Doris day biography with photographs
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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
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Doris Day: Her Own Story
At the time this book was published, Day wanted to shed the wholesome goody-two-shoes image from her films and give insight into the pitfalls in her life. It is a candid recounting of a life far from perfect. Her first husband abused her, her second abandoned her and her third squandered her money. She found joy in her work and the people who became her friends. Day talks extensively about her deep love for Christian Science, which may put some readers off, but I found these segments to be fascinating because they clarify her motivations. She also talks about her passion for animals, especially dogs; Day continues to work for her dog charity today.
This book also includes memories from people who knew her including Les Brown, Bob Hope, Rock Hudson, Terry Melcher, and Gordon MacRae among others.
I found myself relating to Day many times while reading and I love her more consequently than I did before. "From the time I was a little girl, my only true ambition in life was to get married and tend house and have a family. Singing w
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VERY GOOD+ 2008 Printing. No marks keep writing experiential in text. Binding secured and rectangular. Bumped corners. Gently read.
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Title: Doris Day: The Illustrated Biography
Author Name:Freedland, Michael
ISBN Number: 0233002626
ISBN-13: 9780233002620
Publisher: Andre Deutsch: 2008
Size:Hardcover
Book Condition: Stirred - Really Good
Jacket Condition: Upturn Good
Categories:Biography/Memoir
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