Doris Day

Doris Day

• Birth Name Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff
• Nickname Do-Do
  Clara Bixby
  Eunice
  
• Biography One of America's most prolific actresses was born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her parents divorced while she was still a child and she lived with her mother. Like ...
  Doris Day was born in Cincinnati to German Catholic parents in 1922. She had two brothers, Richard, who died before she was born and Paul, a few years older. Her father and mother divorced when she wa...
  
• Write biography Denny Jackson
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• Spouse 'Barry Comden' (14 April 1976 - 1981) (divorced)
  George Weidler (30 March 1946 - 31 May 1949) (divorced)
  'Al Jorden' (March 1941 - 1943) (divorced); 1 child
  Martin Melcher (3 April 1951 - 20 April 1968) (his death)
  
• Trade Mark Theme song: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)", which sheintroduced in the 1956 film, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956).
  
• Trivia She and her son Terry Melcher (along with a partner) co-own theCypress Inn in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, a small "HotelCalifornia-esque" inn built in a beautiful Mediterranean motif.
  According to her autobiography, she got the nickname Clara Bixby whenBilly De Wolfe told her, on the Tea for Two (1950) set,that she didn't look like a "Doris Day," but more like a "Clara Bixby."To th...
  Rock Hudson called her 'Eunice' because he said that whenever hethought of her as Eunice, it made him laugh.
  Turned down the role of Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967). Therole went to Anne Bancroft (I).
  She is referenced in the song "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by pop bandWham!, a single that hit Billboard's #1 in 1984.
  Measurements: 36-25-36 (in 1953) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
  
• Biography print Christopher Young. _The Films of Doris Day._ Lyle Stuart, 1977.ISBN 0806505834
  Michael Freedland. _Doris Day The Illustrated Biography._ Andre Deutsch,
  Eric Braun. _Doris Day: Revised And Updated For 2004._ Orion Publishing, 2004.
  
  Garry McGee. _Doris Day: Sentimental Journey._ Jefferson, NC: McFarland &Company, 2004.ISBN 0786419814
  Doris Day, w/A.E. Hotchner. _Doris Day: Her Own Story._ New York: Bantam Books (paperback edition), 1976. ISBN 0-553-02888-X
  
• Personal quotes The happiest times in my life were the days when I was traveling withLes Brown (I) and his band.
  Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.
  Some of the downbeat pictures, in my opinion, should never be made atall. Most of them are made for personal satisfaction, to impress otheractors who say 'Oh, God! what a shot, what camera work!' But ...
  I like joy; I want to be joyous; I want to have fun on the set; I wantto wear beautiful clothes and look pretty. I want to smile and I wantto make people laugh. And that's all I want. I like it. I lik...
  Learning a part was like acting out the lyrics of a song.
  [On recording "Secret Love" for the movie Calamity Jane (1953)]:When I first heard "Secret Love" I almost fainted, it was so beautiful.When we finally got around to doing the pre-recording,Ray Heindor...
  
• Portrayed in Rock Hudson (1990) (TV)
  
• Interview "Vanity Fair" (USA), April 1995, Vol. 58, Iss. 4, pg. 330, by: Proust, "Doris Day"
  
• Cover Photo "Hitkrant" (Netherlands), 15 April 1982, Iss. 15
  "Televizier" (Netherlands), 31 October 1981, Iss. 44
  "Bunte" (West Germany), 20 December 1967, Iss. 52
  "Movie News" (Australia), September 1967, Vol. 3, Iss. 9
  "Stern" (Germany), 7 June 1964, Iss. 23
  "Motion Picture" (USA), November 1963
  
• Biographical movie "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996) {Doris Day}
  
• Filmography

  Pillow Talk (1959) Romance

  What a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar (2009) (TV) Documentary

  "50 años de" (2009) {Una periodista de a pie (#1.4)}

  The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008) (TV) Music

  "The O'Reilly Factor" (1996) {(2008-02-22)}

  My Music: 50s Pop Parade (2007) (TV) Music

  The West Point Story (1950) Musical

  "Legends" (2006) {Doris Day: Virgin Territory}

  Calamity Jane (1953) Biography

  Rock Hudson (1990) (TV) Biography