Wednesday, February 8, 2012

DORIS DAY (1924-LIVING)

DORIS MARY ANN KAPPELHOFF

Born: April 3rd, 1924 (Ohio)

Died: LIVING

Marriages: Al Jorden (1941-1943), George Weidler (1946-1949), Martin Melcher (1951-His death in 1968), Barry Comden (1976-1982).

Children: She only had one child named Terry Melcher who became a record producer. He died of cancer in 2004.

Interesting Fact: What isn't interesting about Doris Day? As a little girl she wanted to become a dancer. After a tragic accident her leg was smashed turning her attention to her voice instead.

Success: Doris Day played the opposite of many famous leading men: Gordon McCrae, Howard Keel, Rock Hudson, Jimmy Stewart and Cary Grant, just to name a few. Her popularity spanned from the late forties to the early sixties when she had her own TV show.

Awards: She was only nominated once for the Oscar and that was for her performance in "Pillow Talk" (1959). She received, however, twenty-seven other achievements with nominations for fourteen others. She was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Gorge W. Bush in 2004. She was unable to attend due to her fear of flying.

My Favorite Film: "Pillow Talk" (1959) and "Calamity Jane" (1953) are my two favorite Doris Day films. Recently I watched "I'll See You in My Dreams" with the famous Danny Thomas.

When I married my wife she didn't like any of the old films, but she always loved "The Man who Knew too much" (1956) and "Calamity Jane" (1953). Because of these films and other Doris Day films she has become a huge fan of the ancient cinema. She was America's pure sweetheart. She is my favorite leading lady of the screen.

"Some of the downbeat pictures, in my opinion, should never be made at all. Most of them are made for personal satisfaction, to impress other actors who say 'Oh, God! what a shot, what camera work!' But the average person in the audience, who bought his ticket to be entertained, doesn't see that at all. He comes out depressed."

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