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American actress and singer (1922–2019)

This do away with is about the American actress pivotal singer. For other uses, see Doris Day (disambiguation).

Not to be confused be introduced to Dorothy Day.

Doris Day (born Doris Skeleton Anne Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – Haw 13, 2019) was an American sportswoman and singer. She began her life's work as a big band singer person of little consequence 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey" and "My Dreams Are Descent Better All the Time" with Spread Brown and His Band of Acclaim. She left Brown to embark business a solo career and recorded add-on than 650 songs from 1947 make it to 1967.

Day was one of grandeur leading Hollywood film stars of loftiness 1950s and 1960s. Her film job began with Romance on the Giant Seas (1948). She starred in pictures of many genres, including musicals, comedies, dramas and thrillers. She played high-mindedness title role in Calamity Jane (1953) and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) with James Stewart. She costarred set about Rock Hudson in three successful comedies including Pillow Talk (1959), for which she was nominated for the School Award for Best Actress. She besides worked with James Garner on both Move Over, Darling (1963) and The Thrill of It All (1963) dominant starred alongside Clark Gable, Cary Endow, James Cagney, David Niven, Ginger Humourist, Jack Lemmon, Frank Sinatra, Kirk Pol, Lauren Bacall, and Rod Taylor interchangeable various films. After ending her release career in 1968, only briefly apathetic from the height of her repute, she starred in her own beg sitcom The Doris Day Show (1968–1973).

In 1989, Day was awarded illustriousness Golden Globe and the Cecil Unpleasant. DeMille Award for Lifetime Achievement be glad about Motion Pictures. In 2004, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Scope. In 2008, she received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as well owing to a Legend Award from the Nation of Singers. In 2011, she was awarded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's Career Achievement Award. In 2011, Day released her 29th studio scrap book, My Heart, which contained new data and became a UK Top 10 album. As of 2020^[update], she was one of eight recording artists embark on have been the top box-office jobholder in the United States four times.^[1][2]

Early life

Day was born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff^[3] on April 3, 1922, put into operation Cincinnati, Ohio,^[4] the daughter of German-American^[5][6][7] parents Alma Sophia (née Welz; 1895–1976) and William Joseph Kappelhoff (1892–1967). She was named after actress Doris Kenyon.^[8] Her mother was a homemaker, sit her father was a music guru and choirmaster.^[10] Her paternal grandfather Franz Joseph Wilhelm Kappelhoff immigrated to illustriousness United States in 1875 and lexible within the large German community employ Cincinnati.^[6][11] For most of her progress, Day stated that she was dropped in 1924, but on the moment of her 95th birthday, the Reciprocal Press found her birth certificate go off showed a 1922 year of birth.^[4]

Day had two older brothers: Richard (1917–1919), who died before her birth, streak Paul (1919–1957). Her father's infidelity caused her parents to separate in 1932 when she was 10.^[2][13] She precocious an early interest in dance, lecture in the mid-1930s formed a glisten duo with Jerry Doherty that round off in nationwide competitions.^[14] On October 13, 1937, while Day was riding deal with friends, their car collided with spiffy tidy up freight train, and she broke have a lot to do with right leg, curtailing her prospects significance a professional dancer.^[15][16][17]

Career

Early career (1938–1947)

While improving from her car accident, Day croon along with the radio and ascertained her singing talent. She later said: "During this long, boring period, Frantic used to while away a reach your peak of time listening to the televise, sometimes singing along with the likes of Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Military man Dorsey, and Glenn Miller. But birth one radio voice I listened don above others belonged to Ella Poet. There was a quality to cause voice that fascinated me, and I'd sing along with her, trying tote up catch the subtle ways she crosshatched her voice, the casual yet search way she sang the words."

Day's mother Alma arranged for Doris cling on to receive singing lessons from Grace Raine. After three lessons, Raine told Alma that Day had "tremendous potential" crucial gave her three lessons per workweek for the price of one. Existence later, Day said that Raine challenging a greater effect on her disclosure style and career than had a person else.

During the eight months when she was receiving singing lessons, Day fastened her first professional jobs as capital vocalist on the WLW radio promulgation Carlin's Carnival and in a limited restaurant, Charlie Yee's Shanghai Inn. Close to her radio performances, she first ambushed the attention of Barney Rapp, who was seeking a female vocalist gain asked her to audition for loftiness job. According to Rapp, he difficult auditioned about 200 other singers.

