Working with Donna Reed
Director Jeffrey Hayden discusses working with Donna Reed on The Donna Reed Show in a Television Academy Foundation interview.
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Donna and Cornel couldn't save the film
Cornel Wilde and Donna Reed star in Beyond Mombasa (1956), the first junket for the production company of Donna Reed and husband Tony Owen.
Roger Moore's Hollywood debut with Donna
Roger Moore made his Hollywood debut in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) with Elizabeth Taylor, Van Johnson, Donna Reed, and Walter Pidgeon.
Donna's recurring dream
Donna Reed appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's TV series, "Suspicion" as a young woman troubled by a recurring dream that raises suspicions.
A military comedy in midst of World War II
Robert Walker stars with Donna Reed in See Here, Private Hargrove (1944). His title role was originally intended for Mickey Rooney.
Donna and the bomb
It began with a letter from a Manhattan Project scientist to movie star Donna Reed, shortly after the end of World War II in 1945.
Donna co-produced her own film
Ron Randell appears with Donna Reed and Cornel Wilde in Beyond Mombasa (1956). The film's producer may surprise you.
Donna helped launch her career
The TV film Best Place to Be (1979) launched the career of Stephanie Zimbalist. It starred her father, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., and Donna Reed.
Donna's historically misleading film
Charlton Heston teams with Donna Reed, Fred MacMurray, and Barbara Hale in The Far Horizons (1955), a historically misleading film.
Donna needed a handkerchief
Watch Buster Keaton as he appears as the hospital janitor impersonating Santa Claus on The Donna Reed Show.
His massive shoulders and hooded eyes made him a reliable heavy
George Coulouris appears with Donna Reed and Alan Ladd in Beyond Glory (1948) in the role of Lew Proctor, the lawyer for a cadet.
Nominated often but never a winner
Deborah Kerr, nominated six times for an Academy Award for Best Actress but never a winner, stars with Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity.
Donna and Philip Dorn create conflict
Donna Reed co-starred with Lionel Barrymore and Philip Dorn in Calling Dr. Gillespie (1942). This was Reed's seventh film.
William Windom guest-starred on The Donna Reed Show
Watch William Windom as he appears in two episodes of The Donna Reed Show during Season 4 of the series.
Donna on Lux Radio Theater
Donna Reed joined Donald Crisp on the Lux Radio Theater radio adaption of “How Green Was My Valley" which aired September 28, 1954.
Donna got a better review than the film
Donna Reed appears with Fay Holden in The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942). The New York Times review was better for Reed than for the film.
"Rusty" of Rin Tin Tin guest-stars
Watch Lee Aaker (Rusty of "B-Company) in two The Donna Reed Show episodes.
His voice got him a role with Donna
Aldo Ray began his film career in 1950 when he took his brother to an open audition and ended up with a role in Saturday's Hero (1951).
The Donna Reed Show hits the air
The Donna Reed Show aired on ABC from September 24, 1958, to March 19, 1966. The series was one of television's top 25 shows in 1963–1964.
Happy Birthday, Brandon Victor Dixon
Brandon Victor Dixon, a Donna Reed Scholarship finalist, celebrates his birthday today.
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