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Doris Day (born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer.She began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "Sentimental Journey" and "My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time" with Les Brown and His Band of Renown.
Etting's life was the basis for the fictionalized film, Love Me or Leave Me (1955), which starred Doris Day (as Etting), James Cagney (as Snyder) and Cameron Mitchell (as Alderman). Etting, Myrl Alderman and Moe Snyder all sold their rights to the story to MGM; Snyder was living in Chicago in 1955.
Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 American romantic musical drama film starring Doris Day, with James Cagney and Cameron Mitchell in support. Also a biopic, the MGM production recounts the life of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star.
Doris Day, whose wholesome screen presence stood for a time of innocence in '60s films, has died, her foundation says. She was 97. Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97
The Associated Press did some digging and found out that Doris Mary Kappelhoff, her real name, was born on April 3, 1922 not 1924. However, the bombshell mistake doesn't faze Day, who said she ...
Day founded the Doris Day Animal Foundation in 1978, and her manager said "the ultimate thing for it is to keep the foundation going," which is where her estate will be donated, per her will. Show ...
Hotchner's biography of Doris Day, Doris Day: Her Own Story, was published in 1975. The film King of the Hill (1993), directed by Steven Soderbergh, is a screen adaptation of Hotchner's 1973 autobiographical novel of the same name. [13]
After dozens of young women failed to match Curtiz's specifications, Doris Day was finally introduced to him. He immediately perked up and exclaimed, "This is it. This is the most everything dame I have ever seen." [7] Doris Day got an exclusive contract with Michael Curtiz Productions paying her $500 per week. [8] Legendary screenwriter I. A ...