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An early start
Sherry Jackson, a former child star, appears with Donna Reed in the football-themed Trouble Along the Way (1953) as John Wayne's daughter.


Happy Valentine's Day from the Donna Reed Foundation
Happy Valentine's Day from The Donna Reed Foundation.


Invited back four times
Allan Hunt, best known as Crewman Stuart Riley from ABC's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, appears in four episodes of The Donna Reed Show.


A girl blighted
Eva Gabor, widely known for her role on Green Acres, appears with Donna Reed in the film, The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).


Reviews weren't favorable
Leslie Nielsen appears with Donna Reed in the film, Ransom (1956). Reviews were not favorable.


Proposal in Morse Code
Donna Reed appears in The Voice of the Wizard as the wife of Thomas Edison. The dramatization chronicles his invention of the phonograph.


Strong connections to Donna and Denison
Eddie Foy III served as a casting director for The Donna Reed Show and was a long-time instructor at the annual Donna Reed Festival.


No one will believe he chose me
Lana Turner stars with Donna Reed and Van Heflin in Green Dolphin Street (1947). Donna originally didn't want the role citing unbelivability


Happy Birthday, Gigi Perreau
Gigi Perreau appears with Donna Reed in the film Green Dolphin Street (1947) and on The Donna Reed Show in "Mary's Campaign" (S1, E26).


Romance on The Love Boat
Donna Reed appears with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in a two-hour television special of The Love Boat Hong Kong Cruise: Polly's Poker Palace (1984).


Two films with Donna
James Craig, a leading man at MGM in the 1940s, appears with Donna Reed in The Human Comedy (1943) and Gentle Annie (1944).


Prolific Actor, Writer and Director
Actress Ida Lupino is widely regarded as one of the most prominent female filmmakers working in Hollywood during the 1950s.


Her two films with Donna Reed
Film and television actress Connie Gilchrist appears with Donna Reed in two films - Apache Trail (1942) and Faithful in My Fashion (1946).


A costuming error
Donna Reed appears in The Benny Goodman Story wearing clothes of the 1955 fashion instead of the 30s and 40s when the action took place.


Stretching the medium
Writers of the Donna Reed show stretched the medium by bringing real sports figures into the show like Willie Mays (San Francisco Giants).


Donna's fourth film
The Bugle Sounds, a 1942 World War II movie starring Wallace Beery, was Donna Reed's fourth film since joining MGM.


A star is born
Donna Reed (Donna Belle Mullenger) was born on January 27, 1921. Her career spanned more than 40 years, making more than 40 films.


No favorable reviews for Donna
Ransom! is a film based on an episode of The United States Steel Hour but added material to stretch it to feature-length weakening it.


Donna and Miss Lovelace
Estelle Winwood appears in the role of Miss Lovelace in Miss Lovelace Comes To Tea (Season 1, Episode 34) of The Donna Reed Show.


Donna's "slambang" western
Donna Reed stars with Randolph Scott in Hangman’s Knot (1952). Variety called it a "slambang western."
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