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Considering Doris Day
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Author : Tom Santopietro
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2008-08-05
Considering Doris Day written by Tom Santopietro and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The biggest female box office attraction in Hollywood history, Doris Day remains unequalled as the only entertainer who has ever triumphed in movies, radio, recordings, and a multi-year weekly television series. America's favorite girl next door may have projected a wholesome image that led Oscar Levant to quip "I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin," but in Considering Doris Day Tom Santopietro reveals Day's underappreciated and effortless acting and singing range that ran the gamut from musicals to comedy to drama and made Day nothing short of a worldwide icon. Covering the early Warner Brothers years through Day's triumphs working with artists as varied as Alfred Hitchcock and Bob Fosse, Santopietro's smart and funny book deconstructs the myth of Day as America's perennial virgin, and reveals why her work continues to resonate today, both onscreen as pioneering independent career woman role model, and off, as a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor. Praised by James Cagney as "my idea of a great actor" and by James Garner as "the Fred Astaire of comedy," Doris Day became not just America's favorite girl, but the number one film star in the world. Yet after two weekly television series, including a triumphant five year run on CBS, she turned her back on show business forever. Examining why Day's worldwide success in movies overshadowed the brilliant series of concept recordings she made for Columbia Records in the '50s and '60s, Tom Santopietro uncovers the unexpected facets of Day's surprisingly sexy acting and singing style that led no less an observer than John Updike to state "She just glowed for me." Placing Day's work within the social context of America in the second half of the twentieth century, Considering Doris Day is the first book that grants Doris Day her rightful place as a singular American artist.
Doris Day
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Author : Doris Day
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Doris Day written by Doris Day and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Actresses categories.
The actress candidly reminisces about her image, her triumphs and tragedies and her three disastrous marriages. Her biographer includes interviews with her son Terry Melcher, her mother, her friends and actors James Garner, Jack Lemmon and James Stewart.
Doris Day
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Author : David Bret
language : en
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Release Date : 2009-03-25
Doris Day written by David Bret and has been published by Quarto Publishing Group USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
With her bobbed, blonde hair and flashing smile, Doris Day was portrayed as the girl next door – a virginal girl that you could take home to your parents. In real life, she was not quite the happy-go-lucky blonde with the bubbly personality promoted by Warner Brothers who simply wanted to market her as a commodity. Married young, to a violent bully, and with a child, Day had to work hard, touring with bands, to get her start in showbusiness. A reluctant star, all Doris Day wanted to do was settle down to a happy, simple life but somehow managed to always attract the wrong kind of men – thugs and crooks who took their anger out on her. And yet this didn’t stop her from enjoying sexual exploits with a number of leading men. She worked hard – not to become a success but for a job – and yet her manager managed to defraud her of millions. How could this happen to such a smart lady – perhaps she was too trusting? In this revealing biography, David Bret takes a fascinating look at the trials and tribulations behind what seemed to her adoring fans to be the perfect woman. From her German Jewish parents to her donation to an airlift of cats and dogs in Louisiana, as well as full discography and film lists, this is a captivating look at a resilient American icon. David Bret was born in Paris and is a leading celebrity biographer. His many acclaimed books include biographies of Marlene Dietrich, Gracie Fields, Freddie Mercury, Tallulah Bankhead, Maria Callas, Rudolph Valentino, Edith Piaf and Joan Crawford. He lives in Yorkshire.
Doris Day
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Author : Eric Braun
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Doris Day written by Eric Braun and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Motion picture actors and actresses categories.
Doris Day
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Author : Michael Freedland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Doris Day written by Michael Freedland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Motion picture actors and actressess categories.
Doris Day
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Author : Garry McGee
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-06-08
Doris Day written by Garry McGee and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-08 with Performing Arts categories.
Doris Day, once called an Actors Studio unto herself, was one of the twentieth century's greatest entertainers, with a career spanning 39 films, more than 150 television shows, and more than 500 recordings. This work covers the life and career of the singer and star of such films as Pillow Talk, The Man Who Knew Too Much and Calamity Jane. The work is divided into four sections, beginning with a biography of Day's life from her birth in Cincinnati, Ohio, through four marriages, near-bankruptcy, and her dedication to animal rights, and concluding with her contented present life. A filmography lists each film with full credits, synopsis and reviews, plus her popularity rankings and awards. The third section lists complete record album releases with notes, single record releases, unreleased songs and recordings, music awards and nominations, radio appearances from big bands to solo work, her seven million-sellers, and chart placements. The final section lists Day's television appearances, including synopses and credits for her five-season run with The Doris Day Show on CBS, the cable show Doris Day's Best Friends, and her appearances in variety specials, talk shows, and documentaries.
Doris Day
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Author : Doris Day
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Doris Day written by Doris Day and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Large print books categories.
For the first time, Doris Day tells the story behind the headlines of her private life -- three marriages, real and rumored affairs, and professional triumphs countered by personal tragedies.
Doris Day
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Author : Michael Freedland
language : en
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Release Date : 2000
Doris Day written by Michael Freedland and has been published by Andre Deutsch this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Tells the remarkable story of a screen legend, as well as documentating her life away from the cameras. It is a story full of twists and turns that will surprise and delight her millions of fans throughout the world."--- Provided by publisher.
Doris Day
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Author : David Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: Virgin Books Limited
Release Date : 2008
Doris Day written by David Kaufman and has been published by Virgin Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Kaufman has written Doris Day's incredible, previously untold story. While Day symbolized virtuous America to the rest of the world, she was in many ways the opposite of her image as "the girl next door."
Doris Day
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Author : Tedd Thomey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
Doris Day written by Tedd Thomey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with categories.