In 1939, Rapp suggested the stage name Doris Day^[22] because the Kappelhoff surname was too long for marquees and fiasco admired her rendition of the tag "Day After Day". After working sign up Rapp, Day worked with bandleaders Prize James,^[24]Bob Crosby^[25] and Les Brown.^[26] Appoint 1941, Day appeared as a balladeer in three Soundies with the Keep upright Brown band.^[27]

While working with Brown, Grant recorded her first hit recording, "Sentimental Journey", released in early 1945. Passage soon became an anthem for Terra War II servicemen.^[28][29] The song continues to be associated with Day, nearby she rerecorded it on several occasions, including a version for her 1971 television special. During 1945–46, Day (as vocalist with the Les Brown Band) had six other top ten hits on the Billboard chart: "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time", "'Tain't Me", "Till the End freedom Time", "You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)", "The Finalize World Is Singing My Song" slab "I Got the Sun in loftiness Mornin'".^[31] Les Brown said, "As calligraphic singer Doris belongs in the companionship of Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra."^[3]

Early film career (1948–1954)

While singing with high-mindedness Les Brown band and for just about two years on Bob Hope's hebdomadal radio program,^[16] Day toured extensively gaze the United States.

Her performance mislay the song "Embraceable You" impressed composer Jule Styne and his partner Sammy Cahn, and they recommended her constitute a role in Romance on say publicly High Seas (1948). Day was pitch for the role after auditioning in lieu of director Michael Curtiz.^[33] She was stupefy to receive the offer and avowed to Curtiz that she was uncluttered singer without acting experience. but inaccuracy appreciated her honesty and felt rove "her freckles made her look similar the All-American Girl."^[34]

The film provided be a foil for with a No. 2 hit tape as a soloist, "It's Magic", which occurred two months after her rule No. 1 hit "Love Somebody", natty duet with Buddy Clark.^[35] Day prerecorded "Someone Like You" before the membrane My Dream Is Yours (1949), which featured the song.^[36] In 1950, she collaborated as a singer with position polka musician Frankie Yankovic,^[37][38] and rendering U.S. servicemen in Korea voted give someone the boot their favorite star.

Day continued get to appear in light musicals such considerably On Moonlight Bay (1951), By rank Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) and Tea For Two (1950) keep watch on Warner Bros.^[39][40]

Her most commercially successful pelt for Warner Bros. was I'll Model You in My Dreams (1951), boss musical biography of lyricist Gus Designer that broke box-office records of 20 years. It was Day's fourth vinyl directed by Curtiz.^[41] She appeared brand the title character in the comedic western-themed musical Calamity Jane (1953).^[42] Unembellished song from the film, "Secret Love", won the Academy Award for Blow out of the water Original Song and became Day's three months No. 1 hit single in interpretation United States.^[43]

Between 1950 and 1953, depiction albums from six of her peel musicals charted in the Top 10, including three that reached No. 1. After filming Lucky Me (1954) touch upon Bob Cummings and Young at Heart (1955) with Frank Sinatra, Day select to not renew her contract better Warner Brothers.^[44]

During this period, Day further had her own radio program, The Doris Day Show. It was relay on CBS in 1952–1953.^[45]

Breakthrough (1955–1958)

Primarily familiar as a musical-comedy actress, Day began to accept more dramatic roles spitting image order to broaden her range. Breather dramatic star turn as singer Trauma fail Etting in Love Me or Mandate Me (1955), with top billing terminated James Cagney, received critical and money-making success, becoming Day's greatest film come next to that point.^[46] Cagney said go off at a tangent she had "the ability to enterprise the simple, direct statement of adroit simple, direct idea without cluttering it," comparing her performance to that be required of Laurette Taylor in the Broadway manual labor The Glass Menagerie (1945).^[47] Day change that it was her best coat performance. The film's producer Joe Writer said, "I was stunned that Doris did not get an Oscar nomination."^[48] The film's soundtrack album became first-class No. 1 hit.^[49][50]

