Donna stars on Family Theater
Donna Reed is known for her films and The Donna Reed Show. But she also made numerous radio appearances.
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Her only film
Jeanine Ann Roose, whose first job was on The Jack Benny Program at the age of 8, played the role of Violet Bick in It's a Wonderful Life.
Turn your radio on ...
Donna Reed made eight appearances on the Lux Radio Theatre, one of the genuine classic radio anthology series broadcast on radio.
"Fifth Marx brother" appears with Donna
Watch Margaret Dumont, best remembered as the comic foil to the Marx Brothers, as she appears on The Donna Reed Show (S 1, E 34).
Donna's co-stars share same birthday
Three people born on October 17th appeared in films with Donna Reed - Spring Byington, Marsha Hunt, and Montgomery Clift.
An early film with Donna
Angela Lansbury obtained her first film roles, in Gaslight (1944) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), which also starred Donna Reed.
Donna clicks photogenically
MGM released the film, Eyes in the Night, on October 16, 1942, starring Donna Reed and Edward Arnold.
Nosy neighbor appears with Donna
Alice Pearce, the nosy neighbor Gladys Kravitz in "Bewitched," also made an appearance on The Donna Reed Show.
Working with Donna Reed
Director Jeffrey Hayden discusses working with Donna Reed on The Donna Reed Show in a Television Academy Foundation interview.
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.
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