THE DONNA REED SHOW: SEASON 5 (1 Viewer)

[Greg2356]

I want to wish everyone viewing this page, A Very Merry Christmas & A Super Fabulous and Tremendously Happy New Year!!!

 

[Ron1973]

I thought of you, Greg, when I saw this on FB this morning, so I figured I'd share:

A little-known fact about Bob Crane is that he volunteered much of his free time to various charities. At WICC in Bridgeport, CT, he served as program advisor for the Bridgeport Junior Achievement, and later, at KNX in Hollywood, Bob participated in Auxiliary Lunches and Kiwanis Club meetings, and he hosted numerous telethons, including for United Cerebral Palsy, the Arthritis Foundation, and others. He visited military bases and entertained our troops, and he gave many hours of his time to the U.S. Armed Forces Radio Network. Bob also held the title of Honorary Mayor of Tarzana, CA; was a member of the Tarzana Chamber of Commerce; and was the Tarzana Senior Ambassador of Good Will. In this picture, he is with his dear friend Eliot Dober (left), who suffered from cerebral palsy and was the Connecticut State Director for United Cerebral Palsy. Bob knew Eliot from his days at WLIZ/WICC, and he returned to his home state of Connecticut each year to host the local portion of the CP telethon, accepting only nominal travel expenses from Eliot, who insisted he accept the money. Bob turned down $20,000 to host the national portion of the telethon so he could help out his friend. Also pictured with Bob and Eliot is Paul Petersen (right) of The Donna Reed Show. Eliot Dober passed away on July 30, 2010, at 74 years of age. Before his passing, he remembered Bob this way (for his biography): "I will be honest with you, he got along with everybody very well. And everybody liked Bob. I want people to remember the good things about Bob. He gave of himself, and he was a good person. A positive person. He wasn’t a bad guy. Bob was just Bob. And nobody is all good or all bad."

 

[Greg2356]

Thank you, Ron, for sharing this information with me about Bob Crane! It's true, Bob was not all bad and it appears he had much compassion for other individuals.


He was excellent in his role as the wisecracking neighbor on "The Donna Reed Show." I sure do hope that Sony Pictures can see their way clear into releasing the remaining seasons of Donna's Television Program, otherwise all the work that went into making these final seasons of her show will be lost forever!


Thanks again Ron !!

 

[Greg2356]

Will be posting later on

 

[LouA]

Has anyone heard anything at all about MPI's plans to release seasons 6, 7, and 8?

 

[Greg2356]

Donna Reed's Family Photo... Sorry my posting of this magazine photo went bonkers after I had posted it early this morning. And then after that nothing had worked for many hours when I was trying once again to post this photo!!


Pictured here from Left to Right: Penny Owen, Tony Owen Jr., Donna Reed, Mary Owen, and Timothy Owen

 

[Greg2356]

Donna with Reindeer

 

[Greg2356]

Donna Reed in a beautiful gown...

 

[Greg2356]

Donna Reed & Hurd Hatfield in a promotional photo for the 1945 Movie, "The Picture of Dorian Gray."

 

[Greg2356]

Donna Reed In Nice Pose Striped Outfit.

 

[Greg2356]

Shelley Fabares & Paul Petersen are practicing blowing their horns to bring in the New Year. Paul's eyes are bugging out because Shelley had decided to shove a horn between Paul's lips just before this photo was taken. lol Just Kidding!

 

[Greg2356]

Donna and clock... This photo looks much better now...

 

[Greg2356]

Donna Reed: Beautiful & Intelligent Face

 

[Greg2356]

I guess I am going to have to post five pictures over again from this page 24. I don't know what happened, but they haven't shown up for a few days, at least not on my computer!

 

[Greg2356]

Replaced five photos that had mysteriously disappeared from this page 24.


1. Shelley Fabares with Paul Petersen blowing horns to help bring in the New Year!!!!!


2. Donna Reed in Clock


3. Donna Reed & Hurd Hatfield in a promotional photo for the 1945 Movie, "The Picture of Dorian Gray."


4. Donna with Reindeer!


5. Donna Reed in Striped Outfit

 

[Greg2356]

In real life, Donna liked to dress up in a very modern way as is shown here in the year 1963.

 

[Greg2356]

Donna and a favored horse "Shinning Glory"

 

[Greg2356]

Donna Reed seen with laundry during a lunch break from working on her TV Series. Love this photo...

 

[Greg2356]

Here's a little larger version of this same photo which I thought some of you might enjoy.


Donna Reed seen with laundry during a lunch break from working on her TV Series.

 

[Greg2356]

Ladies & Gentlemen: Donna Stone & Dr. Alex Stone, they are always an uplifting pleasure to meet!


Hey! My sincere thanks to the both of you for the very fond memories!!!