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His career spanned more than 60 years.
Watch William Schallert in an appearance on The Donna Reed Show in Season 2, Episode 10.
Is The Donna Reed Show still relevant?
A 21-year-old Donna Reed Foundation intern reflects on The Donna Reed Show 55 years after its last episode.
From The Donna Reed Foundation
Happy Independence Day from The Donna Reed Foundation. Make this Fourth of July memorable by truly appreciating your freedom.
He had a villainous voice
George Sanders was often cast as a sophisticated but villainous character. Donna Reed appears with him in two films.
Donna's second radio appearance
Silver Theater radio had no regular cast. Different movie stars of the era, including Donna Reed, were featured in original dramas.
Can you name one of his larger-than-life characters?
When Charles Laughton appeared with Donna Reed in The Man From Down Under, he had a big decision to make regarding an Australian accent.
Her break came at age 43
Roberta Sherwood rose to fame at the age of 43 when comedian Red Buttons brought columnist Walter Winchell to see her.
You Were Meant For Me
Donna Reed made several appearances on the Lux Radio Theatre in various roles.
A quadruple threat
Jared Grimes, who recently starred in “Funny Girl” on Broadway, was a 2001 Donna Reed Foundation national scholarship recipient in dance.
Role in It's a Wonderful Life
Virginia Patton's most well-known role was in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Read what she later said about him.
Donna's first western
Apache Trail was Donna Reed's eighth film. Read what a Variety review thought about the western.
It's a wrap, folks
The stage at the Fine Arts Center in Denison, IA overflowed with energy during a student workshop production of Disney's Seussical KIDS.
From the Donna Reed Archives
Judy Miller, a Donna Reed Foundation volunteer, did some sleuthing in the Donna Reed Heritage Museum Archives. Read about what she found.
Greeting a new star
Here's a captioned Donna Reed Heritage Archive PR photo of Donna greeting the screen's newest star, Lassie.
A nominee but not a winner
The 12th Emmy Awards had only three nominees as opposed to the traditional five or six. Donna Reed was one. Know the other two?
Another Mouseketeer
Watch Cheryl Holdridge as she guests on The Donna Reed Show in “Mary, Mary Quite Contrary” (Season 5, Episode 5).
She's a probation officer
See how Variety gave Donna Reed a nod for her performance in Trouble Along the Way with two established male stars.
He made more than 125 films
Grant Mitchell appears with Donna Reed in See Here, Private Hargrove (1944). See who Variety mentioned in its review.
A three-time guest star
Watch Jack Albertson, a veteran of vaudeville, burlesque, TV, and Broadway, in episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
A jinx that was good
Donna Reed and her sister, model Heidi Mullenger, were featured on the "Tex and Jinx" show on this date in 1947.
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