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    Donna does radio
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    Donna does radio

    Donna Reed guest-stars on the February 17, 1953 broadcast of the Martin and Lewis Radio Show in a burlesque on "Rip Van Winkle."
    A premier character actor
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    A premier character actor

    Arthur Kennedy, one of the premier character actors in films during the 1950s appeared with Donna Reed in Chicago Deadline (1949).
    Starting at a young age
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    Starting at a young age

    Sherry Jackson appears with Donna Reed in the football-themed "Trouble Along the Way" as John Wayne's daughter.
    Happy Valentine's Day from the Donna Reed Foundation
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    Happy Valentine's Day from the Donna Reed Foundation

    Donna Reed is featured on the cover of the Feb. 12, 1951 issue of Quick Magazine in a Valentine greeting.
    Recognize the face?
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    Recognize the face?

    Stuart Erwin guest stars as Mr. Burton on The Donna Reed Show in "The Playmate" (Season 6, Episode 1).
    She invited him back four times
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    She invited him back four times

    Allan Hunt, best remembered as Crewman Stuart Riley on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, appeared on four episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
    A girl blighted but sympathetic
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    A girl blighted but sympathetic

    Donna Reed appears with Eva Gabor in the film "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (1954). Gabor is known for her role in the sitcom, "Green Acres."
    Proposal in Morse Code
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    Proposal in Morse Code

    Donna Reed appears as the wife of Thomas Edison in the February 10, 1947 broadcast of "The Voice of the Wizard" on The Cavalcade of America.
    He had strong connections to Donna and Denison
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    He had strong connections to Donna and Denison

    Eddie Foy III was a casting director with strong connections to Donna Reed and her hometown of Denison, Iowa.
    No one will believe he chose me
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    No one will believe he chose me

    Donna Reed didn't want the role in "Green Dolphin Street" because she didn't believe a suitor would choose her over a gorgeous Lana Turner.
    Happy Birthday, Gigi Perreau
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    Happy Birthday, Gigi Perreau

    Gigi Perreau achieved success as a child actress, appearing with Donna Reed in "Green Dolphin Street" (1947) and on The Donna Reed Show.
    A 1940s leading man
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    A 1940s leading man

    Donna Reed appears in two films with James Craig - The Human Comedy (1943) and Gentle Annie (1944).
    An Actor, Writer and Director
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    An Actor, Writer and Director

    Ida Lupino appeared in 59 films and directed 8 others. She also directed over 100 episodes of tv productions including The Donna Reed Show.
    Romance on The Love Boat
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    Romance on The Love Boat

    Donna Reed appears with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in a two-hour special of The Love Boat in 1984.
    The voice of piglet visits Donna Reed
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    The voice of piglet visits Donna Reed

    John Fiedlier made a guest appearance on The Donna Reed Show. He's known for roles in The Bob Newhart Show, and The Odd Couple (1968).
    She appeared in two films with Donna Reed
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    She appeared in two films with Donna Reed

    Connie Gilchrist appeared with Donna Reed in Apache Trail (1942) and Faithful in My Fashion ( 1946).
    Wrong decade costumes
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    Wrong decade costumes

    The Benny Goodman Story starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed had a Chicago premiere on February 2, 1956.
    Stretching the medium
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    Stretching the medium

    Alfred and Helen Levitt, writers for The Donna Reed Show often stretched the medium. Willie Mays helped with three appearance on the show.
    Donna's fourth film
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    Donna's fourth film

    Donna Reed's fourth film was The Bugle Sounds (1942) starring Wallace Beery with Marjorie Main and George Bancroft in supporting roles.
    I know nothing!
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    I know nothing!

    John Banner, best known as Sergeant Schultz on Hogan's Heroes, guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show in "Moon Shot" (Season 6, Episode 14).
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