Happy Birthday, Doris Day (Whatever Age You Are)

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Reports today show Doris Day’s age from 90 to 92, owing to the fact that she lied about her age, back in the day, so that she could sing professionally with a big band in a club. According to http://www.npr.org, Day’s bandleader lied to the club owners and told them she was a legal adult.

“I kept forgetting that I wasn’t two years older for years,” Doris Day said. “As the years go on, and my mother said to me, ‘You know what, it just occurred to me. You’re not really 30. You’re 28.’ And I looked at her and said, ‘Oh my gosh, I forgot all about that.'”

How nice to suddenly remember you’re two years younger!

This is guaranteed to be the most recent picture you’ll find of the reclusive actress, who has been single for over 30 years, living with her dogs in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

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Most of us, however, prefer to remember Day, born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff, as the fresh-faced Goldilocks shown in this 1948 Christmas pic with Bob Hope. Perhaps she’ll live to be 100 like he did!

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Perhaps she already has…

For more on Doris, check out:http://michaelstvtray.com/2014/04/03/doris-day-bday/ .

18 thoughts on “Happy Birthday, Doris Day (Whatever Age You Are)”

  1. are you a DD fan? My dad loves the old movies, so I’ve picked up on a bit of that. Might be nice to always be two years younger than you think you are. Guess it’s as easy as advancing your age when you tell folks your age.

    Great opening photo. Those guys look like they could throw one helluva birthday party. Gramps looks downright mad.

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    1. Well, he was 117 in that pic, so…
      And I’ve seen some of her movies. I liked her in them. Her only child is dead, so that makes me sad for her.

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  2. Doris Day is the quintessential actress. She could act, sing,and dance. She took whatever role she wanted,without worrying about her “image” or her motivation. And she didn’t need a “publicist” to deflect any criticism of her off stage hi-jinks. We sure could use more people like her.

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  5. I visited Carmel once and kept hoping I would see Doris with her dogs, but no such luck.

    I think my favorite movie of hers is The Thrill of It All, in which she becomes a commercial spokeswoman for a brand of soap, and her doctor husband, played by James Garner, can’t handle her sudden fame.

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    1. He looks so young in that movie! They make an attractive pair. I’m sorry you didn’t see her; maybe she holes up in her house and sends someone to get her groceries, new foam rollers, and capri pants.

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