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Doris Day
American actress and singer (1922–2019)
This article is about the American actress and singer. For other uses, see Doris Day (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Dorothy Day.
Doris Day | |
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| Born | Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff (1922-04-03)April 3, 1922 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 13, 2019(2019-05-13) (aged 97) Carmel Valley, California, U.S. |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1937–2012 |
| Spouses | Al Jorden (m. 1941; div. 1943)George Weidler (m. 1946; div. 1949)Martin Melcher (m. 1951; died 1968)Barry Comden (m. 1976; div. 1982) |
| Children | Terry Melcher |
| Website | dorisday.com |
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. She left Brown to embark on a solo career and
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Doris Day
(1922-2019)
Who Was Doris Day?
A top film star of the 1950s and 1960s, Doris Day sang with several big bands before going solo in 1947. In the 1950s, she made a series of popular film musicals, including Calamity Jane (1953) and The Pajama Game (1957). Day was an advocate for animal welfare and founded several organizations devoted to the cause.
Early Life
Born Doris von Kappelhoff, Day studied ballet and tap dance growing up. She even won a local dance contest with her partner Jerry Doherty in her early teens. But her dreams of dancing professionally were shattered along with her leg in a 1937 car accident. The daughter of a music teacher, Day started taking voice lessons during her recovery. Ella Fitzgerald was one of her early inspirations as she developed her own vocal style.
Early Music Career
Day's first singing performances were on local radio programs. She also sang with bandleader Barney Rapp and his group for a time. Rapp encouraged her to adopt a stage name, and she changed her last name to Day after the song "Day After Day."
In 1940, Day landed a spot as a vocalist with the band led by Bob Crosby — brother of crooner Bing Crosby and a successful bandleader in his own right. But later that year, she teamed up with Les Brown and hi