It is certainly an interesting challenge: The other female stars on my list are: Rita Hayworth Katherine Hepburn Julie Christie Ingrid Bergman My four male star choices are: Tyrone Power James Stewart James Dean Gregory Peck Also on the list were: Montgomery Clift Clark Gable James Cagney Humphrey B...

What a Day Brightener!

Fun question-

My four choices are:

Doris Day
Audrey Hepburn
Susan Hayward
Marilyn Monroe

We will have to choose four classic male actors.


Thank you Michael

Let Us Remember: On July 8- 1967, Two-Time Academy Award Winning Best Actress Vivien Leigh died at age 53. She won the award for the films Gone With The Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire. Some of Vivien’s films are: Waterloo Bridge That Hamilton Woman Fire Over England Ship of Fools The Roman Xpting...

Absolutely Perfect! Great News. Romance On The High Seas can be further appreciated. It is truly a delightful film. I will purchase the Blu-ray edition right away. On Amazon it listed 13 Doris Day Blu-Ray films. I would like to see all her 39 films in the Blue-Ray format and made available in a coll...

Thank you Michael! The commentary on Romance on the High Seas‘ Blu-Ray cinematography and visual interior shots , “Romance on the High Seas May be the most consistently stunning Catalog title I’ve seen this year” is really thought provoking. I have always focused on this film as Doris Day’s impressi...

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On July 6- 1972, actor Brandon deWilde died at age 30 in a car crash.

Some of Brandon’s films are:

Blue Denim
Shane
The Member of the Wedding
All Fall Down
Those Calloway
HUD
Wild in the Sky
In Harm’s Way

Let Us Remember: On July 2- 1973 actress Betty Grable died at age 56. From 1942-1951, she reigned in the Quigley Poll's Top 10 box office stars matched only by Doris Day and Barbra Streisand. Some of Betty's films are: I Wake Up Screaming Mother Wore Tights Pin Up Girl How To Marry a Millionaire Thr...

Let Us Remember: On July 1st, 1997, actor Robert Mitchum died at age 79. His dry wit and understated performances characterized him as the hero in many film noirs. Some of his films are: Out of the Past River of No Return The Lusty Men The Night of the Hunter His Kind of Woman, The Sundowners Ryan’s...

So happy to hear Carmel and Terry’s Lounge are prospering. In these difficult times hearing good news brightens our spirits.Thank you.

Thanks Peter for these interesting Julie photos.

Every time I see Julie I try to imagine how it would have felt to see the film in colour highlighting the beautiful Californian seacoast.

I came across this information on Julie today on the Wikipedia site. Production Notes: The movie’s working title was If I Can’t Have You. Director Andrew L. Stone was signed in January 1956. The aircraft in Julie were Douglas R5D-1/3 Skymaster four-engined cargo and passenger airliners from Transoce...

Let Us Remember: On June 27- 2001, actor Jack Lemmon died at age 76. He started opposite Doris Day in It Happened To Jane. He was nominated for an Academy Award eight times winning twice. Some of his other films: Mister Roberts - Best Supporting Actor Some Like it Hot The Odd Couple The China Syndro...

Let Us Remember: On June 24 - 1997, actor Brian Keith died tragically by suicide at age 75. He starred with Doris Day in her last theatrical film With Six You Get Eggroll in 1968. He was the son of actor Robert Keith who played Doris’ father in Young at Heart. Robert Keith also starred in Love Me or...

Thanks Peter for these Doris Day photos that are real day brightener. I am struck by how the colour pink she is wearing in three of the last four photos gives her an extraordinary radiance.

Sh looks so timeless and classic wearing black and white in That Touch of Mink photo.

I recall Doris saying in her autobiography that her favourite fragrance was White Shoulders. She said she was asked about this by friends who started wearing it. She decided that in the future she would not tell people the names of her fragrances.

I believe White Shoulders is still on the market.

Thanks Michael! I have found Doris Day endlessly fascinating on so many fronts. As I have posted before, Doris Day songs and films were always part of my childhood. My very first trip to the movies was seeing On Moonlight Bay. I definitely identified with Wesley (Billy Gray), but Doris‘ smile and vo...

Let Us Remember: On June -18 - 1959, legendary actress Ethel Barrymore died at age 79. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1944 for her role in None but the Lonely Heart. Some of her other films are: Rasputin and the Empress The Spiral Staircase The Paradine Case Portrait of Jen...

Thanks Musiclover.

Perhaps someone will be able to post the video. It was posted in n June 16-20 by Laura Jane Atelier.

Just came across a video on Doris Day’s Favourite Beauty Products That Are Still Available Today. Listed: Vaseline put on weekly Moondrop Lipstick by Revelon Favourite Perfumes: Shalimar Sophia by Coty L’Air du Temps -Nina Rocco Youth Dew - Estée Laude Miss Dior Lustre Cream Shampoo and Lux Soap we’...

In David Kaufman's book on Doris there are some excellent insights from Doris while working on The Man Who Knew Too Much: "Doris became quite blunt with another reporter when she described seeing herself in the picture. " In some of the terror scenes I look just awful. My mouth was crooked, my hair ...

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On June 15- 1965, actor Steve Cochran died at age 48. Steve played Doris Day's husband in the film Storm Warning.

His other films include:

White Heat
Tomorrow is Another Day
The Dammed Don't Cry
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Lion and The Horse
The Desert Song

Let Us Remember: On June 12- 1983- actress Norma Shearer died at age 82. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1930 for her role in The Divorcee. Some of her other films are: Marie Antoinette The Barrett’s of Wimpole Street Idiot’s Delight The Women On June 12- 2003 leading man Gregory Peck ...

In Tom Santopietro's book Considering Doris Day, the closing scenes in Love or Leave Me are effectively described: "The final portion of Love Me or Leave Me finds Marty Snyder buying a nightclub in order to make a success on his own and prove his worth. After Marty tries to get Johnny fired , he hit...

Thank you so much for bringing the song This Too Shall Pass
Away to my attention. After listening to Doris sing this song, the tenderness in her voice lingers. It is a song that has new importance during this surreal time.🕊

Let Us Remember: On June 7- 1937, actress Jean Harlow died at age 26. Some of Jean's films are: Red Dust The Public Enemy Platinum Blonde Wife vs. Secretary Dinner at Eight Saratoga On June 7- 1963, actress ZaSu Pitts who was in films from 1917 to 1963 died at age 69. Some of her films are: Greed Mr...