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Donna found a new way to "kiss and make up"
Donna Reed and Tom Drake star in Faithful in My Fashion (1946), a tale of deceit, romance, and best intentions.
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Donna meets a compulsive horse-player
Watch Cecil Kellaway guest-star on The Donna Reed Show in “The Fabulous O’Hara” (S4, E13). He appears as a compulsive horse player.
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She helped create The Donna Reed Foundation
Norma Connolly (August 20, 1927 – November 18, 1998). Norma Connolly, Grover Asmus, and Shelley Fabares, along with several other close...
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Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
Alan Reed was able to act in 22 foreign dialects and made a career as a successful radio announcer, stage actor, and voice actor.
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A return after 13 years
Donna Reed appears with Timothy Hutton in the television movie The Best Place To Be (1979), marking Reed's return to acting after 13 years.
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A thought from Donna
A favorite quote. Here's some good advice from Donna Reed.
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An early start on The Donna Reed Show
George Hamilton's first roles were on television, appearing on The Donna Reed Show, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, and Cimarron City.
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A hot-eyed newcomer
John Derek was a handsome film idol for the girls. He appears with Donna Reed in the films Saturday’s Hero (1951) and Scandal Sheet (1952).
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Donna was also on the radio
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) was adapted as a radio play several times. The Screen Guild Theatre aired it with Van Johnson and Donna Reed
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“A” performances in “B” films
Lloyd Nolan, known for “A” performances in a decade-long series of “B” films, appears with Donna Reed in Apache Trail (1942).
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Gray hair got him roles
Henry O'Neill, known for playing dignified gray-haired men, appears with Donna Reed in The Getaway (1941) and The Bugle Sounds (1942).
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Donna survives chaos on the set
Donna Reed's career began an upswing following the release of The Caddy and From Here to Eternity within five days of each other.
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A lawyer turned actor
Leo Genn, “the man with the black velvet voice”, appears with Donna Reed in the film Beyond Mombasa (1956).
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Working with friends was a joy
Watch Esther Williams as she guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in "The Career Woman" (Season 2, Episode 31).
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Even the dog made the review
A New York Times review called Eyes in the Night (1942) with Donna Reed and Ann Harding as a "tidy and tingling little thriller."
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It was scatter-brain fiction
Barbara Bates co-starred with Donna Reed as the love interests of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in the 1953 hit comedy The Caddy.
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It's where she earned her Oscar
In 2002, The Library of Congress selected From Here to Eternity (1953) for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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She finally got to laugh!
Donna Reed appears with Tom Drake in Faithful In My Fashion (1946). It was the first film Reed said she was able to laugh on the screen.
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Donna meets a crusty sergeant
August 4, 1943 - MGM releases The Man from Down Under ( USA). The film stars Charles Laughton as a crusty old Sergeant of the Queen's...
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Dennis invades The Donna Reed Show
Watch Jay North appear as his character, "Dennis," on The Donna Reed Show in a show crossover “Donna Decorates” (Season 3, Episode 3).
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