Donna the friend
Donna Reed had a 48-year pen pal correspondence with Violet Lindsay. Vi saved 82 letters and donated them to the Donna Reed Museum/Archive.
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She was the 975th to audition
Lori Martin, who played Velvet Brown on the NBC version of National Velvet, also appears in All Women are Dangerous on The Donna Reed Show.
Her role lasted a decade
Barbara Hale, best known for her role in the television series Perry Mason (1957–1966) appears with Donna Reed in The Far Horizons (1955).
Mary's boyfriend was a drag racer
Tommy Ivo, an actor and drag racer, appeared in five episodes of The Donna Reed Show as Mary's boyfriend, Herbie Bailey.
On-Demand Video Fundraiser
Creative Center of America teamed up with The Donna Reed Foundation to present 20+ on-demand videos from worldwide noted speakers.
Donna Reed blew her mind!
View a webinar in this lively discussion to show that the character of Donna Stone embodies maternal feminism.
Know his voice or his face?
Hans Conried was an American actor, comedian, and voice actor. Watch him on The Donna Reed Show in “It’s the Principle of the Thing.”
Summer stock to M-G-M contract
Richard Hart appears in Green Dolphin Street (1947), where he was loved by two sisters, played by Lana Turner and Donna Reed.
Watch her glide down the ramp
Donna Reed was a presenter at the 36th Annual Academy Awards for costume design. Watch a film clip.
Donna the activist
Donn Reed became an anti-nuclear activist and anti-Vietnam protester, despite her work in the squeaky-clean and conservative 1950s.
Elegant but bored
Richard Widmark and Donna Reed star in Backlash (1956), a western set in early Arizona shortly after the Civil War. Reviews weren't good.
His football connection?
Child actor Harvey Grant was known for roles in both film and later television. He appears in two early episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
He made two films with Donna
Harry Morgan's film and television career spanned six decades. He appears with Donna Reed in Gentle Annie (1944) and Backlash (1956).
Cast in two of Donna's notable movies
Ward Bond appears with Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life as Bert, the cop, and in They Were Expendable as 'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M.
It started as a short story
The Christmas staple, It's a Wonderful Life, began as a short story that Philip Van Doren Stern couldn't sell. See how it became the movie.
A Donna and Frank moment
Donna Reed presented the award for Cinematography at the 35th Academy Awards Ceremony which was televised by ABC. Frank Sinatra was host.
She sang with Tex Williams
Roberta Shore began her career at age ten, singing country-western songs at supermarket openings with Tex Williams.
Good advice
Donna Reed believed in following your dreams. Imagine what can happen when you Follow Your Dreams.
Donna Reed Scholar update
Saycon Sengbloh, a 1996 Donna Reed Scholar, is now starring in "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" at Theatre Aspen, along with Sandy Duncan.
Wasn't he right-handed?
John Wayne injured his right arm while filming Trouble Along the Way. He learned how to throw and write left-handed so his character is too.
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