Thu
Mar
24
Doris Day
- Born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff on April 3rd, 1922 in Evanston, Ohio
- Was a dancer until a car accident damaged her legs, she then focused on singing
- Married trombonist Al Jorden in 1941 and divorced after 2 years. They had one son Terry
- Shortened her last name to Day at suggestion of band leader Barney Rapp. The first song she performed for him was “Day After Day”
- Married to George Weidler for less than a year
- Was hired on with Warner Bros after a screen test and made 8 films with them
- Her hit “Sentimental Journey” became an anthem of the desire of World War II demobilizing troops to return home
- Married Martin Melcher who adopted her son who would become music producer Terry Melcher
- In 1950 the servicemen in Korea named her their favorite star
- Her image came from her wholesome, nostalgic musicals which led Oscar Levant to quip “I knew Doris Day before she became a virgin.”
- Starred in Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much where she performed “Que Sera, Sera” which won an Oscar for best original song
- Is an animal rights activist
