
‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ star Donna Reed quietly kept WWII letters from soldiers for decades, daughter says
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Donna Reed, who starred as Mary Hatch Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life," died in 1986 at age 64 from cancer. Her daughter Mary Owen is helping to keep the star's legacy alive.
"When WWII was over, nobody really wanted to talk about it anymore because everyone participated in it," Owen told Fox News Digital. "I didn’t know anything about these letters." Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.
Reed, an Oscar-winning actress best known for playing loving wife Mary Hatch Bailey in the holiday classic, "It’s a Wonderful Life," died in 1986 at age 64. She was one of many show business stars who put their talents to good use and proudly participated in the war effort to uplift the American troops.
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