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One of Donna's B Westerns
Donna Reed made three B Westerns at Columbia after her exceptional performance in From Here to Eternity (1953).
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Donna kept asking him back
Child actor Charles Herbert, known for his onscreen broody, mature style, and wit, made four guest appearances on The Donna Reed Show.
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Donna Reed Alumnus
Ben Giroux, a 2003 Donna Reed Scholar, is set to voice the title role in the new animated series "Big Nate" on Paramount+ in early 2022.
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He worked without a dummy
Ventriloquist Paul Winchell made two guest appearances on The Donna Reed Show. Neither involved the use of a ventriloquist dummy.
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FBI was interested
It’s A Wonderful Life bombed at the box office before becoming a Christmas classic. Along the way, it also caught the attention of the FBI.
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75th anniversary of It's a Wonderful Life
Fans around the world are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the release of the popular Christmas film, It's a Wonderful Life.
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Donna didn't make the credits
Donna Reed is one of 28 stars who make a cameo appearance in the 1960 musical comedy film Pepe, although she is not listed in the credits.
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Between takes on the set
Donna Reed appears with John Wayne in John Ford's American war film They Were Expendable (1945).
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American history through movies
Christopher Wilson of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History interprets "It's a Wonderful Life" with a new set of eyes.
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Donna's Ford Theatre appearance
Donna Reed appears with Robert Horton, Nan Boardman, and Jonathan Hale in the Ford Theatre television broadcast of Portrait of Lydia.
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Two stars reminisce
Two stars of It's a Wonderful Life, Carolyn Grimes and Jimmy Hawkins, look back at the classic film which was nominated for five Oscars.
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Donna's first film
Donna Reed made her film debut with Dan Dailey in The Get-Away (1941). A year later they co-starred in Mokey (1942) along with Bobby Blake.
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Flying nun visits Donna
Marjorie Redmond, best known for her role in The Flying Nun, guest appears on The Donna Reed Show in Mrs. Stone and Dr. Hyde (Season 5).
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Donna screen-tested with Van
Donna Reed screen-tested with Van Heflin when she first signed with MGM Studios. They later appear together in Green Dolphin Street (1947).
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A charity broadcast
Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart reprised their film roles on the radio broadcast of It's a Wonderful Life that aired on December 13, 1951.
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Donna and Sam Davis Sr.
Donna Reed appears with Sammy David Sr. in the film The Benny Goodman Story.
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Oscar night smiles
Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra both received an Academy Award for their supporting roles in From Here to Eternity (1953).
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A visit to Bedford Falls
The town of Seneca Falls, New York, holds an annual It's A Wonderful Life Festival. Get NEWSY's take on this special event.
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Today visits "Bedford Falls"
NBC's TODAY show takes us on a trip to Seneca Falls, the town that embodies the spirit of the beloved film, “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
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Another villain role
Donna Reed appears with Broderick Crawford in Scandal Sheet (1952). A Variety critic judged her performance as "credible."
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