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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.
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.
Donna appears in one of the Andy Hardy Series
Donna Reed appears with Andy Rooney in two films - The Courtship of Andy Hardy (1942) and The Human Comedy (1943).
Donna played his daughter
Donna Reed appeared with Walter Pidgeon, Elizabeth Taylor, and Van Johnson in the film The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).
Donna and one of the Little Rascals
Robert Blake began acting as a child with a lead role in Our Gang film series. He starred opposite Donna Reed and Dan Dailey in Mokey (1942)
Donna Reed appears in a movie as herself
Donna Reed appears in Thousands Cheer (1943) but you have to look carefully to find her because the segment involves so many other stars.
Donna teams with Dana Andrews
Donna Reed joins Dana Andrews in a radio adaptation of the film "Deep Waters" on the Lux Radio Theatre broadcast.
Saturday's Hero is released
Saturday's Hero, starring John Derek and Donna Reed, was shot in 80 days including 35 days of football sequences.
Donna connects with radio
Listen to Too Many Husbands as aired on The Screen Guild Theatre with Frank Sinatra, Donna Reed, and Bill Goodwin.
He was an angel
John Law appears with Donna Reed in the television film The Best Place to Be (1979) which marked Donna's return to acting after 13 years.
Donna Reed and a "Rat Pack" member
Peter Lawford was signed to a long-term contract with MGM in June 1943 and was given an important role in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945).
His height was a problem
Alan Ladd was only 5' 6" but height wasn't a problem while making two movies with Donna Reed, who was only 5' 3".
Donna heads to college
With the help of her Aunt Mildrid, Donna Reed was able to enroll in Los Angeles City College for five dollars a semester.
From where do you recognize this face?
MacMurray, a prolific film and television actor, appeared with Donna Reed in the American Western film The Far Horizons (1955).
A vet helped his film career
George Macready appears with Donna Reed as Maj. General Bond in Beyond Glory (1948). Learn how he got the permanent scar on his right cheek.
Bing's little brother
Bob Crosby appears with Donna Reed as himself in the movie See Here, Private Hargrove (1944).
No Oscar but a star
Van Johnson appears with Donna Reed in The Human Comedy (1943), Dr. Gillespie’s Criminal Case (1943), and The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).
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