Oscar night smiles
Frank Sinatra and Donna Reed were all smiling on Oscar night in 1954 when they received awards for their roles in From Here to Eternity.
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Judy Miller shares stories and photos from her sleuthing in the Donna Reed Archives in Denison, Iowa.
They both won Oscars
Burt Lancaster, who had a 45-year award-winning career in film and later in television, stars with Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity.
Nominated often but never a winner
Deborah Kerr co-starred with Donna Reed, Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra in From Here to Eternity (1953).
It's where she won her Oscar
In 2002, From Here to Eternity was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
Donna's Academy Award
Director Fred Zinnemann made Donna Reed do three film tests before giving her the Oscar-winning role of Lorene in From Here to Eternity.
Oscar night smiles
Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra both received an Academy Award for their supporting roles in From Here to Eternity (1953).
They both won Oscars
Donna Reed appears with Lancaster in the war drama, From Here To Eternity (1953), receiving the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Donna's co-stars share same birthday
Three people born on October 17th appeared in films with Donna Reed - Spring Byington, Marsha Hunt, and Montgomery Clift.
Nominated often but never a winner
Deborah Kerr co-starred with Donna Reed, Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra in From Here to Eternity (1953).
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.
Donna's unlikely role
Donna Reed strayed from her typecasting to play a ''hostess'' in a club for soldiers in the 1953 film version of ''From Here to Eternity.''
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