Doris Day turned 97 on April 3 — and she made sure to celebrate with one of her favorite musicians.
Entertainer Michael Feinstein tells People he was invited to share in the festivities with Day in what became their first face-to-face meeting despite a correspondence of several years.
“Her longtime manager drove me to her house, which is a few miles from Carmel-by-the-Sea, and I arrived at a 14-acre paradise that looked like Doris Day should live there,” says Feinstein, 62.
Of her home, he says, “It was idyllic. I was struck by the fact that this was a 97-year-old woman and she was...
Entertainer Michael Feinstein tells People he was invited to share in the festivities with Day in what became their first face-to-face meeting despite a correspondence of several years.
“Her longtime manager drove me to her house, which is a few miles from Carmel-by-the-Sea, and I arrived at a 14-acre paradise that looked like Doris Day should live there,” says Feinstein, 62.
Of her home, he says, “It was idyllic. I was struck by the fact that this was a 97-year-old woman and she was...
- 5/13/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez, Liz McNeil
- PEOPLE.com
Doris Day celebrates her 97th birthday on April 3, 2019. The Oscar-nominated star excelled in musicals and romantic comedies, bringing a sense of edge and humor to her squeaky-clean demeanor. Although she made only a handful of movies between 1948 and 1968, several of her titles remain classics. In honor of her birthday, let’s take a look back at 20 of her greatest films, ranked worst to best.
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Born in 1922, Day got her start as a band singer, making her film debut with the musical comedy “Romance on the High Seas” (1948). He vocal talents benefited her in such films as “Calamity Jane” (1953), “Love Me or Leave Me” (1955), and “The Pajama Game” (1957), and she often sang the title tunes to her films.
She is perhaps best remembered for three frothy romantic comedies she made with sly, square-jawed leading man Rock Hudson and sardonic sidekick Tony Randall...
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Born in 1922, Day got her start as a band singer, making her film debut with the musical comedy “Romance on the High Seas” (1948). He vocal talents benefited her in such films as “Calamity Jane” (1953), “Love Me or Leave Me” (1955), and “The Pajama Game” (1957), and she often sang the title tunes to her films.
She is perhaps best remembered for three frothy romantic comedies she made with sly, square-jawed leading man Rock Hudson and sardonic sidekick Tony Randall...
- 4/3/2019
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
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