Doris Day - Biography

Last Editor: cranhill				Doris Day Biography -   Name : Doris Day Date of birth : 3 April 1924 Place of birth : Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Birth name : Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff Nickname : Do-Do,Clara Bixby,Eunice Height : 5' 7

Doris Day Trivia -

Fans of Doris Day in Britain can join the Doris Day Society by writing to Martin Daye, 31 Kirkfield Rise, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9DX There is an annual Doris Day convention held in Leeds, England, UK. Vegetarian She and her son Terry Melcher (along with a partner) co-own the Cypress Inn in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, a small "Hotel California-esque" inn built in a beautiful Mediterranean motif. According to her autobiography, she got the nickname Clara Bixby when Billy 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 this day, that remains her nickname among a close circle of old friends, such as Van Johnson. Rock Hudson called her 'Eunice' because he said that whenever he thought of her as Eunice, it made him laugh. Turned down the role of Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967). The role went to Anne Bancroft. She is referenced in the song "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by pop band Wham!, a single that hit Billboard's #1 in 1984. Measurements: 36-25-36 (in 1953) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) When her husband and manager of 17 years, Martin Melcher, died suddenly in April of 1968, she professed not to have known that he had negotiated a multimillion-dollar deal with CBS to launch "The Doris Day Show" (1968) the following fall. After an abbreviated period of mourning, she went ahead with the series, which ran successfully for five seasons. It was during the location filming of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), when she saw how camels, goats and other "animal extras" in a marketplace scene were being treated, that Day began her lifelong commitment to preventing animal abuse. She is also referenced in the song, "We Didn't Start The Fire", by Billy Joel. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 133-134. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush [June 2004]. She did not attend the White House award ceremony because of her intense fear of flying. Referenced in the song "Dig It" by The Beatles. Referenced in the song "Wrap Her Up" by Elton John. She was born on the same day as Marlon Brando. In order to make a political statement regarding the platform of the Canadian Alliance Party, in 2000 Canadian Satirist Rick Mercer launched an attempt to hold a national referendum on the question of whether or not Stockwell Day should be forced to change his first name to "Doris". Within days he had the required number of signatures under the Alliance Parties current platform to launch a federal referendum. Doris, according to her publicist, was amused by this. Was named the top box-office star of 1963 by the Motion Picture Herald, based on an annual poll of exhibitors as to the drawing power of movie stars at the box-office, conducted by Quigley Publications. Her son Terry Melcher had rented the house at 10050 Cielo Drive in Bel Air, California, at which Sharon Tate and her friends were murdered by the Manson Family. On March 23, 1969, Charles Manson had visited the house looking for Melcher, a music producer and composer who had worked with The Beach Boys, Bobby Darin and The Byrds. The house was now sub-leased by Tate, and her photographer told Manson to leave by "the back alley," possibly giving Manson a motive for the later attack. Melcher had auditioned Manson for a recording contract but rejected him, and there was a rumor after the murders that Manson had intended to send a message to Melcher, a theory that police later discounted. When Sandra Dee died in 2005, Day and Annette Funicello became the last living American cinema sweethearts mentioned in the popular song "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee", from the movie Grease (1978). The other sweethearts mentioned--Troy Donahue, Rock Hudson and Elvis Presley--all died in later years following the release of the film. She was voted the 24th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Is referenced in the song "Life Is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion. Reportedly did not like "swear words." As a recording artist, she would require anyone who said a swear word to put a quarter in a "swear jar." In addition, she does not allow her songs to be used in movies that contain swear words.

Doris Day Detailed Biography -

Singer, actress Doris Day was born Doris Kappelhoff on 3 April 1924 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Doris Day started singing professionally in the 1940s. She was a vocalist with a variety of big bands and also sang on radio. Her first film was Romance on the High Seas (1948), but Doris Day shot to fame in the 50s with films like Calamity Jane, Young at Heart and The Pajama Game She was given an Academy Award nomination for the comedy Pillow Talk (1959), which featured Rock Hudson - a regular on-screen partner. Her singing career was also a great success with songs like 1956 "Que Sera, Sera." Doris Day originally sang Que Sera Sera in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956). The song won an Oscar and it became her signature tune. Doris Day starred in her own sitcom, The Doris Day Show, and the theme song was "Que Sera Sera". After her TV series finished in the early seventies, Doris Day turned her attention to animal welfare. On June 23 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the USA's highest civilian honour. According to the Medal of Freedom website, which also has excellent biographical information on Doris Day: "Doris Day, who is being honored with a Presidential Medal of Freedom Wednesday in Washington, said her fear of flying will keep her from traveling to the capitol to accept it from President Bush. Day, who won an Oscar nomination for the 1959 romantic comedy Pillow Talk and made several gold records, blames her fear of flying on too many overseas trips with Bob Hope entertaining U.S. troops. "I saw him on his knees many a time, " she said. "In fact, we were all on our knees. We flew in snowstorms, whatever, to get to the next show. When I hit the ground, I said, 'Never again.'" The entertainer has also been recognized for founding the Doris Day Animal Foundation, which has sponsored annual Spay Days to reduce animal overpopulation. The Medal of Freedom distinguishes service in a range of fields, including the arts, sports, business and science."