Donna Reed returned to television in 1979 after a 12-year absence in the NBC television film, The Best Place to Be, with Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

John Wayne, born in Winterset, Iowa, appears with Donna Reed in two films - They Were Expendable (1945) and Trouble Along the Way (1953).

John Payne and Donna Reed appear in Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953). The film has some continuity problems which included a missing leg.

Robert Montgomery, who co-starred with Donna Reed and John Wayne in They Were Expendable, also directed a few of the scenes, uncredited.

Jimmy Stewart was nervous about the phone scene kiss in It's a Wonderful Life but it was done in one take. Then the censors stepped in.

Donna Reed, who played the role of Sacajawea in the film The Far Horizons, later campaigned to have her elected to the Hall of Fame.

Bobby Burgess, an original Mouseketeer and later a regular on The Lawrence Welk Show, also made an appearance on The Donna Reed Show.

The 1961 Emmy Awards saw three nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead). Can you name any of them?

When The Donna Reed Show premiered, Campbell's Soup was the sponsor. By the fourth show, everyone was prepared for the show to be canceled.

Richard Deacon had recurring roles in television shows such as The Dick Van Dyke Show, Leave It To Beaver, and The Donna Reed Show.

Donna Reed appears in "A Letter from Rio" on the radio anthology Stars over Hollywood.

Listen to Donna Reed, John Lund, and Glenn Langan as they guest-star in Song for a Long Road, the story of American poet Joyce Kilmer.

Here's your chance to tour the Donna Reed Heritage Museum in Denison, IA through a virtual road tour by Sal St. George.

Character actor Doodles Weaver appears in four episodes of The Donna Reed Show in seasons 3, 4, and 5.

Jared Grimes, a 2001 Donna Reed Foundation scholarship recipient, has been nominated for a Tony Award for his role in Funny Girl.

This Intimate Portrait episode views the life of Donna Reed through the eyes of actors Norma Connolly, Mickey Rooney, and Shelly Fabares.

Actor Paul Petersen of THE DONNA REED SHOW and Mary Owen, daughter of Donna Reed, discuss their memories of their respective mother.

Donna Reed appears in Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case (1943) in a carryover role from the previous film, Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942).

Miyoshi Umeki, known for her role in the television series The Courtship of Eddie’s Father, appears in two episode of The Donna Reed Show.

Professional baseball center fielder Willie Mays appears in three episodes of The Donna Reed Show (S6, Ep31), (S7, Ep3) and (S8, Ep 20).