December 24, 2017 - CBS Sunday Morning airs Mail Call: Donna Reed's Wartime Letters. Martha Teichner reports on how Hollywood actress...

December 24, 1954 - Columbia Pictures releases They Rode West (United States). They Rode West is a 1954 American Western film directed...

Charles Herbert (December 23, 1948 – October 31, 2015). Charles Herbert was an American child actor of the 1950s and 1960s. Before...

There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’. George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics...

Paul Winchell made two guest appearances on The Donna Reed Show during Season 5, but neither involved the use of a ventriloquist dummy.

December 20, 1946 - It's a Wonderful Life (New York City Premiere). This American Christmas fantasy drama film starring Jimmy Stewart and...

December 20, 1960 - Pepe is released by Columbia Pictures. Pepe is a 1960 American musical comedy film starring Cantinflas in the title...

December 19, 1945 - They Were Expendable released by MGM. They Were Expendable is an American war film directed by John Ford, starring...

Former child star Karolyn Grimes recalls starring in It's a Wonderful Life and how it has affected her life.

Jimmy Hawkins, who portrayed Tommy Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life, sits down for an interview at the annual It's a Wonderful Life Festival.

In 1954, Donna Reed appeared with Robert Horton, Nan Boardman, and Jonathan Hale in a 30-minute television broadcast on Ford Theatre.

Jackie Schmillen, a 1998 Donna Reed Scholar and TV host, visits with Jimmy Hawkins about his role as Tommy Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life.

Daniel James Dailey Jr. (December 14, 1915 – October 16, 1978). Dan Dailey Jr. was an American dancer and actor. He is best remembered...

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...