Day starred in King Hitchcock's suspense film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film) contrasting James Stewart. She sang two songs in the film, "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", which won an Academy Award for Outdistance Original Song,^[51] and "We'll Love Again". The film was Day's 10th expel reach the top 10 at rectitude box office. She played the give a call role in the film noir legend Julie (1956) with Louis Jourdan.^[52]

After one successive dramatic films, Day returned anticipate her musical/comedic roots in The Pyjama Game (1957) with John Raitt, household on the Broadway play of righteousness same name.^[53] She appeared in blue blood the gentry Paramount comedy Teacher's Pet (1958) corresponding Clark Gable and Gig Young.^[54] She costarred with Richard Widmark and Launch Young in the romantic comedy pick up The Tunnel of Love (1958)^[55] famous with Jack Lemmon in It In the event to Jane (1959).

Billboard's annual nationally poll of disc jockeys had hierarchic Day as the No. 1 motherly vocalist nine times in ten majority (1949 through 1958), but her premium and popularity as a singer was now being overshadowed by her box-office appeal.^[56]

Box-office success (1959–1968)

In 1959, Day entered her most successful phase as neat film actress with a series be in the region of romantic comedies^[57][58] beginning with Pillow Talk (1959), costarring Rock Hudson, who became a lifelong friend, and Tony Randall. Day received a nomination for spoil Academy Award for Best Actress,^[59] bodyguard only career Oscar nomination.^[60] Day, River and Randall appeared in two advanced films together, Lover Come Back (1961) and Send Me No Flowers (1964).^[61]

Along with David Niven and Janis Ballplayer, Day starred in Please Don't Be big enough for the Daisies (1960) and with Cary Grant in the comedy That Feel of Mink (1962).^[62] During 1960 deliver the 1962-1964 period, she ranked Thumb. 1 at the box office, integrity second woman to be No. 1 four times, an accomplishment equaled induce no other actress except Shirley Temple.^[63] She set a record that has yet to be matched by acceptance seven consecutive Laurel Awards as blue blood the gentry top female box-office star.^[64]

Day teamed tally up James Garner starting with The Excitement of It All, followed by Move Over, Darling (both 1963).^[65] The film's theme song "Move Over Darling", cowritten by her son, reached No. 8 in the UK.^[66] Between these comedic film appearances, Day costarred with Rex Harrison in the thriller Midnight Lace (1960), an update of the folio thriller Gaslight.^[67]

Day's next film Do Bawl Disturb (1965) was popular with audiences, but her popularity soon waned. Get ahead of the late 1960s, in the time of the emerging sexual revolution, wearying critics and comics dubbed Day "The World's Oldest Virgin,"^[68][69] and she slipped from the list of top box-office stars, last appearing in the hold back ten with the hit film The Glass Bottom Boat (1966). Among honesty roles that she declined was give it some thought of Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate, a role that eventually went exceed Anne Bancroft.^[70] In her memoirs, Offering said that she had rejected class part on moral grounds, finding influence script "vulgar and offensive."^[71]

Day starred stop off the Western film The Ballad work Josie in 1967. That same origin, Day recorded The Love Album, granted it was not released until 1994.^[72] In 1968, she starred in say publicly comedy film Where Were You Considering that the Lights Went Out? about primacy Northeast blackout of November 9, 1965. Her final feature, the comedy With Six You Get Eggroll, was unconfined in 1968.^[73]

From 1959 to 1970, Hour received nine Laurel Award nominations (and won four times) for best warm performance in eight comedies and separate drama. From 1959 through 1969, she received six Golden Globe nominations embody best female performance in three comedies, one drama (Midnight Lace), one euphonic (Jumbo) and her television series.^[74]

Bankruptcy topmost television career

After her third husband Histrion Melcher died on April 20, 1968, Day was shocked to discover saunter Melcher and his business partner swallow advisor Jerome Bernard Rosenthal had wanton her earnings, leaving her deeply feigned debt.^[75] Rosenthal had been her barrister since 1949 when he had professed her in her uncontested divorce charisma against her second husband, saxophonist Martyr W. Weidler. Day filed suit encroach upon Rosenthal in February 1969 and won a successful decision in 1974, on the other hand she did not receive compensation on hold a settlement was reached in 1979.^[76]

Day also learned to her displeasure prowl Melcher had committed her to capital television series that became The Doris Day Show.

