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He auditioned at age three
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas is best known for his character role in Our Gang short films. He appears with Donna Reed in the film Mokey (1942).
From screen to airwaves
Lux Radio Theatre broadcast an adaption of "It's a Wonderful LIfe" with Donna Reed and James Stewart reprising their classic film roles.
From doctor to attorney
Carl Betz, best known for playing Donna Reed's husband in The Donna Reed Show, later went on to play an attorney in Judd For the Defense.
It was a stretch
Donna Reed plays the headmistress of a girl's school where a string of murders occurs in "Deadly Lessons" (1983). She wasn't impressed.
Alex Stone's colleague
Lindsay Workman appears in nine episodes of The Donna Reed Show in the role of Dr. Jim Higgins, Alex Stone's colleague at the hospital.
A guardian angel
Henry Travers is best known for his role as the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film classic "It's a Wonderful Life."
Another Iowan!
Virginia Christine, best known as "Mrs. Olson" in ads for Folger's Coffee, guests with fellow Iowan Donna Reed on The Donna Reed Show.
A Golden Globe
On this date, Donna Reed received her Golden Globe Award (Best TV Star – Female) for her role in the TV series, The Donna Reed Show.
Screenwriter and MGM chief butt heads
The Human Comedy became a battleground for writer William Saroyan who wanted to direct his screenplay and studio head Louis B. Mayer.
What became of Dorian's portrait?
Donna Reed appears in The Picture of Dorian Gray with Hurd Hatfield who doesn't appear to age but his portrait does. It's now in Chicago.
She played three different girlfriends
Mimsy Farmer guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show in three different episodes, each time playing a different one of Jeff's love interests.
A familiar face
Donna Reed appears with Elizabeth Taylor in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954). Variety called the film "an engrossing romantic drama."
He was Uncle Charlie
William Demarest appears with Donna Reed in the films (The Far Horizons (1955) and Pepe (1960).
A shortened career
Robert Frances appeared with Donna Reed in They Rode West (1954). He died a year later in the crash of a small plane he was piloting.
She stayed for 69 episodes
Ann McCrea is best known for her role as Midge Kelsey in 69 episodes of the ABC situation comedy series, The Donna Reed Show.
Robert Altman fan
Bert Remsen appears on The Donna Reed Show in "The Monster" (Season 4, Episode 5). He later was an instructor at the Donna Reed Festival.
It was the worst thing ...
Donna Reed made an appearance on General Electric Theater in 1957 and later called it "the worst thing I've ever done."
MGM contract actress
Donna Reed appears with Marjorie Main in two films - Gentle Annie (1944) and The Bugle Sounds (1941).
Watch a Donna Reed Scholar
Saycon Sengbloh discusses the importance of Black representation on television in a Pauley Center for Media discussion.
The invisible voice
Marni Nixon was the singing voice of leading actresses on the soundtracks of several musical films. She also had a Denison, Iowa connection.
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