JPPopular character actor worked with DonnaCharacter actor Dabney Coleman guest-stars in The Donna Reed Show episode, Rally Round the Girls, Boys (Season 8, Episode 12)
JPDonna and "Ol' Lonely"Jesse White, the lonely Maytag repairman, appears in The Donna Reed Show in April Fool (Season 1, Episode 28) with James Darren.
JPHe proposed dailyGrover Asmus proposed to Donna Reed on a daily basis during their three-year courtship. He was surprised when she unexpectedly accepted.
JPShe helped launch careersBarbara Remsen, a frequent instructor at the Donna Reed Festival workshops, helped launch the careers of Tom Selleck and Kevin Costner.
JPLow budget film follows OscarDana Andrews appeared with Donna Reed in the low-budget film Three Hours to Kill (1954). Performances were "competent enough."
JPNew year greetingOur best wishes for the New Year from The Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts in Denison, Iowa.
JPDonna didn't get any creditDonna Reed's third movie was Babes On Broadway (1942) starring Mickey Rooney. She does not appear in the credits because of her small role.
JPHe didn't call aheadRhys Williams, who made his film debut in How Green Was My Valley, appears on The Donna Reed Show in The Busy Body (Season 1, Episode 13).
JPJimmy returns from World War II He had just returned home from serving in World War II and this 1946 film was his first movie since witnessing the horrors of war.
JPHave you cast your vote?Jason Middauh and daughter Jane are less than 1,800 votes shy of having their Lego set considered an official Lego product.
JPIt's a Wonderful Life on radioScreen Guild Players broadcast its second radio adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life with Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart reprising their roles.
JPMary's busy DecemberDonna Reed's daughter, Mary Owen, has a busy December as venues ask her to appear at their annual showings of "It's a Wonderful Life."
JPHe was there 75 years agoJimmy Hawkins, who played Tommy Bailey in the film, discusses how perspectives on the film have changed in recent years.
JPA radio interview from homeActress Paula Stone was hired to broadcast news and gossip of Broadway to servicemen. One of the celebrities interviewed was Donna Reed.
JPShe hasn't always been a ladyDonna Reed co-stars with Richard Widmark in the American Western film Backlash (1956). She appears as a girl who hasn't always been a lady.
JPA film that didn't make beautiful musicDonna Reed co-stars with Steve Allen in The Benny Goodman Story (1956). A reviewer suggested the swing music was the only positive aspect.
JPThey met in traffic courtSinger Tony Martin guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in "Tony Martin Visits" (Season 3, Episode 24) when he meets Donna in traffic court.
JPDonna worked with a prolific actorBarton MacLane, known for his role on the tv comedy I Dream of Jeannie, appeared with Donna Reed in Backlash (1956) and Gentle Annie (1944).
JPDonna's wartime lettersMartha Teichner reports on how Hollywood actress Donna Reed shared letters with World War II troops and her work at the Hollywood Canteen.
JPOne of Donna's B WesternsDonna Reed made three B Westerns at Columbia after her exceptional performance in From Here to Eternity (1953).