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Her only film
Jeanine Ann Roose, whose first job was on The Jack Benny Program at the age of 8, played the role of Violet Bick in It's a Wonderful Life.
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The medical officer worked with Donna
Hayden Rorke, best known for his role in I Dream of Jeannie, made one appearance on The Donna Reed Show.
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It started with a scholarship from The Donna Reed Foundation
Saycon Sengbloh, a Donna Reed Foundation 1966 National Scholarship recipient, currently appears in The Wonder Years on ABC.
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Turn your radio on ...
Donna Reed made eight appearances on the Lux Radio Theatre, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series broadcast on radio.
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"Fifth Marx brother" appears with Donna
Margaret Dumont, best remembered as the comic foil to the Marx Brothers, made an appearance on The Donna Reed Show (S 1, E 34).
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An uncertain future
Harry Smith takes us to Storm Lake, Ia, where the local newspaper is a lifeline but faces an uncertain future. He also visits Denison, Ia.
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Donna's co-stars share same birthday
Three people born on October 17th appeared in films with Donna Reed - Spring Byington, Marsha Hunt, and Montgomery Clift.
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Donna clicks photogenically
MGM released the film, Eyes in the Night, on October 16, 1942, starring Donna Reed and Edward Arnold.
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Nosy neighbor appears with Donna
Alice Pearce, the nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz in "Bewitched," also made an appearance on The Donna Reed Show.
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An early film with Donna
Angela Lansbury obtained her first film roles, in Gaslight (1944) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), which also starred Donna Reed.
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Working with Donna
Director Jeffrey Hayden discusses working with Donna Reed on The Donna Reed Show in a Television Academy Foundation interview.
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Roger Moore's Hollywood debut with Donna
Roger Moore made his Hollywood debut in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) with Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Donna Reed, and Walter Pidgeon.
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Donna's recurring dream
Donna Reed appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's TV series, "Suspicion" as a young woman troubled by a recurring dream that raises suspicions.
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Donna and Cornel couldn't save the film
Cornel Wilde and Donna Reed star in Beyond Mombasa (1956), the first junket for the production company of Donna Reed and husband Tony Owen.
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A military comedy in midst of World War II
Robert Walker stars with Donna Reed in See Here, Private Hargrove (1944). His title role was originally intended for Mickey Rooney.
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Donna helped launch her career
The Best Place to Be (1979) helped launch the career of Stephanie Zimbalist. It starred her father, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. and Donna Reed.
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Donna co-produced her own film
Beyond Mombasa (1956) not only starred Donna Reed but was produced by Donna and her agent-turned-producer husband, Tony Owen.
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Donna's historically misleading film
In 2011, Time Magazine rated The Far Horizons (1955) as one of the top ten historically misleading films because of casting and subplots.
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Donna needed a handkerchief
Buster Keaton, the famous silent screen star, had Donna Reed in stitches as he did a three-minute, unscripted routine on The Donna Reed Show
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A Donna Reed Scholar
Kristen Faith Oei, a 1999 Donna Reed National Award Recipient in Dance, has been cast in the Kennedy Center production of Guys and Dolls.
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