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Doris Day

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Doris Day

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Also known as Doris Mary Kappelhoff

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

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Doris Day was an American female artist whose career spanned from 1939 to 1989. She was active in the fields of acting, jazz, and pop music. Her musical style has been associated with tags such as 50s, oldies, and easy listening. Similar artists include Perry Como, Peggy Lee, Jo Stafford, Rosemary Clooney, and Judy Garland.

Day was recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection. She authored ten works, including *First Aid for Our Best Friends*, *Ruins*, *Doris Day*, *Don't Let Yesterday Take up Too Much of Today*, and *Doris Day Songbook*. A quote attributed to her states, "The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it."

Born in 1922, Doris Day died on May 13, 2019. Her official website is dorisday.com.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Mary
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Cincinnati
Child
Terry Melcher
Occupation
politician
Employer
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Political party
Republican Party (United States)
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
Christian Science
Award
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Notable work
Qué Será, Será
Field of work
animal rights
Instrument
voice
Record label
Philips Records
Official website
www.dorisday.com
Image
Doris Day 1958 crop.jpg
Work location
Los Angeles
Residence
Cincinnati
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Commons category
Doris Day
date of birth
1922-01-01
topic's main category
Category:Doris Day
nominated for
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
name in native language
Doris Day
start of work period
1939-00-00
end of work period
1989-00-00
date of death
2019-05-13
birth name
Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff
cause of death
pneumonia
manner of death
natural causes
writing language
English language
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Doris Day (born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019 ) was an American actress and singer. With an entertainment career that spanned nearly 50 years, Day was one of the most popular and acclaimed female singers of the 1940s and 1950s, with a parallel career as a leading actress in Hollywood films, where she became one of the biggest box-office stars of the 1960s. She was known for her on-screen girl next door image and her distinctive singing voice.

Day began her career as a big band singer in 1937, achieving 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 left Brown to embark on a solo career and recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967. Her recording of "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" became known as her signature song and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011.

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