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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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A return after 13 years
Timothy Hutton appears with Donna Reed in the TV movie The Best Place To Be (1979) which marked Reed's return to acting after 13 years.
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Iowa Hall of Fame inductee
Donna Reed is one of four women who be inducted into the 2021 Iowa Women’s Hall of Fame.
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He had an early start on The Donna Reed Show
George Stevens Hamilton (born August 12, 1939) George Stevens Hamilton is an American film and television actor. Hamilton's first roles...
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A hot-eyed newcomer
John Derek was "a handsome hot-eyed newcomer" who appears with Donna Reed in the movie Saturday’s Hero (1951) and Scandal Sheet (1952).
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Donna was also on the radio
August 12, 1946 - Screen Guild Theater airs radio adaption of “The Devil and Miss Jones" with Van Johnson and Donna Reed. The Devil and...
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“A” performances in “B” films
Lloyd Nolan was known for "A" performances in a long series of "B" movies. He appears with Donna Reed in the movie Apache Trail (1942).
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Donna survives chaos on the set
Donna Reed's career began a huge upswing following the release of The Caddy and an Academy Award.
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