Jesse White, the lonely Maytag repairman, appears in The Donna Reed Show in April Fool (Season 1, Episode 28) with James Darren.

Grover Asmus proposed to Donna Reed on a daily basis during their three-year courtship. He was surprised when she unexpectedly accepted.

Barbara Remsen, a frequent instructor at the Donna Reed Festival workshops, helped launch the careers of Tom Selleck and Kevin Costner.

Dana Andrews appears with Donna Reed in the low-budget film Three Hours to Kill (1954). Performances were "competent enough."

Our best wishes for the New Year from The Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts in Denison, Iowa.

Donna Reed's third movie was Babes On Broadway (1942) starring Mickey Rooney. She does not appear in the credits because of her small role.

Rhys Williams, who made his film debut in How Green Was My Valley, appears on The Donna Reed Show in The Busy Body (Season 1, Episode 13).

He had just returned home from serving in World War II and this 1946 film was his first movie since witnessing the horrors of war.

Jason Middauh and daughter Jane are less than 1,800 votes shy of having their Lego set considered an official Lego product.

Screen Guild Players broadcast its second radio adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life with Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart reprising their roles.

Donna Reed's daughter, Mary Owen, has a busy December as venues ask her to appear at their annual showings of "It's a Wonderful Life."

Learn more about Donna Reed and "It's a Wonderful Life" by visiting The Donna Reed Foundation at donnareed.org/wonderful.

Jimmy Hawkins, who played Tommy Bailey in the film, discusses how perspectives on the film have changed in recent years.

Actress Paula Stone was hired to broadcast news and gossip of Broadway to servicemen. One of the celebrities interviewed was Donna Reed.

Donna Reed co-stars with Richard Widmark in the American Western film Backlash (1956). She appears as a girl who hasn't always been a lady.

Donna Reed co-stars with Steve Allen in The Benny Goodman Story (1956). A reviewer suggested the swing music was the only positive aspect.

Singer Tony Martin guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in "Tony Martin Visits" (Season 3, Episode 24) when he meets Donna in traffic court.

Barton MacLane, known for his role on the tv comedy I Dream of Jeannie, appeared with Donna Reed in Backlash (1956) and Gentle Annie (1944).

Nicholas Meyer, director of two of the Star Trek feature, was a workshop instructor at the Donna Reed Festival held in Denison, Iowa.

Martha Teichner reports on how Hollywood actress Donna Reed shared letters with World War II troops and her work at the Hollywood Canteen.