Today, we remember Doris Day, who sang her way into our hearts with classic songs like: 'Sentimental Journey,' 'Que Sera, Sera,' 'Please, Please, Don't Eat the Daisies' and many more cherished tunes.
Doris Day was known for being the epitome of sugar and spice and everything nice... all sweetness, wholesomeness, and goodness! Her style was bright and cheerful; she was the legendary girl next door.
UPDATE: Details on TCM's Doris Day movie tribute below...
According to the Doris Day Animal Foundation, Doris had been in excellent health until she recently contracted a serious case of pneumonia. She passed away Monday, May 13, 2019 at the age of 97, in her home in Carmel Valley, California surrounded by dear friends.
What an incredible, soothing voice she had, recording over 600 songs, in which generation after generation, have enjoyed listening to. Many of her hit songs, such as: 'On Moonlight Bay,' 'Love Me, Or Leave Me' and 'April in Paris' were the highlight of the films she starred in. No matter your age or the era you grew up in, Doris' songs still evoke a certain sentiment... a heartwarming emotion... a feeling of ease, like a warm breeze on a carefree Summer day.
Doris was born April 3, 1922; her given name was Doris Mary Ann Kappeloff by her parents, William Joseph Kappeloff and Alma Sophia. Doris had two older brothers, Richard and Paul. Richard, however, passed before Doris was born.
As a young girl, Doris initially wanted to be a professional dancer, but after she injured her leg in a car accident in 1937, that dream ended. Instead, she realized her singing talent as she sang along with the radio, recovering from her accident. Doris took singing lessons and worked with the Les Brown band, eventually recording the hit song 'Sentimental Journey' in 1945.
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| screen-cap image via 'Romance on the High Seas' |
From there, she was recommended for an audition for the movie 'Romance on the High Seas' in 1948. Doris, of course, earned the role, which led to more films thereafter. She even co-starred in a feature film with future President, Ronald Reagan, in "The Winning Team". In all, she made 39 films, even dancing in many of them, thus fulfilling her first dream, as well!
Even more than her entertainment dreams, Doris yearned to be a housewife and mother. She had one son, Terry, who, sadly, proceeded her in death in 2004. Terry's son, Ryan, is her only grandchild.
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| Doris Day with her son, Terry |
In her later years, Doris loved being surrounded by the love and companionship of her animals. In 1978, she founded the Doris Day Pet Foundation, now the Doris Day Animal Foundation.
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| Doris Day and Jimmy Stewart in promotional photo for "The Man Who Knew Too Much" |
My personal love of Doris Day films began with movies like "Move Over, Darling" with James Garner and the Alfred Hitchcock film, "The Man Who Knew Too Much," with Jimmy Stewart. It has also been a thrill for me, personally, to share my birthday with Doris Day each year and send her a birthday greeting here on my blog.
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| Doris Day and James Garner in promotional shot for "Move Over Darling" |
Doris' song 'A Bushel and a Peck' brings to mind a very special childhood memory for me of my Grandmother (we called her Ma-Ma). My own Momma would often sing to me and my siblings many of her favorite Doris Day songs, as we were growing up and still today! Furthermore, a dear, precious Aunt of mine, actually looked a lot like Doris Day. She was such a beautiful lady, inside and out.
Like an old movie reel playing in my mind, I can still see family members (past and present), sitting around in a circle at holiday gatherings, singing gospel hymns and cherished Doris Day songs like 'Sentimental Journey,' 'You are my Sunshine' and 'By the Light of the Silvery Moon'.
I imagine many of you also have your own sweet memories, in which Doris Day is a special part. Please share yours or any favorite Doris Day movie or song you may have, in comments below - as we remember Doris Day today in her 'Sentimental Journey' home...
May God bless and comfort
all the dear family and friends of Doris Day.
all the dear family and friends of Doris Day.
In God's Love... with my prayers, Net
(See TCM's Doris Day tribute schedule below...)
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will celebrate the life and career of iconic actress, singer and animal activist Doris Day with a 24-hour, 13-film tribute on Sunday, June 9.
TCM Remembers Doris Day � Sunday June 9
6:00 a.m. Romance on the High Seas (1948)- A singer on a Caribbean cruise gets mixed up in a series of romantic problems.
8:00 a.m. My Dream Is Yours (1949) � A talent scout turns a young unknown into a radio singing star.
10:00 a.m. Tea For Two (1950) � An heiress has to say no to every question for 24 hours if she wants to star on Broadway.
11:45 a.m. On Moonlight Bay (1951)� A small-town tomboy falls for the boy-next-door in the years before World War I.
1:30 p.m. Carson on TCM: Doris Day (1976)� Doris Day joined Johnny to discuss why she decided to set the record straight about her life and write her autobiography.
1:45 p.m. Love Me or Leave Me (1955)� True story of torch singer Ruth Etting's struggle to escape the gangster who made her a star.
4:00 p.m. Calamity Jane (1953)� The Wild West heroine helps bring a star attraction to Deadwood and finds love.
6:00 p.m. Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) - A drama critic and his family try to adjust to life in the country.
8:00 p.m. Pillow Talk (1959) - A man and woman carry their feud over the telephone line they share into their real lives.
10:00 p.m. Lover Come Back (1961) � An ad exec in disguise courts his pretty female competitor.
12:00 a.m. Move Over Darling (1963) � Five years after a woman disappeared in the sea after a plane crash, her husband remarries and sets off to be with the new wife only to be confronted by the woman he had pronounced legally dead.
2:00 a.m. The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) � A woman writing a scientist�s biography is mistaken for a spy.
4:00 a.m. Julie (1956)� A stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.
(All times Eastern)
Listen here to Doris Day singing 'Sentimental Journey'...
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