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The Doris Day Show
American television sitcom (–73)
This article is about the television program. For the radio program of the same name, see The Doris Day Show (radio program).
The Doris Day Show is an American sitcom which was originally broadcast on CBS from September until March , remaining on the air for five seasons and episodes.[1]
The series is remembered for its multiple format and cast changes over the course of its five-year run. The show is also notable for Day's statement, in her autobiographyDoris Day: Her Own Story (), that her husband Martin Melcher had signed her to do the series without her knowledge, a fact she only discovered when Melcher died of heart disease on April 20, (He also received credit on the series as "executive producer" during its initial season.)[2]
Series run
[edit]Main article: List of The Doris Day Show episodes
Season 1 (&#;)
[edit]Day portrays Doris Martin, a widowed mother of young sons Billy a
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Doris Day (Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., April 3, – May 13, ) was an American actress, singer, and animal welfare activist. After she began her career as a big grupp singer in , her popularity increased with her first hit recording "Sentimental Journey" (). After leaving Les Brown & His Band of Renown to embark on a solo career, she recorded more than songs from to , which made her one of the most popular and acclaimed singers of the 20th century.
Day's film career began during the latter part of the Classical Hollywood spelfilm era with the rulle Romance on the High Seas, and its success sparked her twenty-year career as a motion picture actress. She starred in a series of successful films, including musicals, comedies, and dramas. She played the title role in Calamity Jane (), and starred in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much () with James Stewart. Her most successful films were the bedroom comedies she made co-starring Rock Hudson
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Doris Day
Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff (April 3, [1] – May 13, ) was an Americansinger, actress and animalwelfareactivist. She is known for her blonde, wholesome image. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. All her grandparents were Germanimmigrants.
Career
[change | change source]Singing
[change | change source]She sang with the big bands. She started with Les Brown & His Band of Renown. Her first hit song was Sentimental Journey. This song was popular with soldiers returning from World War 2.[2]
Acting
[change | change source]She made (or appeared in) many movies from to [3] Three of these movies also starred Rock Hudson.[4][5]
Personal life and death
[change | change source]Day was married to Al Jorden from until they divorced in She was married to George Weidler from until they divorced in She was married to Martin Melcher from until his death in She was married to Barry Comden from until they divorced in Day