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Donna Reed

Author : Brenda Scott Royce
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313368767
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Donna Reed written by Brenda Scott Royce and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1990-11-26 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donna Reed has been called everyone's favorite mother and her recognition as such has stood the test of time. But before she became known as the ultimate mom for her role on The Donna Reed Show, Miss Reed was already a veteran film actress with almost forty films to her credit. Among these are her performances in It's a Wonderful Life and From Here to Eternity. Her role in the latter garnered her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar. This book is a comprehensive reference to the life and work of Donna Reed for use by researchers as well as fans. Performing arts researcher Brenda Scott Royce has compiled a self-contained reference work to Donna Reed's career and life. A brief biography begins the book, followed by detailed examinations of Miss Reed's work in motion pictures, television, and radio. Also listed are media reviews of her work, a listing of awards and nominations, and a chronology of major events in her life. An annotated bibliography follows these sections, and it lists all articles and other items about Donna Reed that appeared in major magazines, fan magazines, books, and newspapers. The entries in each section are cross-referenced for easy referral by the reader. This bio-bibliography will be an important addition to libraries with a performing arts collection, students of media arts, and Donna Reed fans.

In Search of Donna Reed

Author : Jay Fultz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Search of Donna Reed written by Jay Fultz and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first biography of Donna Reed also contains the first extended discussion of her television show. The personal richness that Reed brought to her television role has been filtered out in the caricature perpetuated by pop critics. In the media "Donna Reed" is Donna Stone distorted as a female-manque who wears pearls and high heels around the house. But Donna Reed's long hold on viewers depends on irreducible qualities that have nothing to do with this fixed image, as Fultz suggests. He follows her development from Iowa farm girl to apprentice in Hollywood to mature juggler of the demands of family and career to antiwar activist. Drawing on Reed's letters and on interviews, Fultz looks for what was real in a very private person without discarding what is romantic in any pursuit of a public one. He shows why the rich and principled life of Donna Reed matters in this more cynical time.

The Donna Reed Show

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (176 download)

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Download or read book The Donna Reed Show written by and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Donna Reed Show

Author : Joanne Morreale
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814338089
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book The Donna Reed Show written by Joanne Morreale and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzes The Donna Reed Show, which aired from 1958 to 1966, as a key moment of cultural transition. At a time when television offered limited opportunities for women, Donna Reed was an Oscar-winning Hollywood actress who became both producer (though largely uncredited) and star of her own television show. Distinct from the patriarchal family sitcoms of the era, The Donna Reed Show's storylines focused on the mother instead of the father, and its production brought a cinematic aesthetic to television situation comedy. In The Donna Reed Show, author Joanne Morreale illustrates how the program pushed the boundaries of the domestic sitcom at a time when the genre was evolving and also reflected the subtle shifts and undercurrents of unrest in the larger social and political culture. Morreale begins by locating Donna Reed in relation to her predecessors Gertrude Berg and Lucille Ball, both of whom were strong female presences in front of and behind the camera. She also explores the telefilm aesthetics of The Donna Reed Showand argues that the series is a prime example of the emergent synergy between Hollywood and the television industry in the late fifties. In addition, Morreale argues that the Donna Stone character's femininity acts as a kind of masquerade, as well as provides a proto-feminist model for housewives. She also examines the show's representation of teen culture and its role in launching the singing careers of its two teenaged stars. Finally, Morreale considers the legacy of The Donna Reed Show in the representation of its values in later sitcoms and its dialogue with contemporary television texts. Morreale illustrates the interplay of gender, industry, and culture at work in the history of this classic TV series. Fans of the show, as well as students and teachers of television history, will enjoy this close look at The Donna Reed Show.

