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    Sacagawea meets Lt. William Clark
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    Sacagawea meets Lt. William Clark

    Donna Reed and Charlton Heston teamed in the 1955 film, "The Far Horizons," the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
    Famous silent screen star guests on The Donna Reed Show
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    Famous silent screen star guests on The Donna Reed Show

    Silent screen star Buster Keaton appeared in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show. In Season 1 he did a non-stop three-minute silent routine.
    George Coulouris worked with Donna Reed
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    George Coulouris worked with Donna Reed

    George Coulouris appeared with Donna Reed and Alan Ladd in Beyond Glory (1948), a story of an influential cadet forced to leave West Point.
    Deborah Kerr and the Donna Reed connection
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    Deborah Kerr and the Donna Reed connection

    Donna Reed co-starred with Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra in From Here to Eternity (1953).
    Philip Dorn and Donna Reed create conflict in "Calling Dr. Gillespie"
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    Philip Dorn and Donna Reed create conflict in "Calling Dr. Gillespie"

    Philip Dorn costarred with Donna Reed and Lionel Barrymore in Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942).
    William Windom guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show
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    William Windom guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show

    William Windom was an American with a 60-year career in film and television. He made two guest appearances on The Donna Reed Show.
    Lux Radio Theater and Donna Reed
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    Lux Radio Theater and Donna Reed

    Lux Radio Theater aired an adaptation of How Green Was My Valley, Sept. 28, 1954, with Donna Reed and Donald Crisp reprising his film role.
    Aldo Ray began his film career with Donna Reed
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    Aldo Ray began his film career with Donna Reed

    Aldo Ray began his film career in Saturday Heros (1951) which starred Donna Reed and John Derek. He was cast because of his raspy voice.
    Fay Holden appeared with Andy Rooney more times than Donna Reed
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    Fay Holden appeared with Andy Rooney more times than Donna Reed

    Fay Holden is best known for her recurring role as Emily Hardy, mother of Mickey Rooney's character in the Andy Hardy film series.
    "Rusty" of Rin Tin Tin guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show
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    "Rusty" of Rin Tin Tin guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show

    Lee Aaker, best known as Rusty in the 1950s tv series, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, made two guest appearances on The Donna Reed Show.
    The Donna Reed Show hits the air
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    The Donna Reed Show hits the air

    The Donna Reed Show premiered on September 24, 1958, on ABC Television. It was canceled in 1966 after 275 episodes.
    Happy Birthday, Paul Petersen
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    Happy Birthday, Paul Petersen

    Paul Petersen (born Sept. 23, 1945) played the role of son, Jeff Stone on The Donna Reed Show. He performed his hit, "My Dad" on the show.
    Donna Reed appeared in one of the Andy Hardy Series
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    Donna Reed appeared in one of the Andy Hardy Series

    Donna Reed appeared in two films with Andy Rooney - The Human Comedy (1943) and The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942).
    Donna Reed played Walter Pidgeon's daughter
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    Donna Reed played Walter Pidgeon's daughter

    Donna Reed appeared with Walter Pidgeon, Elizabeth Taylor, and Van Johnson in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).
    Donna Reed and one of the Little Rascals
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    Donna Reed and one of the Little Rascals

    Robert Blake starred opposite Donna Reed in Mokey (1942) as an eight-year-old boy whose father gives him too little attention.
    Donna Reed appears in a movie as herself
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    Donna Reed appears in a movie as herself

    Donna Reed appeared in the 1943 movie, Thousands Cheer, as a guest star playing herself. The segment was a showcase of MGM movie stars.
    Lux Theatre embraces Donna Reed
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    Lux Theatre embraces Donna Reed

    Donna Reed appeared on several radio programs. She appeared on Lux Theater in the September 12, 1949 radio adaptation of "Deep Waters"(1948)
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    A message from the snowflakes

    Join Mike Rowe for a different take on a Hollywood event that you thought you knew, with a connection to Donna Reed.
    Donna Reed and Saturday's Hero
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    Donna Reed and Saturday's Hero

    Saturday's Hero, released Sept. 10, 1951 by Columbia Pictures, starred John Derek and Donna Reed in a story of "big-time" college athletics.
    The man behind "Johnny Angel"
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    The man behind "Johnny Angel"

    Stu Phillips, founder of Colpix Records, produced "Johnny Angel" for Shelly Fabares, who played the teenage daughter on The Donna Reed Show.
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