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His push toward stardom
Gregory Harrison appeared with Donna Reed in the TV movie The Best Place To Be (1979) as Rick Jawlosky, which pushed him toward stardom.
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Now you see it, now you don't
John Payne and Donna Reed John Payne (May 28, 1912 – December 6, 1989) . John Howard Payne was an American film actor who is mainly...
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She cut a beautiful figure
A Variety review calls Raiders of the Seven Seas a "good Pirate adventure" with an "entertaining" plot and refers to Donna Reed's costumes.
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Donna returns to television
Efrem Zimbalist Jr & Donna Reed May 27, 1979: - NBC airs The Best Place to Be with Donna Reed. The Best Place to Be is a 1979 American...
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Two Iowa natives
John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979). Marion Robert Morrison, known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American...
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He preferred being behind the camera
Robert Montgomery (May 21, 1904 – September 27, 1981). Robert Montgomery (born Henry Montgomery Jr.) was an American film and television...
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A low budget film
Donna Reed once campaigned to have Sacajawea, the role she played in the film The Far Horizons, elected to the Hall of Fame.
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The censors objected
Jimmy Stewart was nervous about the phone kiss in It's a Wonderful Life but filmed it in one take. Part of it was cut as far too passionate.
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Barbara edged her out
Barbara Stanwyck edged out Donna Reed on the 13th Annual Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series.
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They refused to bail
Joseph A. Campbell (May 15, 1817 – March 27, 1900). Joseph Albert Campbell was the founder of what would become Campbell's Soup in 1869...
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Hear Donna on radio
May 13, 1948 - Family Theater airs “Song for a Long Road” with Donna Reed. Family Theater was a weekly half-hour dramatic anthology radio...
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Another radio appearance
Stars Over Hollywood May 13, 1950 - Stars Over Hollywood airs “Letter from Rio” with Donna Reed. Stars over Hollywood is a radio...
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Donna Reed: My Mom, My Mother
Actor Paul Petersen of THE DONNA REED SHOW and Mary Owen, daughter of Donna Reed, discuss memories of their respective mothers.
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Toured with Spike Jones
Doodles Weaver began his career as a comedian touring with the Spike Jones Music Revue. He made four appearances on The Donna Reed Show.
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Through their eyes
LifetimeTelevision's "Intimate Portrait" looked back at the life of Donna Reed through the eyes of actors and family members in 1999.
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She was a carryover character
Donna Reed's character in "Dr. Gillespie's Criminal Case" (1943) originated in the film " Dr. Gillespie (1942).
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Both nominee and presenter
Donna Reed was both a nominee and a presenter at the 11th Emmy Awards in 1959 to honor the best in television of the year.
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She just looked decorative
Stewart Granger appears with Donna Reed in the film The Whole Truth (1958). A Variety review called the film "a routine effort ."
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Happy Cinco de Mayo
Happy Cinco de Mayo from The Donna Reed Foundation
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Donna Reed in an early leading role
One of Donna Reed's first leading roles was in the B-movie, Gentle Annie, which also starred James Craig and Marjorie Main.
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