Briefly dated Ronald Reagan before becoming involved with her agent (and future third husband), Marty Melcher. She co-owned the Cypress Inn in Carmel, California. Nominated for one Academy Award and two Grammy Awards. Recipient of an honorary Grammy Award.
Doris Day (born April 3, 1922, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.—died May 13, 2019, Carmel Valley, California) was an American singer and motion-picture actress whose performances in movie musicals of the 1950s and sex comedies of the early 1960s made her a leading Hollywood star.
She was shocked to receive the offer and admitted to Curtiz that she was a singer without acting experience. but he appreciated her honesty and felt that "her freckles made her look like the All-American Girl."
It's hard to imagine Hollywood, or mid-century American pop culture, without Doris Day, the blond-haired, blue-eyed girl-next-door, as famous for her on-screen virtue as for her honey-dipped voice.
oh yes, in an earlier topic we were talking about how Doris' natural hair color is actually brown, she just dyes it blonde. And i must say, I'm very glad she does dye it!
A life-long animal lover and advocate, Doris recognized that the animal welfare community in the 1970s was a sorely lacking landscape, and that through her own organization and celebrity status she could make a difference for the animals.
But despite her lasting success, Day was perfectly content focusing on rescuing animals and had zero plans to slow down. “She's said this before… she never really wanted to be a movie star,” said Bashara. “She wanted to get married, have a family… She loves living the simple life.
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."
She was a dedicated student of acrobatic and tap dancing, once winning 25 free dance lessons for standing on her hands longer than any other child in her class (her remarkable indomitability has lasted all her life).
・Doris Day's only grandson, Ryan Melcher, recently married and shared touching words and photos of his "idyllic" wedding ceremony on social media. ・Ryan, who has been "through a lot," was banned from seeing his grandmother for years.
Throughout her life, Day struggled through relationships with violent, abusive, and controlling men; she described her first husband, a musician with whom she had one child, as a physically abusive “psychopathic sadist.” Three following marriages were equally unsuccessful; her third husband and agent Martin Melcher ...
An avid animal lover and animal welfare advocate, Day was brought up Catholic and was a practicing Christian Scientist after marrying producer Martin Melcher. Day “drifted away” from organized religion after Melcher died in 1968, Bashara says, but remained “a spiritual person.”
While he was away, Doris was also signed up to another group, Band Of Renown, whose leader Les Brown recognised her incredible singing talent. Soon she was touring across the country, and the pressure began to take its toll - she started drinking and smoking two packs of cigarettes a day.
“She adores her longtime friend Clint Eastwood, but Doris's recent and current focus remains on her Doris Day Animal Foundation, which continues to help animals and the people who love them.”
Why was Doris Day's grandson not allowed to see her?
Sadly, due to a divorce that I was thrown into the middle of while still an underaged child, I have not been allowed to see my grandmother for quite some time.
While Day favored more natural looks, she occasionally sported a classic red lipstick. Colors like Red Velvet are perfect for achieving a vintage glam, and look like shades Doris herself might have worn.