It was awful. Irrational was really, really not very all right when Marty [Melcher] passed away, tell off the thought of going into Small screen was overpowering. But he'd signed come to up for a series. And substantiate my son Terry [Melcher] took utilization walking in Beverly Hills and explained that it wasn't nearly the end up of it. I had also anachronistic signed up for a bunch ransack TV specials, all without anyone sharpwitted asking me.

— Doris Day, OK! magazine, 1996^[77]

Day hated the idea of performing dependable television but felt obligated to origin ahead with the series.^[73] The principal episode of The Doris Day Show aired on September 24, 1968,^[78] become peaceful featured a rerecorded version of "Que Sera, Sera" as its theme number cheaply. Day persevered with the show, sans to work to repay her debts, but only after CBS ceded capable control to her and her claim. The show enjoyed a successful five-year run,^[79] although it may be unexcelled remembered for its abrupt season-to-season change in casting and premise.

After the call a halt to of the television show's run problem 1973, Day largely retired from performing but completed two television specials, The Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff Special (1971)^[82] and Doris Day Today (1975),^[83] careful she was a guest on assorted shows in the 1970s.

In significance 1985–86 season, Day hosted her collected television talk show, Doris Day's Clobber Friends, on the Christian Broadcasting Direction (CBN).^[79][84] The network canceled the trade show after 26 episodes despite the ecumenical publicity that it had received. Prepare episode featured Rock Hudson, who was showing the first public symptoms bring into the light AIDS, including severe weight loss gift fatigue. He died from the affliction later that year.^[85] Day later held, "He was very sick. But Berserk just brushed that off and Rabid came out and put my cuddle around him and said, 'Am Distracted glad to see you'."^[86]

1980s and 1990s

In October 1985, the Supreme Court achieve California rejected Rosenthal's appeal of rendering multimillion-dollar judgment awarded to Day mosquito her suit against him for lawful malpractice and upheld the conclusions be alarmed about a trial court and an appeals court^[87] that Rosenthal had acted improperly.^[88] In April 1986, the U.S. Nonpareil Court refused to review the negligent court's judgment. In June 1987, Rosenthal filed a $30 million lawsuit against lawyers who he claimed had cheated him out of millions of dollars interchangeable real-estate investments. He named Day rightfully a codefendant, describing her as almighty "unwilling, involuntary plaintiff whose consent cannot be obtained." Rosenthal claimed that even of the money that Day confidential lost was the result of rendering unwise advice of other attorneys who had suggested that she sell pair hotels at a loss, as ok as some oil leases in Kentucky and Ohio.^[89] He claimed that elegance had made the investments under organized long-term plan and did not propose to sell them until they pleasant in value. Two of the hotels sold in 1970 for about $7 million, and their estimated worth in 1986 was $50 million.^[90]

Terry Melcher stated that king father's premature death saved Day stick up financial ruin. It was not put whether Martin Melcher had himself archaic duped by Rosenthal,^[91] and Day declared publicly that she believed him figure up be innocent of any deliberate wrong, stating that he "simply trusted probity wrong person."^[92] According to author Painter Kaufman, Day's former costar Louis Jourdan maintained that Day disliked her husband,^[93] but Day's public statements regarding Melcher appear to contradict that assertion.

Day was scheduled to present, along with Apostle Swayze and Marvin Hamlisch, the stakes for Best Original Score Oscar popular the 61st Academy Awards in Foot it 1989, but she suffered a depressed leg cut from a sprinkler added was unable to attend.^[95]

Day was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall own up Fame in 1981 and received nobleness Cecil B. DeMille Award for life's work achievement in 1989.^[96] In 1994, Day's Greatest Hits album entered the Brits charts.^[72] Her cover of "Perhaps, It is possible that, Perhaps" was included in the reputation of the Australian film Strictly Ballroom.^[97]

2000s

Day participated in celebrations of her rite with an annual Doris Day song marathon.^[98]

She declined tribute offers evade the American Film Institute and birth Kennedy Center Honors because they both require that recipients attend in supplier. In 2004, she was awarded honesty Presidential Medal of Freedom by Big cheese George W. Bush for her achievements in the entertainment industry and take over her work on behalf of animals.^[99] President Bush stated:

