| Birth: | Jan. 27, 1921
Denison
Crawford County
Iowa, USA | | Death: | Jan. 14, 1986
Beverly Hills
Los Angeles County
California, USA | 
Actress. Born Donnabelle Mullenger, she was attending Los Angeles City College when she gave an impressive screen test for MGM Studios and was signed to a contract. She made her screen debut in "The Getaway" (1941), followed by supporting roles in "Apache Trail" (1942), "Gentle Annie" (1944), "They Were Expendable" (1945), "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946) and "Scandal Sheet" (1952). In 1953, she was awarded the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Alma, the dancehall girl in the film "From Here To Eternity". Her other credits included "The Last Time I Saw Paris" (1954), "The Far Horizons" (1955), "The Benny Goodman Story" (1956), "Ransom" (1956) and "The Whole Truth" (1958). For television, she is best remembered for her own series "The Donna Reed Show" from 1958 to 1966. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Pancreatic cancer
Search Amazon for Donna Reed | | | Burial:
Westwood Memorial Park
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Plot: Section D, #110
GPS (lat/lon): 34.05912, -118.44157 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1172 |
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I truly love this lady as an actress and wish their were more like her today.God bless Donna Reed and her memory. Class in true human form.
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John Charles
Added: May. 18, 2013 |
I truly love this lady as an actress and wish their were more like her today.God bless Donna Reed and her memory. Class in true human form.
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John Charles
Added: May. 18, 2013 |
I truly love this lady as an actress and wish their were more like her today.God bless Donna Reed and her memory. Class in true human form.
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John Charles
Added: May. 18, 2013 |
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