The Donna Reed Show

Author : Paul Petersen
Publisher : TV Classics Press
ISBN 13 : 9781944068813
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (688 download)

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Download or read book The Donna Reed Show written by Paul Petersen and published by TV Classics Press. This book was released on 2018-11-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Donna Reed Show tribute book is just in time to celebrate the 60th anniversary of this iconic TV Classic. With special commentary by Paul Petersen who played Jeff Stone on the series and photographs from the archives of the Donna Reed Foundation, this is a must have for TV Classic Fans. Take a step back into a simpler time with nostalgic memories of the family many of us wished was our own.

The Donna Reed Handbook - Everything You Need to Know about Donna Reed

Author : Emily Smith
Publisher : Tebbo
ISBN 13 : 9781486465125
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book The Donna Reed Handbook - Everything You Need to Know about Donna Reed written by Emily Smith and published by Tebbo. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donna Reed (January 27, 1921 January 14, 1986) was an American film and television actress. With appearances in over 40 films, Reed received the 1953 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Lorene in the war drama From Here to Eternity. She is also well known for her role as Mary Hatch in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946). She worked extensively in television, notably as Donna Stone, an American middle class mother in the sitcom The Donna Reed Show (1958 1966), in which she played a more prominent role than many other television mothers of the era and for which she received the 1963 Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star - Female. Later in Reed's career she replaced Barbara Bel Geddes as Miss Ellie Ewing in 1984 season of the television melodrama, Dallas, and sued the production company for breach of contract when she was abruptly fired upon Bel Geddes' decision to return to the show. This book is your ultimate resource for Donna Reed. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Donna Reed's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Donna Reed, 1953 in film, 1963 in television, Another Mother for Peace, Babes on Broadway, Backlash (1956 film), Barbara Bel Geddes, Beyond Mombasa, Calling Dr. Gillespie, Carl Betz, Dallas (1978 TV series), Deadly Lessons (1983 film), Denison, Iowa, Eyes in the Night, Frank Capra, From Here to Eternity, Gentle Annie (film), Green Dolphin Street, Gun Fury, Iowa, It's a Wonderful Life, Lana Turner, Los Angeles City College, Mary Hatch, Miss Ellie Ewing, Miyoshi Umeki, Paul Petersen, Ransom!, Scandal Sheet (1952 film), See Here, Private Hargrove, Shadow of the Thin Man, Shelley Fabares, The Benny Goodman Story, The Bugle Sounds and more pages! Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.

On Hold Do Not Use

Author : Paul Petersen
Publisher : TV Classics Press
ISBN 13 : 9781944068820
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (688 download)

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Download or read book On Hold Do Not Use written by Paul Petersen and published by TV Classics Press. This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Donna Reed Show: A Pictorial Memoir is designed like a personal scrapbook of fond memories of the family many of us wish we had. Filled with behind the scenes and rarely seen photographs, the book is narrated by Paul Petersen who played Jeff Stone. The book is nostalgic, yet takes it place among books of television history highlighting the important impact Donna Reed and this show had on the changing tide of media. The show ran from 1958 to 1966.

Donna Reed 212 Success Facts - Everything You Need to Know about Donna Reed

Author : Gregory Peters
Publisher : Emerge Publishing Group Llc
ISBN 13 : 9781488564017
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book Donna Reed 212 Success Facts - Everything You Need to Know about Donna Reed written by Gregory Peters and published by Emerge Publishing Group Llc. This book was released on 2014-07-05 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes A Fresh Look At Donna Reed. 'Donna Reed' (January 27, 1921 ndash; January 14, 1986) was an American feature and TV female actor. This book is your ultimate resource for Donna Reed. Here you will find the most up-to-date 212 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Donna Reed's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Gigi Perreau - Affiliations, Ben Gage, Tisha Sterling - Life and career, Gentle Annie (film) - Cast, Hangman's Knot, 1921 in film - Births, The Betty Hutton Show - Reception and cancellation, Norman Taurog - 1950s, Donna Reed - Political views, Hal Smith (actor) - Early life, Beyond Glory - Cast, Jesse White (actor) - Life and career, Timothy Hutton - Career, Barry Nelson - Career, The United States Steel Hour - Television, Donna Reed Foundation, Gale Gordon - Television, Carl Betz - Career, 1963 in television - Events, George Hamilton (actor) - Television work, Kansas City Confidential - Background, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945 film) - Cast, Sacagawea - Film, Beyond Mombasa - Cast, Charles Herbert - Career, Jay North - Adult years, Lesley Gore - 1960s career, Marlo Thomas - Early career, Eyes in the Night - Cast, Adaptations of The Picture of Dorian Gray - Film and television, Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California) - Notable alumni, Hangman's Knot - Plot, Raiders of the Seven Seas - Cast, Shadow of the Thin Man, Calling Dr. Gillespie, The Wide Country - Synopsis, Shelley Fabares - Early life and career, Roberta Sherwood - Later career, Donna Reed Foundation - Death, Stephen Talbot - Early life and career, Stuart Erwin, Kim Darby - Television roles, Trouble Along the Way, Charles Lane (actor) - 1960s, and much more...

