House Resolution 141 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                 BY  HOFFMAN and ROBERTS
  1  3 A Resolution to recognize the 2008 annual Donna Reed
  1  4    Festival for the Performing Arts.
  1  5    WHEREAS, Donna Belle Mullenger was born on January
  1  6 27, 1921, in Denison, Iowa; and
  1  7    WHEREAS, still a teenager, she left Iowa to attend
  1  8 Los Angeles City College, where she was named campus
  1  9 queen, and her striking beauty drew the attention of
  1 10 Hollywood producers; and
  1 11    WHEREAS, taking the stage name of Donna Reed, she
  1 12 rose to stardom in the 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful
  1 13 Life" and the 1953 "From Here to Eternity", for which
  1 14 she won the Oscar in 1954; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, turning to the medium of television in
  1 16 1958, Donna Reed won the hearts of millions of viewers
  1 17 as the quintessential TV mom in the "Donna Reed Show";
  1 18 and
  1 19    WHEREAS, the year 2008 marks the 50th anniversary
  1 20 of this popular 1950s TV show about a close family,
  1 21 starring Donna Reed as a loving mother and homemaker;
  1 22 and
  1 23    WHEREAS, as a result of her outstanding performance
  1 24 on that show, Donna Reed was nominated four times for
  1 25 an Emmy award, and in 1963 received the Golden Globe
  1 26 award for best female television star; and
  1 27    WHEREAS, Donna Reed always remained an Iowan, often
  1 28 returning home to visit family and friends and to
  1 29 support local community projects; and
  1 30    WHEREAS, with her passing in 1986, friends and
  2  1 family created the Donna Reed Foundation for the
  2  2 Performing Arts, which awards scholarships to young
  2  3 people studying the arts; and
  2  4    WHEREAS, to honor her life, work, and memory the
  2  5 Donna Reed Festival for the Performing Arts began in
  2  6 1987, featuring student workshops by industry
  2  7 professionals and a scholarship program centered in
  2  8 Denison, Iowa; NOW THEREFORE,
  2  9    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 10 That the House of Representatives recognizes the 2008
  2 11 annual Donna Reed Festival for the Performing Arts,
  2 12 held June 16 through 21, 2008, in Denison, and invites
  2 13 all Iowans to make a visit to this annual event part
  2 14 of their summer vacation plans.
  2 15 LSB 6597HH 82
  2 16 jr/nh/8.1