Television
Barbara Bel Geddes, a stage and screen actress who found lasting fame as the saintly matriarch on the long-running TV series “Dallas,” has died.
Aug. 11, 2005
The big question about “Dallas” once was: Who shot J.R.?
April 13, 1985
Entertainment & Arts
Actress Donna Reed on Tuesday lost a bid to block production of the television series “Dallas” as long as anyone but herself was cast in the starring role of Miss Ellie.
June 19, 1985
I am so glad Barbara Bel Geddes will be back as Miss Ellie. Replacing her was a terrible mistake.
July 7, 1985
Actress Donna Reed will receive her full salary over the next two seasons and has complete freedom to do other shows under an out-of-court settlement of her lawsuit against the company that replaced her as Miss Ellie in “Dallas,” her attorney says.
Aug. 17, 1985
Audrey Meadows and Joyce Randolph, who played Alice and Trixie on “The Honeymooners,” reunite for “Hi Honey, I’m Home” (Sunday at 11 p.m. on Nickelodeon).
March 15, 1992
Alfred Hitchcock Presents was a showcase for both veteran and up-and-coming stars.
Feb. 17, 1991
--Yugoslav sailor Nedikjko Saric put his foot down on marriage: He put one foot on the gangplank and one on the dock.
May 26, 1985
A “mad as hell” Donna Reed lost a bid today to regain her role as Miss Ellie on “Dallas” when a judge refused to halt production of the hit television series.
June 18, 1985
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.
Jan. 14, 1986