Doris Day

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Doris Day (born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress and singer. Her career spanned nearly 50 years, during which she became one of the most popular female singers of the 1940s and 1950s and later one of Hollywood’s most successful box-office stars in the 1950s and 1960s. She was known for her “girl next door” screen image and her distinctive singing voice. Day began her career as a big band singer in 1937. She achieved commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, “Sentimental Journey” and “My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time” with Les Brown and His Band of Renown. She later left the band to pursue a solo career and recorded more than 650 songs between 1947 and 1967. Her recording of “Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)” became her signature song and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. Day made her film debut in the musical “Romance on the High Seas” (1948). She later played the title role in “Calamity Jane” (1953) and appeared in “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1956). She co-starred with Rock Hudson in three comedies, “Pillow Talk” (1959), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, “Lover Come Back” (1961), and “Send Me No Flowers” (1964). She also appeared with James Garner in “Move Over, Darling” (1963) and “The Thrill of It All” (1963). After ending her film career in 1968, she starred in the television sitcom “The Doris Day Show” (1968–1973). In 1989, Day re

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Golden Girl (The Columbia Recordings 1944-1966)

Day By Night (with Paul Weston & His Music from Hollywood)

With A Smile And A Song

Personal Christmas Collection

Daydreaming

16 Most Requested Songs

The Very Best Of

You're My Thrill - EP

Doris Day - Her Greatest Songs

The Doris Day Christmas Album

Latin for Lovers

The Essential Doris Day

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