Howard McNear made two guest appearances, along with Kathleen Freeman, on The Donna Reed Show in Season 1.

Donna Reed (Donna Belle Mullenger) was born on January 27, 1921. Her career spanned more than 40 years, making more than 40 films.

Journalist Jackie Schmillen helped kick off a year-long centennial celebration in 2021 of the birth of Donna Reed in this tribute.

Ransom! is a film based on an episode of The United States Steel Hour but added material to stretch it to feature-length weakening it.

Estelle Winwood appears in the role of Miss Lovelace in Miss Lovelace Comes To Tea (Season 1, Episode 34) of The Donna Reed Show.

Donna Reed stars with Randolph Scott in Hangman’s Knot (1952). Variety called it a "slambang western."

DeForest Kelley, known for his role on the series Star Trek (1966–1991), appears in Uncle Jeff Needs You on The Donna Reed Show (Season 8).

Arte Johnson, a regular on television's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968-1973), appears in "Is There a Small Hotel" on The Donna Reed Show.

Watch Shelley Fabares perform her #1 hit record, "Johnny Angel," in "Donna’s Primadonna" (Season 4, Episode 20) of The Donna Reed Show.

Betty White appears with Donna Reed in the 1979 American TV film "The Best Place to Be." It marked Reed's return to acting.

January 16, 1952 - Scandal Sheet is released (New York City). Scandal Sheet is a 1952 American film noir directed by Phil Karlson. The...

Alexender Knox tended to be typecast as a man of integrity. He appears with Donna Reed in Saturday’s Hero (1951).

Margaret O'Brien and Lionel Barrymore Margaret O'Brien (Born January 15, 1937). Margaret O'Brien (born Angela Maxine O'Brien) is an...

January 14, 1986 - Donna Reed dies of pancreatic cancer. On December 10, 1985, Donna Reed entered Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly...

Donna Reed accepts keys to her new Thunderbird. A celebrity endorsement. According to the Journal of Marketing Managemen t, celebrity...

Eddie Foy III was the casting director on The Donna Reed Show. Foy talks about Donna in this interview.

Donna Reed had a profound influence on Shelley Fabares during her years in the role of Mary on The Donna Reed Show.

Donna Reed was an amazing actress and empowering feminist. Her TV show subtly poked holes in society's way of thinking.

It's a Wonderful Life appeared in theaters on January 7, 1947. It went into the public domain in 1974 and became a Christmas favorite.

January is National Soup Month! Campbell Soup Company was the main sponsor of The Donna Reed Show and stuck by it in spite of low ratings.