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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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His massive shoulders and hooded eyes made him a reliable heavy
George Coulouris was quite adept at playing villains, but he was just as suitable at playing nobler roles.
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Nominated often but never a winner
Deborah Kerr co-starred with Donna Reed, Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra in From Here to Eternity (1953).
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Donna and Philip Dorn create conflict
Philip Dorn, best known for portraying the father in I Remember Mama (1948), co-stars with Donna Reed in Calling Dr. Gilespie (1942).
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Another one of ours
Ben Rappaport, a 2004 Donna Reed Scholarship national finalist in acting, has been cast in Doug Wright’s Good Night, Oscar which will play a
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William Windom guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show
William WindomWindom appears in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show: “All is Forgiven” (S4, E 8) and “Wide Open Spaces” (S4, E25).
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Donna on Lux Radio Theater
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.
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Donna got a better review than the film
Donna Reed appeared with Fay Holden and Andy Rooney in The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) and got a better review than the film.
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"Rusty" of Rin Tin Tin guest-stars
Lee Aaker (born September 25, 1943). Lee William Aaker is an American former child actor known for his appearance as Rusty of "B-Company"...
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His voice got him a role with Donna
Aldo Ray drove his brother to the auditions for Saturday's Hero (1951) but his brother was surprised with the result.
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The Donna Reed Show hits the air
The Donna Reed Show originally aired on ABC on September 24, 1958 and ran for 275 episodes before it was eventually canceled in 1966.
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Donna appears in one of the Andy Hardy Series
Andy Rooney appears with Donna Reed in two films - The Human Comedy (1943) and The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942).
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Happy Birthday, Paul Petersen
Paul Petersen played the role of son, Jeff Stone on The Donna Reed Show. During the series, he had hit records including "My Dad."
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Donna played his daughter
Donna Reed appears with Walter Pidgeon, Elizabeth Taylor, and Van Johnson in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).
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One of our scholars
Preston Truman Boyd rejoins cast. Preston Truman Boyd has rejoined the Les Miserables national tour as Javert which will open in October....
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He's a Donna Reed scholar
Watch a Playbill interview with Jared Grimes, Ramin Karimloo, Lea Michele, and Tovah Feldshuh of Funny Girl. Grimes is a Donna Reed Scholar.
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Look what I found
Sleuthing in the Donna Reed Archives is a column about the gems the author finds during her visits to the archives.
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Donna and one of the Little Rascals
Robert Blake began acting as a child in MGM's Our Gang (Little Rascals) short film series. He appears with Donna Reed in Mokey (1942).
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Hey, Mom!
What do you do when in the midst of a live radio interview your son picks up the extension and asks, "Hey, Mom, can I go over to Bruce's?
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A message from the snowflakes
All good stories have a twist. Join Mike Rowe for a different take on a Hollywood event involving Donna Reed that you thought you knew.
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