American Legends: The Life of Doris Day

American Legends: The Life of Doris Day

*Includes pictures.
*Includes Day's quotes about her life and career.
*Includes a bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a table of contents.

â€œIâ€™ve been through everything. I always said I was like those round-bottomed circus dolls â€” you know, those dolls you could push down and theyâ€™d come back up? Iâ€™ve always been like that. Iâ€™ve always said, â€˜No matter what happens, if I get pushed down, Iâ€™m going to come right back up.â€™â€ â€“ Doris Day

A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of historyâ€™s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editorsâ€™ American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of Americaâ€™s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.

It goes without saying that few people have a career spanning 8 decades, yet that claim to fame is occupied by the legendary Doris Day, who got her start in show business as a singer in a big band in 1939 and has not let up since. From there, Day went on to record dozens of albums and hundreds of songs, winning a countless number of awards on the way to being one of the 20th centuryâ€™s most popular singers. One of those recognitions came just a few years ago in 2011, when Day, by that time nearing 90 years old, released a new album that charted 9th in the UK Top 40 Albums, making her the oldest singer ever with that distinction.

Her musical career wouldâ€™ve been impressive enough, but Doris Day is just as well known today for her film career, which wasnâ€™t so bad itself. Though her time in Hollywood was much shorter in comparison to her music career, she nevertheless managed to reach the top in that industry as well. As one of the most popular actresses of the â€˜60s, Day was the biggest box office draw in Hollywood in the early half of that decade, and the only woman among the Top 10. In the process of making nearly 40 movies, Day would eventually be recognized as the highest grossing actress in history, and at the same time she was good enough at her craft to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.

Amazingly, despite her incredible success in both music and film, Day eventually found herself bankrupt due to the mismanagement of her money by her husband, compelling her to reinvent herself as the host of a popular television sitcom. Perhaps not surprisingly, Day excelled in this field as well, making The Doris Day Show one of the most popular shows on television for several years at the end of the â€˜60s.

American Legends: The Life of Doris Day examines the life and career of one of the entertainment industryâ€™s biggest stars. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Doris Day like never before, in no time at all.
Country USA
Manufacturer Charles River Editors
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-12-27
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Charles River Editors
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-12-27
Format	Kindle eBook

American Legends: The Life of Doris Day

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