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Although the lines are blurred now, there was a time not long ago when a starring role in a major motion picture was far more prestigious than one on television. So to make that jump was viewed as something of a step down. Still, some actors at or near the height of their popularity tried it and discovered it wasn't the career purgatory it was then considered to be. One was Donna Reed. The supporting actress Oscar winner for the 1953 wartime drama "From Here to Eternity" found a second career in the 1958-66 ABC sitcom "The Donna Reed Show." As Donna Stone, the suburban wife of pediatrician Alex (Carl Betz) and mother of Mary and Jeff (Shelley Fabares, Paul Petersen), Reed was front and center of a series that was a ratings success and she herself was nominated for four Emmy Awards. It also represented yet another laurel in a distinguished career. "The Donna Reed Show" can be seen weekday mornings on Decades and streamed on Amazon. BY GEORGE DICKIE Oscar winners who turned to television "The Donna Reed Show" "Michael Smerconish: Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Talking" The talk radio host celebrates his 30 years in the business with this dynamic one-man performance — recorded live during the pandemic — in which he offers a unique explanation of the origins of the country's political divide and gives an intimate account of his own career. (ORIGINAL) "Timewasters" From the U.K. comes this comedy series about a struggling four-piece jazz band in South London who are propelled back in time by a time machine in a rundown building's elevator to the 1920s, where they grapple with the complexities and nuances of the Jazz Age. Daniel Lawrence Taylor, Kadiff Kirwan, Adelayo Adedayo and Samson Kayo head the cast. (ORIGINAL) "Workin' Moms" The fifth season of this comedy from Canada's CBC Television returns series stars Catherine Reitman, Jessalyn Wanlim, Dani Kind, and Juno Rinaldi for the further adventures of four very different 30-something working mothers and friends trying to balance their jobs, family life and love life in modern-day Toronto. (ORIGINAL) The STREAM Scene Where all the top choices can be found in one place! "Wolfgang" (June 25) David Gelb ("Jiro Dreams of Sushi," "A Faster Horse") is director and producer of this feature length documentary that lifts the curtain on the incredible life of celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck, a man who survived a troubled childhood and whose perseverance led him to become one of the most prolific and influential chefs of our time. (ORIGINAL) Page 8 June 21 - 27, 2021

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