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    Screenwriter and MGM chief butt heads
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    Screenwriter and MGM chief butt heads

    Filming of The Human Comedy (1943) involved a dispute between the screenwriter and MGM's chief, which led to a best seller book of revenge.
    Donna's Onscreen Mother
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    Donna's Onscreen Mother

    Fay Bainter played Donna Reed's mother in The Human Comedy (1943). She later was a guest star on The Donna Reed Show in The Baby Buggy.
    Donna's co-stars share same birthday
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    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.
    Donna appears in one of the Andy Hardy Series
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    Donna appears in one of the Andy Hardy Series

    Mickey Rooney appears with Donna Reed in The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942), which was one of the 16 films in the Andy Hardey series.
    No Oscar but a star
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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.
    M-G-M replaced Donna
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    M-G-M replaced Donna

    Henry Morgan appears with Donna Reed in three films - The Human Comedy (1943), Thousands Cheer (1943), and Green Dolphin Street (1947).
    Screenwriter and MGM chief butt heads
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    Screenwriter and MGM chief butt heads

    Donna Reed appears in The Human Comedy (1943). A bitter dispute developed between screenwriter William Saroyan and Louis B. Mayer of MGM.
    A 1940s leading man
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    A 1940s leading man

    Donna Reed appears in two films with James Craig - The Human Comedy (1943) and Gentle Annie (1944).
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