![]() ![]() In 'Pillow Talk,' released in 1959 and her first of three films with Rock Hudson, she proudly caught up with what she called 'the contemporary in me.' Her 1976 tell-all book, 'Doris Day: Her Own Story,' chronicled her money troubles and three failed marriages, contrasting with the happy publicity of her Hollywood career. The running joke, attributed to both Groucho Marx and actor-composer Oscar Levant, was that they had known Day 'before she was a virgin.' Deeper than her screen imageĭay herself was no Doris Day, by choice and by hard luck. ![]() With her lilting contralto, wholesome blonde beauty and glowing smile, she was a top box office draw and recording artist known for such films as 'Pillow Talk' and 'That Touch of Mink' and for such songs as 'Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)' from the Alfred Hitchcock film 'The Man Who Knew Too Much.'īut over time, she became more than a name above the title: Right down to her cheerful, alliterative stage name, she stood for a time of innocence and G-rated love, a parallel world to her contemporary Marilyn Monroe. 'Day had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia, resulting in her death,' the foundation said in an emailed statement. The foundation said she was surrounded by close friends. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at her Carmel Valley, California, home. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and innocent sex comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and '60s and among the most popular screen actresses in history, has died. ![]() Ever Night Episode 60 (Final) Saturday,.Ever Night Rating: 9.4 out of 10 ( 146 votes) ![]()
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