What did Donna Reed die of and how old was she?

What did Donna Reed die of and how old was she?

Donna Reed, the Academy Award-winning actress who starred in more than 40 movies and portrayed the quintessential mother and wife of middle America on television’s ”Donna Reed Show” in the 1950’s and 60’s, died of pancreatic cancer yesterday at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 64 years old.

How did Donna Reid die?

Pancreatic cancer
Donna Reed/Cause of death

It was to be her final public performance. On January 14, 1986, less than two weeks before her 65th birthday, she died of pancreatic cancer in Beverly Hills, California. Grover Asmus, her husband, created the Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts in her hometown of Denison.

Is Donna Reid still alive?

Deceased (1921–1986)
Donna Reed/Living or Deceased

What really happened to Donna Reed?

Donna Reed, who won an Oscar as a prostitute in “From Here to Eternity” but found her widest success as the ideal wife and mother on television’s “The Donna Reed Show,” died at her Beverly Hills home today from complications of pancreatic cancer. She was 64.

When was Shelley Fabares born?

January 19, 1944 (age 77 years)
Shelley Fabares/Date of birth
She was born Michele Marie Fabares on January 19, 1944, in sunny Santa Monica, Californnia.

Why did Donna Reed leave Dallas?

True Hollywood Story” documentary about “Dallas” that she left because the show wouldn’t meet her salary demands. “Her manager wanted more than the show felt we could afford to pay. It was a very tightly run show from a budgetary standpoint.”

Who is the little girl on the Donna Reed Show?

The show stars Donna Reed as Donna Stone, a housewife, Carl Betz as Alex Stone, a pediatrician (baby doctor), Shelley Fabares as their teenage daughter Mary, and Paul Petersen as their son Jeff….The Donna Reed Show facts for kids.

Quick facts for kids The Donna Reed Show
Original release September 24, 1958 – March 19, 1966

How old is Mike Farrell?

82 years (February 6, 1939)
Mike Farrell/Age

Is Barbara Bel Geddes still alive?

Deceased (1922–2005)
Barbara Bel Geddes/Living or Deceased