American actressDoris Day appeared in 39feature films released between 1948 and 1968. Day began her career as a band singer and eventually won the female lead in theWarner Bros. filmRomance on the High Seas (1948), for which she was selected byMichael Curtiz to replaceBetty Hutton. She starred in several minor musicals for Warner Bros., includingTea for Two (1950),Lullaby of Broadway (1951),April in Paris (1952),By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) and the hit musicalCalamity Jane, in which she performed the Academy Award-winning song "Secret Love" (1953). She ended her contract with Warner Bros. after filmingYoung at Heart (1954) withFrank Sinatra.

Day's portrayal of singerRuth Etting inLove Me or Leave Me (1955) withJames Cagney was well received by critics and was a box-office hit. She also appeared inAlfred Hitchcock's remake ofThe Man Who Knew Too Much (1956),Andrew L. Stone'sJulie (1956) andGeorge Abbott andStanley Donen'sThe Pajama Game (1957).

Day appeared withRock Hudson andTony Randall in three films:Pillow Talk (1959),Lover Come Back (1961) andSend Me No Flowers (1964). She ranked No. 1 at the box office in 1960, and again from 1962 until 1964. Day starred in several other romantic comedies, includingThat Touch of Mink (1962) withCary Grant,The Thrill of It All andMove Over, Darling (both 1963), both withJames Garner. After the failure ofDo Not Disturb in 1965, Day's film career began to decline. She last ranked as a top-ten box-office star in 1966 with the hit filmThe Glass Bottom Boat.

Her final filmsCaprice,The Ballad of Josie (both 1967),Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? andWith Six You Get Eggroll (both 1968) were critical flops but achieved reasonable success at the box office. Day declined the role of Mrs. Robinson inThe Graduate, a role that eventually went toAnne Bancroft.^[1] In her published memoirs, Day said that she had rejected the part on moral grounds, finding the script "vulgar and offensive."^[2]

When her film career ended, Day turned to television with her situation comedyThe Doris Day Show (1968–1973), which ran for five seasons and 128 episodes. She made several other television appearances throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Day, who was an animal lover, launched the seriesDoris Day's Best Friends (1985–1986), which ran for 26 episodes. She was an honoree atThe 50th Annual Grammy Awards in 2008, and was last seen in archive footage in the 2009 documentaryWhat a Difference a Day Made: Doris Day Superstar.

• Kaufman, David (2008).Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door. New York: Virgin Books.ISBN 978-1-905264-30-8.
• Santopietro, Tom (2007).Considering Doris Day. Thomas Dunne Books,St. Martin's Press. Emphasis is more on body of work than on her personal life.
• DeVita, Michael (2012). "My 'Secret Love' Affair with Doris Day." Create space (Amazon).ISBN 9781478153580. Emphasis on a meeting followed by 65+ years of correspondence. Special emphasis on the incredible Doris music.

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