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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
April 11, 1956 - Backlash released to theaters in USA. Backlash (1956) is an American Western film directed by John Sturges and...


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).


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.


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.


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 (born April 7, 1943). Roberta Jymme Schourop (better known as Roberta Shore) is a retired American actress and performer....


Good advice
Donna Reed believed in following your dreams. Imagine what can happen when you Follow Your Dreams.

Is it my last movie?
Donna Reed once commented that she didn't know if she would ever make another movie after filming It's a Wonderful Life with Frank Capra.


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.


Donna was a writer!
Donna Reed was a lifelong writer of letters both personally and professionally. Many are found in the Donna Reed Heritage Museum/Archive.


I need $1 more.
Actor Wallace Beery's contract with MGM stipulated in 1932 that he would be paid $1 more than any other contract player at the studio.


Donna's close friend
Debbie Reynolds met Donna Reed while working with charities. They became close friends, promoting Another Mother For Peace on television.


Donna the actress
The drama department at Los Angeles City College wasn't impressed with Donna Reed's talent. But winning a beauty contest brought the agents.


Donna appears on variety show
Donna Reed appears on Cavalcade of Stars with Cecil B. DeMille, Adolph Zukor, Walt Disney, William Holden, Jane Wyman, and Mary Pickford.

Her niche as a minor actress
Mary Treen appears in the movie It’s a Wonderful Life as Cousin Tilly. She also guests in three episodes of The Donna Reed Show.
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