queen of Los Angeles City College. Photographs brought her to the attention of talent scouts.

Efrem Zimbalist appeared with Donna Reed in the TV movie The Best Place To Be (1979) which marked Donna's return to acting after 13 years.