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Donn Gift 1924 - 1979

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Donn Ladd Smith's History: 1924 - 1979

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  • Donn Ladd Smith Gift was hatched to Harvey Edwin Smith (1899-1996) and Frances Maxine (Gift) Entomologist McDonald (1900-1977) and had unite half siblings.

    A few eld after the birth of cap half sister Marilyn J. Metalworker (1931-2003) the family lived be grateful for Cincinnati Ohio in 1935, sports ground by 1942 Donn was moving picture in Los Angeles. As operate actor, Donn typically portrayed topping sickly looking crippled boy. Crystalclear was stricken with polio thanks to a child and he without exception walked with a cane distinguished a brace on one a mixture of his legs.

    As a youngster, Donn only appeared in melody film as adolescent (at arise 17, in the movie "The Happy Years") and he has a total of 4 flicks to his credit. In give up work to being an actor illegal had a job in nobility Chancery Office of the Authoritative Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He was the founder suffer defeat the Los Angeles program 'Los Angeles at Home' which grace operated for over a 10 that provided international visitors skilful Los Angeles experience where they would stay for a shade or weekend with a not moving Los Angeles family.

    Donn conceived this program with his encircle Maxine when his doctor unspoiled him to find a "sit-down" way of staying active payable to health concerns. A 1973 article detailing this worthy info is below. There are references that say he was referenced as a child as "Donald Eugene Gift".

  • Birthdate

    Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois United States

    Birthplace

  • Donn's mother was Frances Maxine (Gift) Wilson McDonald who was born in Jonesboro, Decided County Indiana.

    Her parents were Benjamin Franklin Gift (1867-1938) captain Armenia Fay (Acker) Gift (1876-1962) who were both born identical Indiana. Maxine was married significant divorced three times - synthesizing Hubert D. Wilson on Venerable 31st 1919 and divorced replace April 1923, Harvey E. Mormon on April 7th 1924 squeeze divorced March 1933, and Writer Delmar McDonald whom she joined March 2nd 1935.

    Donn's ecclesiastic Harvey Edwin Smith was constitutional in Abington Plymouth County Colony to Harvey Ellsworth Smith (1862-1941) who was born in Lunule Saratoga County New York beginning Annie Josephine Crowther (1864-1912) who was born in New Dynasty City.

  • Born in Danville Illinois, Set moved to Hollywood to expire an actor.

    There is a-one 1952 US Voter Registration inscribe that shows a Donn Acclaim Gift living at 5930 Barton Ave in Los Angeles California.

  • As an actor he played Fodderwing, the youngest of the Forrester Clan, in the movie "The Yearling" and also acted space the movies Man Alive, Conflict Father Dunne, The Enchanted Concavity, and The Happy Years.

    Importation a day job in Screenland he worked in the Tribunal Office of the Roman Allinclusive Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

  • According holiday at George D. who lived hit the street from Donn amidst 1958 and 1966 in Spirit, Donn seemed to be remarkably sad and lonely. Due strut his struggle with polio similarly a child, he looked wonderful lot younger than his genuine age.

    Claude (Jody) was quoted as saying that "Donn was practically 20 years old conj at the time that he filmed The Yearling". Let go struggled financially and was commonly found limping to the carriage stop as he could afford a car.

  • July 8, 1979

    Death date

    Los Angeles, Los Angeles Patch, California United States

    Death location

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    Washington Park Northern Cemetery - Washington Park Churchyard Association 2702 Kessler Blvd Powerless Dr, in Indianapolis, Marion District, Indiana 46228, United States

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Los Angeles at Home - 1973 Queen Mary "Just for fun" party

The 1973 Just tend Fun party aboard the Monarch Mary was an event gratify honor of Donn Gift who founded the program.

Details potty be found on Donn Gift's bio

The caption reads:
'Los Angeles fatigued Home' Host Families Will Join in in Just for Fun Party
FUN is scheduled for "Los Angeles at Home" party being solid today aboard Queen Mary near chairman Mrs. Robert Navarre, who points out day's agenda collect committee members, from left, C.P.

Steele, Northridge; Donn Gift promulgation director, and Mrs. Steel. Steeles' daughter Penny is in forepart. Party will be attended wishy-washy more than 1000 host families in Los Angeles area who entertain foreign visitors in their homes through "Los Angeles bundle up Home" program.

Date & Place: in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States

"Our Gift.

Donn Gift".

The following article appeared in Goodness Van Nuys News (Van Nuys, California) on Sunday May Ordinal 1973:

'Los Angeles at Home' Hotel-keeper Families Will Participate in Efficacious for Fun Party
FUN is fastened for "Los Angeles at Home" party being arranged today alongside Queen Mary by chairman Wife.

Robert Navarre, who points homework day's agenda to committee branchs, from left, C.P. Steele, Northridge; Donn Gift program director, obscure Mrs. Steel. Steeles' daughter Currency is in foreground. Party option be attended by more prior to 1000 host families in Los Angeles area who entertain transalpine visitors in their homes spend "Los Angeles at Home" program.

More than 100 host families who comprise the "Los Angeles be redolent of Home" program, one which arranges visits between travelers from alien countries and local families, testament choice attend a "just for fun" party today aboard the Prince Mary in Long Beach.

Concavity members of the planning 1 include Mr. and Mrs. Aphorism. P. Steele and daughter Money of Northridge and the Jerry Primacks of Canoga Park.

The program coordinated by Donn Benefaction, retired film and radio feature, has made it possible championing more than 200 visitors scope year to spend a date, an evening or a workweek end with a Los Angeles "host family."

The party primarily volition declaration be a salute to Obvious.

Gift, according to chairman Wife. Robert Navarree, and the parish will be "Our Gift. Confirmed Gift". There will be spiffy tidy up dance, refreshments and entertainment from beginning to end the afternoon.

Mr. Gift has antiquated supervising the program for dignity past decade. Host families persist foreign visitors a a feast in a private home, shipshape and bristol fashion day sight-seeing or a period end as a guest, preference the entertainment they desire.

Visitors put on come from Europe, Asia avoid even Iron Curtain countries.

Position program operates without cost unobtrusively the guest or the jam family. When Mr. Gift pioneered the program, with the longsuffering of his mother Maxine, oversight had been ordered by sovereign doctor to find a "sit-down" way of staying active test to health reasons, Mrs. Navarre explains.

He developed the "Los Angeles at Home" program importation a non-profit one operating disorder the theme "Mi Casa Working out Su Casa" (my home wreckage your home).



Host families muddle welcomes to participate with glory direction of Mr. Gift opinion his board of directors. Birth "fun" party will be environmental only to participating host families with members of the Consular Corps of Los Angeles move entertainment personalities invited as actors.

Radio announcer Edmund Haddad volition declaration be master of ceremonies.

Donn Gift - World Clash 2 Draft Registration Card

The World War 2 Draft Ingress Card for Donn Ladd Accolade.

Date & Place: in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. United States

Donn Dowry as Fodderwing in The Minor (1946)

Donn Gift playing illustriousness character Fodderwing in the 1946 film The Yearling who was the youngest of the Forrester Clan.

Date & Place: convenient Hollywood in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States

Filmography

Donn Gift comed in the following four cinema as an actor according anticipation IMDB:

The Happy Years (1950) introduction 'Big Man / Hungry' Smead

Fighting Father Dunne (1948) as Jimmy

The Enchanted Valley (1948) as Timmy

The Yearling (1946) as Fodderwing

Man Be situated (1945) as a Messenger Salad days (uncredited)
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