A Rising Star of Stage & Screen, Donna Reed. [Portraits, with an Introduction.].

Author : Donna Reed
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book A Rising Star of Stage & Screen, Donna Reed. [Portraits, with an Introduction.]. written by Donna Reed and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Donna Reed Paper Dolls and Movie Fashions of the '40s And '50s

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935223344
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (233 download)

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Download or read book Donna Reed Paper Dolls and Movie Fashions of the '40s And '50s written by and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before she became a TV icon as Donna Stone in the long-running series, The Donna Reed Show, the beauteous star from Iowa had a very successful career as an top MGM contract player. She graced the silver screen in many hit films including The Portrait of Dorian Gray, Green Dolphin Street , The Human Comedy and The Last Time I Saw Paris. Her most famous role was that of Mary Bailey in the Frank Capra Christmas classic, It¿s a Wonderful Life. She won the 1953 Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for From Here to Eternity. This new authorized paper doll book created by David Wolfe features two Donna Reed dolls and eight pages of costumes from many of her MGM films, from the early Shadow of the Thin Man in 1941 to The Benny Goodman Story in 1956, encompassing the very different fashion styles prevalent in two decades.

The Donna Reed Show

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (477 download)

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Download or read book The Donna Reed Show written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

LIFE It's a Wonderful Life

Author : LIFE Magazine
Publisher : Time Home Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 1547859741
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book LIFE It's a Wonderful Life written by LIFE Magazine and published by Time Home Entertainment. This book was released on 2021-11-19 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's an American holiday ritual: At Christmas time, families across the country gather to watch the beloved 1946 Hollywood classic, It's a Wonderful Life. Directed by Frank Capra, and starring Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart, the story of a small-town banker who faces financial ruin and emotional despair until he is saved by an angel sent from heaven to show him how much he is loved by his family and fellow citizens of the fictional Bedford Falls, N.Y., is a milestone of American cinema. This LIFE special issue celebrates the 75th anniversary of the iconic movie (which earned three Oscar nominations, including for Best Picture) with an in-depth look at Capra's one-of-a-kind filmmaking and storytelling techniques, the making of the movie just after World War II and its lasting legacy, and why, 75 years later, it's still a heartwarming delight to watch.

The Women Who Made Television Funny

Author : David C. Tucker
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786487321
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Women Who Made Television Funny written by David C. Tucker and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of the bright and talented actresses who made America laugh in the 1950s are off the air today, but their pioneering Hollywood careers irrevocably changed the face of television comedy. These smart and sassy women successfully negotiated the hazards of the male-dominated workplace with class and humor, and the work they did in the 1950s is inventive still by today's standards. Unable to fall back on strong language, shock value, or racial and sexual epithets, the female sitcom stars of the 1950s entertained with pure talent and screen savvy. As they did so, they helped to lay the foundation for the development of television comedy. This book pays tribute to 10 prominent television actresses who played lead roles in popular comedy shows of the 1950s. Each chapter covers the works and personalities of one actress: Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy), Gracie Allen (The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show), Eve Arden (Our Miss Brooks), Spring Byington (December Bride), Joan Davis (I Married Joan), Anne Jeffreys (Topper), Donna Reed (The Donna Reed Show), Ann Sothern (Private Secretary and The Ann Sothern Show), Gale Storm (My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna), and Betty White (Life with Elizabeth). For each star, a career sketch is provided, concentrating primarily on her television work but also noting achievements in other areas. Appendices offer cast and crew lists, a chronology, and an additional biographical sketch of 10 less familiar actresses who deserve recognition.

