Famous Person Best Love Rating :
Famous Person:
Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff
Famous For:
Actress
Movie - Television Titles:
"The Doris Day Show" .... Doris Martin
- Young Love (1971) TV Episode .... Doris Martin
- The Baby Sitter (1969) TV Episode .... Doris Martin
"The Governor & J.J."
- A Day in the Life (1970) TV Episode (voice)
With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) .... Abby McClure
... aka A Man in Mommy's Bed
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) .... Margaret Garrison
Caprice (1967) .... Patricia Foster
The Ballad of Josie (1967) .... Josie Minick
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) .... Jennifer Nelson
... aka The Spy in Lace Panties
Do Not Disturb (1965) .... Janet Harper
Send Me No Flowers (1964) .... Judy Kimball
Move Over, Darling (1963) .... Ellen Wagstaff Arden, aka Eva Swensen and Eve
The Thrill of It All (1963) .... Beverly Boyer
Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) .... Kitty Wonder
That Touch of Mink (1962) .... Cathy Timberlake
Lover Come Back (1961) .... Carol Templeton
Midnight Lace (1960) .... Kit Preston
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) .... Kate Mackay
Pillow Talk (1959) .... Jan Morrow
It Happened to Jane (1959) .... Jane Osgood
... aka Jane from Maine (USA)
... aka Twinkle and Shine
The Tunnel of Love (1958) .... Isolde Poole
Teacher's Pet (1958) .... Erica Stone
The Pajama Game (1957) .... Katherine 'Babe' Williams
Julie (1956) .... Julie Benton
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) .... Jo McKenna
Love Me or Leave Me (1955) .... Ruth Etting
Young at Heart (1954) .... Laurie Tuttle
Lucky Me (1954) .... Candy Williams
Calamity Jane (1953) .... Calamity Jane
So You Want a Television Set (1953) (uncredited) .... Cameo appearance
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) .... Marjorie Winfield
April in Paris (1952) .... Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson
The Winning Team (1952) .... Aimee Alexander
Starlift (1951) .... Cameo appearance
I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) .... Grace LeBoy Kahn
On Moonlight Bay (1951) .... Marjorie 'Marjie' Winfield
Lullaby of Broadway (1951) .... Melinda Howard
Storm Warning (1951) .... Lucy Rice
The West Point Story (1950) .... Jan Wilson
... aka Fine and Dandy (UK)
Tea for Two (1950) .... Nanette Carter
Young Man with a Horn (1950) .... Jo Jordan
... aka Young Man of Music (UK)
... aka Young Man with a Trumpet (Australia)
It's a Great Feeling (1949) .... Judy Adams
My Dream Is Yours (1949) .... Martha Gibson
Romance on the High Seas (1948) .... Miss Georgia Garrett
... aka It's Magic (UK)
Music Albums:
Day By Day
Day By Night
Hooray For Hollywood (Vol 1&2)
Cuttin' Capers
What Every Girl Should Know
Show Time
Bright & Shiny
I Have Dreamed
Duet with Andre Previn
You'll Never Walk Alone
Love Him
The Doris Day Christmas Album
Doris Day & Robert Goulet sing "Annie Get Your Gun"
With a Smile and a Song
Sentimental Journey
Latin For Lovers
The Love Album
Authors Description:
The epitome of the "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" mentality and "Que Sera Sera" mantra, Doris Day has weathered the numerous storms of both career and personal life, using these carefree and easygoing sentiments as a testament to the endearing endurance and eternal optimism that defines her infectiously positive outlook on life. Born Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff in Evanston, OH, Day's optimistic philosophies would be tested from her earliest experiences. With childhood dreams of becoming a ballerina dashed after being involved in a near-fatal car crash, Day took to heart her mother's suggestion of refining her skills as a vocalist. Possessing a voice of distinct beauty at the youthful age of 14, Day was soon discovered by a vocal coach who arranged an appearance on a local radio station WLW. The rest, as they say, is history. Soon after her radio appearance, Day was approached by local bandleader Barney Rapp, leading the young songstress to adopt the moniker that would soon become a household name. Revealing her birth name to Rapp after auditioning with the song "Day By Day," Rapp jokingly suggested that her name was nice, though a little long for the theater's marquee. With her auditioning ballad becoming the inspiration for her stage persona, 14-year-old Day now had all the makings of a starlet ripe with potential. Discovered shortly after by big-band maestro Les Brown in 1940, Day toured briefly with his band, soon departing to accept the marriage proposal of sweetheart Al Jorden and pursue dreams of starting a family. Day's matrimonial happiness was short-lived, however, when Jorden's violent and jealous tendencies proved to be too much to take. Soon after the birth of their son in 1942, the couple divorced and Day rejoined Les Brown and his band, leading to the collaboration that would project the young singer into the heart of millions — "Sentimental Journey." Day's contribution to film began with her appearance in Warner Bros.' romantic musical Romance on the High Seas (1948). The film, in which she co-starred with Jack Carson, was recognized with an Oscar nomination for the song "It's Magic," providing young Day with her first success as a pop singer. Throughout the 1950s, Day's wholesome image sustained her film career with successful turns in musicals (Calamity Jane [1953]) and romantic comedies (Teacher's Pet [1958]). Day's successful film career continued well into the 1960s with highlights including Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), The Pajama Game (1957), and Pillow Talk (1959). The latter is considered among the best of the Doris Day/Rock Hudson comedies, with her image as the innocently alluring virgin breathing new life into her previously wholesome persona. In April of 1968, just as she was beginning five-year contract with CBS for The Doris Day Show, Day's film career came to an abrupt end with the death of her husband/manager/producer Marty Melcher. Left penniless and deep in debt through a series of Melcher's sordid investments, Day soon bounced back. Awarded a 22-million-dollar settlement, Day found success in television with The Doris Day Show. Her future television ventures, including Doris Day Today (1975) and Doris Day's Best Friends (1985) (which included one of the last appearances of a gravely ill Rock Hudson) were just a few examples of Day's enthusiastic and enduring nature. In 1975 Doris Day authored her biography, Doris Day: Her Own Story, which became a number one best-seller. Day went on to become an active and vocal supporter of animal rights, focusing the majority of her attentions on her Animal League and Animal Foundation organizations, as well as owning the pet-friendly Cypress Inn in Carmel, CA.
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