Happy Birthday: Doris Day

Doris Day

Born: April 3, 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Married to: Barry Comden (14 April 1976 – 2 April 1982) (divorced)
Martin Melcher (3 April 1951 – 20 April 1968) (his death)
George Weidler (30 March 1946 – 31 May 1949) (divorced)
Albert Paul Jorden (17 April 1941 – 8 February 1943) (divorced) (1 child)

[2006] I had the best co-stars you could ever have, and I miss them so much. We had such a great time working together. Some years ago, I made a special with John Denver and was asked to sing “Memories”, Barbra Streisand’s song, which she did so beautifully. Then I was told that huge pictures of all of my leading men would be shown as I sang, and I said, “Oh my God, how do you expect me to get though that?” But I did it.

[on The Doris Day Show (1968)] There was a contract. I didn’t know about it. I never wanted to do TV, but I gave it 100% anyway. That’s the only way I know how to do it.

[2006, regarding the mistreatment of animals on the set of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)] Oh, well, I didn’t want to act like a big shot; it wasn’t like that. But I did go to Mr. Hitchcock [director Alfred Hitchcock], whom I loved dearly, and we had a long talk about it. I said “Hitch, I can’t bear it, I can’t bear to see what goes on here with animals.” The horses were so thin, the donkeys were overburdened, and I was just horrified at the dogs running loose and starving. I told him I really couldn’t work unless we fed these animals. And he said, “We’re going to do that, I want you to just relax and know that they will be taken care of.” But then I thought, once we leave, it will go right back to the way it was.

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