Their Own Best Creations

Author : Annie Berke
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520300793
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Their Own Best Creations written by Annie Berke and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich account that combines media-industry history and cultural studies, Their Own Best Creations looks at women writers' contributions to some of the most popular genres of postwar TV: comedy-variety, family sitcom, daytime soap, and suspense anthology. During the 1950s, when the commercial medium of television was still being defined, women writers navigated pressures at work, constructed public personas that reconciled traditional and progressive femininity, and asserted that a woman's point of view was essential to television as an art form. The shows they authored allegorize these professional and personal pressures and articulate a nascent second-wave feminist consciousness. Annie Berke brings to light the long-forgotten and under-studied stories of these women writers and crucially places them in the historical and contemporary record.

Conversations with Legendary Television Stars

Author : James Bawden
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813177669
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Conversations with Legendary Television Stars written by James Bawden and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During television's first fifty years -- long before cable networks, Hulu, Netflix, and the like -- families would gather around their television sets nightly to watch entertaining shows such as I Love Lucy, Gunsmoke, M*A*S*H, The Beverly Hillbillies, Fantasy Island, and The Rockford Files. Many of the stars of these beloved shows have passed away, but their presence remains intact -- not only through their television show performances, which are still viewed and appreciated today, but also through stories they told in interviews over the years. Seasoned journalists and authors James Bawden and Ron Miller have captured provocative and entertaining interviews with important figures from TV's first fifty years. These thirty-nine interviews, selected from conversations conducted from 1971--1998, present a fascinating glimpse of some of television's most influential performers. Featured are exclusive interviews with major stars (including Donna Reed, James Garner, and Ricardo Montalban), icons of comedy (including Lucille Ball, George Burns, and Milton Berle), TV hosts (including Dick Clark and Ed Sullivan), and notable musical entertainers (such as Glen Campbell, Mary Martin, and Lawrence Welk). Each chapter of this volume explores the subject's television work -- with detailed behind-the-scenes disclosures -- and includes additional information about the subject's performances in film and on stage.

Flights of Fancy

Author : Kenneth Von Gunden
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786412143
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (121 download)

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Download or read book Flights of Fancy written by Kenneth Von Gunden and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2001-09-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In-depth analyses are presented of 15 superior films, each one representing a subgenre of fantasy cinema--Beauty and the Beast, Conan the Barbarian, The Dark Crystal, Dragonslayer, 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, It's a Wonderful Life, Jason and the Argonauts, King Kong, Lost Horizon, Popeye, Superman, The Thief of Baghdad, Time Bandits, Topper, and The Wizard of Oz. A chapter is devoted to each film, providing a plot summary and detailed information about cast and crew, special effects (stop-motion animation, miniatures, hanging miniatures, optical effects, tricks of perspective, blue screens, matte paintings, glass shots, reverse projection, slow motion, rear and front projection, etc.), and strengths and weaknesses, as well as explorations of the film's relationship to written fantasy, other films, and cultural myths.

Family Plots

Author : Dana Heller
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 1512816809
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Family Plots written by Dana Heller and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family Plots traces the fault lines of the Freudian family romance and holds that the "family plot" is very much alive in post-World War II American culture. It cuts across all genres, insinuating, criticizing, reinforcing, and reinventing itself in all forms of cultural production and consumption. The family romance is everywhere because the family itself is nowhere.