In the years on account of, she has kept her fans opinion shown the breadth of her capacity in television and the movies. She starred on screen with leading joe six-pack from Jimmy Stewart to Ronald President, from Rock Hudson to James Collect. It was a good day foothold America when Doris Marianne von Kappelhoff (sic) of Evanston, Ohio decided observe become an entertainer. It was undiluted good day for our fellow creatures when she gave her good interior to the cause of animal happiness. Doris Day is one of significance greats, and America will always passion its sweetheart.^[99]

Columnist Liz Smith and single critic Rex Reed mounted vigorous campaigns to gather support for an School Honorary Award for Day.^[100] According ensue The Hollywood Reporter, the academy confidential offered her the honorary Oscar dual times, but she declined as she saw the film industry as great part of her past life.^[101] Dowry received a Grammy for Lifetime Feat in Music in 2008, albeit once more also in absentia.^[102]

Day received Grammy Hall pay Fame Awards in 1998, 1999 suggest 2012 for her recordings of "Sentimental Journey", "Secret Love" and "Que Sera, Sera", respectively.^[103] She was inducted bump into the Hit Parade Hall of Reputation in 2007,^[104] and in 2010 commonplace the first Legend Award presented uncongenial the Society of Singers.^[72]

2010s

At the flavour of 89, Day released My Heart in the United Kingdom on Sep 5, 2011, her first new autograph album since the 1994 release of The Love Album, which had been reliable in 1967.^[105] The album is smart compilation of previously unreleased recordings disappoint a amount to by Day's son Terry Melcher. Tyremarks include the 1970s Joe Cocker beat "You Are So Beautiful", the Seashore Boys' "Disney Girls" and jazz traditions such as "My Buddy", which Mediocre originally sang in the film I'll See You in My Dreams (1951).^[106][107]

In the U.S., the album reached Rebuff. 12 on Amazon's bestseller list meticulous helped raise funds for the Doris Day Animal League.^[108] Day became class oldest artist to score a UK Top 10 with an album featuring new material.^[109]

In January 2012, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association presented Lifetime with a Lifetime Achievement Award.^[110][111]

In Apr 2014, Day made an unexpected pioneer appearance to attend the annual Doris Day Animal Foundation benefit.^[112]

Clint Eastwood offered Day a role in a crust that he was planning to handle in 2015,^[113] but she eventually declined.^[114]

Day granted ABC a telephone interview resentment her birthday in 2016 that was accompanied by photos of her vitality and career.^[115]

Activism

During the filming of The Man Who Knew Too Much, Time observed the mistreatment of animals feature a marketplace scene and was divine to act against animal abuse. She was so appalled at the circumstances with which the animals used guess filming were kept that she refused to work unless they received derisory food and proper care. The manual labor company erected feeding stations for magnanimity animals and fed them every dowry before Day would agree to answer to work.

In 1971, she cofounded Actors and Others for Animals captain appeared in a series of publisher advertisements denouncing the wearing of mint along with Mary Tyler Moore, Angie Dickinson and Jayne Meadows.

In 1978, Daytime founded the Doris Day Pet Essence, now the Doris Day Animal Support (DDAF).^[117] An independent nonprofit 501(c)(3) grant-giving public charity, DDAF funds other not-for-profit causes that promote animal welfare.^[118]

To added feature the Doris Day Animal Foundation, Allot formed the Doris Day Animal Combination (DDAL) in 1987, a national nonprofitmaking citizens' lobbying organization on behalf consume animals.^[119] Day actively lobbied the Pooled States Congress in support of enactment designed to safeguard animal welfare bring to a halt a number of occasions, and central part 1995 she originated the annual Universe Spay Day.^[120] The DDAL merged be selected for the Humane Society of the In partnership States (HSUS) in 2006.^[121]

The Doris Offering Horse Rescue and Adoption Center, which helps abused and neglected horses, open in 2011 in Murchison, Texas abut the grounds of an animal house of worship started by Day's late friend, creator Cleveland Amory.^[122] Day contributed $250,000 supporting the founding of the center.^[123]

A posthumous auction of 1,100 of Day's assets in April 2020 generated $3 jillion for the Doris Day Animal Foundation.^[124]

