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He composed for Donna Reed
Stu Phillips produced hit songs for The Donna Reed Show and was an early presenter at The Donna Reed Festival held in Denison, Iowa.
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Donna Reed and a "Rat Pack" member
Peter Lawford appeared with Donna Reed as David Stone in the American horror-drama film, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945).
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He was an angel
John Phillip Law appears with Donna Reed in the television film The Best Place to Be (1979) which marked her return to acting after 13 years
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Her early start was on The Donna Reed Show
Swoosie Kurtz (Born September 6, 1944) Swoosie Kurtz is probably recognized from the hit CBS sitcom Mike & Molly (2010–2016). But she has...
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His height was a problem
Alan Ladd appeared with Donna Reed in Beyond Glory (1948) and Chicago Deadline (1949).
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Donna heads to college
Seventeen-year-old Donna Reed arrived in Los Angeles in early September of 1938 to attend Los Angeles City College for $5 a semester.
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From soap commercial to The Donna Reed Show
Carol Wells appears in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show: “Mary’s Crusade” and “Love’s Sweet
Awakening” during Season 2.
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From where do you recognize this face?
Fred MacMurray appeared in over 100 films and a successful television series. He appears with Donna Reed in The Far Horizons (1955).
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A vet helped his film career
George Macready (August 29, 1899 – July 2, 1973) George Peabody Macready Jr. was an American stage, film, and television actor often cast...
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He guest-starred with Donna twice
William Windom, best known for his roles on My World and Welcome To It and Murder She Wrote, appears on two episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
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It got her an Oscar
From Here to Eternity was released by Columbia Picture on August 28, 1953, and earned Donna Reed an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
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Donna hired a future star of Dallas
Jim Davis, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap opera, Dallas, appeared on The Donna Reed Show during Season 5.
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Girlfriend material on The Donna Reed Show
Candy Moore appeared nine times on The Donna Reed Show - five as Jeff Stone's girlfriend, Angie, then later as a new girlfriend, Bebe.
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Bing's little brother
Bob Crosby, an American jazz singer and bandleader, appears with Donna Reed as himself in the movie See Here, Private Hargrove (1944).
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No Oscar but a star
Van Johnson, MGM's "boy-next-door," appeared with the "girl-next-door," Donna Reed, in three films.
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Donna meets a compulsive horse-player
Cecil Kellaway guest-stars on The Donna Reed Show in “The Fabulous O’Hara” (Season 4, Episode 13).
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Donna found a new way to "kiss and make up"
August 22, 1946 - MGM releases "Faithful in My Fashion" starring Donna Reed and Tom Drake but was a $307,000 loss to the studio.
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Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
Alan Reed, who went on to become the voice of Fred Flintstone, appeared with Donna Reed in the American western film The Far Horizon (1955).
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She helped create The Donna Reed Foundation
Norma Connolly, Grover Asmus, and Shelley Fabares were instrumental in founding The Donna Reed Foundation in Denison, Iowa.
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Giving back
The National Theatre announces the inaugural Brandon Victor Dixon Awards for excellence in high school musical theatre.
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