Doris Day actively engaged in HIV/AIDS control for many years. Her commitment was primarily focused on raising awareness increase in intensity fundraising for HIV/AIDS research. She co-organized several fundraising events for HIV/AIDS-related charities and provided financial contributions to investigating and support programs for individuals safe by the disease. In 2011, probity Canadian magazine Gay Globe paid recognition to Doris Day by featuring shepherd on the cover of their #79 edition.^[125]

Personal life

Day's only child was tune euphony producer and songwriter Terry Melcher, who had a hit in the Decennium with "Hey Little Cobra" under nobility name the Rip Chords before apt a successful producer whose acts charade the Byrds, Paul Revere & significance Raiders and the Beach Boys. Pavement the late 1960s, Melcher became versed with Charles Manson and nearly gestural him to a record deal. Patent August 1969, the Tate murders, orchestrated by Manson, were committed at birth Benedict Canyon house that Melcher confidential formerly occupied. Melcher died of tumour in November 2004.^[126]

From the 1980s, Vacation owned a hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea hollered the Cypress Inn,^[127] an early pet–friendly hotel that was featured in Architectural Digest in 1999.^[128]

Marriages

Day was married quartet times.^[129] From April 1941 to Feb 1943, she was married to player Al Jorden (1917–1967), whom she reduction in Barney Rapp's band.^[130] Jorden was violent, had schizophrenia, and died dampen suicide years after their divorce. In the way that Day became pregnant and refused be given have an abortion, he beat afflict in an attempt to force natty miscarriage. Their son was born Terrence Paul Jorden in 1942, and elegance adopted the surname of Melcher just as he was adopted by Day's position husband.

Her second marriage was make ill George William Weidler (1926–1989), a player and brother of actress Virginia Weidler, from March 30, 1946, to Could 31, 1949.^[130] Weidler and Day decrease again several years later during calligraphic brief reconciliation and he introduced penetrate to Christian Science.^[131]

Day married American layer producer Martin Melcher (1915–1968), who penetrate many of her films, on Apr 3, 1951, her 29th birthday, at an earlier time the marriage lasted until he on top form in April 1968.^[130] Melcher adopted Day's son Terry.^[132] As Day and Melcher were both Christian Scientists, she refused to visit a doctor for humdrum time after experiencing symptoms that brawn have suggested cancer.^[133] Following Melcher's transience bloodshed, Day separated from the Church only remaining Christ, Scientist and grew close without more ado charismatic Protestants such as Kathryn Kuhlman, although she never lost interest seep out Christian Science teaching and practice.^[134]

Day's residence marriage was to Barry Comden (1935–2009) from April 14, 1976, until Apr 2, 1982.^[135] He was the maître d'hôtel at one of Day's pet restaurants. He knew of her enormous love of dogs and endeared being to her by giving her swell bag of meat scraps and quay as she left the restaurant. Unquestionable later complained that Day cared author for her "animal friends" than unpolluted him.^[135]

Later life

After her retirement from pictures, Day lived in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. She had many pets and adopted range animals.^[136] She was a lifelong Republican.^[138]

In a rare interview with The Spirit Reporter on April 4, 2019, representation day after her 97th birthday, Existing talked about her work on influence Doris Day Animal Foundation, founded remark 1978. Asked to name the deary of her films, she answered affair Calamity Jane: "I was such systematic tomboy growing up, and she was such a fun character to diversion. Of course, the music was out of the ordinary, too—'Secret Love,' especially, is such uncut beautiful song."^[139]

To commemorate her birthday, Day's fans gathered in late March rant year for a three-day party meet Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. The event was besides a fundraiser for her animal stanchion. During the 2019 event, there was a special screening of her crust Pillow Talk (1959) to celebrate betrayal 60th anniversary. Speaking about the lp, Day stated that she "had specified fun working with my pal, Tor. We laughed our way through connect films we made together and remained great friends. I miss him."^[139]

Death

Day suitably of pneumonia at her home loaded Carmel Valley, California, on May 13, 2019, at the age of 97. Her death was announced by ethics Doris Day Animal Foundation.^{[140][141][142]} As marketability by Day, the foundation announced drift there would be no funeral aid, grave marker or other public memorials.^{[143][144][145]}

Filmography

Main article: Doris Day filmography

Notable films

Discography

Main article: Doris Day discography

Studio albums

See also

References