Doris Day — Pics Of Iconic Star

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May 13, 2019 10:04AM EDT

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Doris Day — Doris Day, one of the America’s most iconic actresses. entertained the world with her talents from the time she was in her 20s all the way through the 1970s. She starred in several memorable films, including Pillow Talk, It Happened To Jane, , Love Me or Leave Me, Lover Come Back. and one of her biggest hits, Calamity Jane. in the 1960s, she received her TV Show, The Doris Day Show, that lasted until 1973. Aside from her roles on-screen, Doris Day was perhaps better known for her music, with several of hit records still being used in movies and TV shows today. Songs like ‘Dream A Little Dream Of Me’, ‘Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)’, and ‘Fly Me To The Moon’ showcased her lovely voice and remain classics to this day. Though iconic in the 50s and 60s, in her later years, Doris lived a quiet life in Calfornia, working as an animal welfare activist and founded the Doris Day Animal Foundation. She sadly passed away at the age of 97 on May 13th, 2019.

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Doris Day — Doris Day was known of her bubbly performances in films throughout the 50s and 60s. Here , she poses with co-star Gordon Macrae for the 1950 film, “The West Point Story.”

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Doris Day — Doris Day got her start in films early in the 1950s, shooting the Michael Curgtiz dilm, Young Man With A Horn, in 1950

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Doris Day — Considered a bombshell of the time, woman longed to look like Doris Day and copied her blonde hairstyle throughout the 40s and 50s. Here, she looks pretty and ready for a dip in the film ‘Romance On The High Seas’

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Doris Day — Doris day was the darling of the Warner Bros studio for most of her career. Here, she posed for a studio portrait around the time of filming a new picture.

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Doris Day — Doris Day, 1940 (REX/Shutterstock)

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Doris Day — Doris Day serves an uncharactistically stern look on-set of the Film, ‘Love Me or Leave Me’, in 1955

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Doris Day — Here with Clint Eastwood, Doris Day was awarded the cecil b demille award in 1989 to honor her career in film, TV, and music.

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Doris Day — Doris Day, posing for a beautiful portrait, in 1975, shortly after her TV show, The Doris Day Show, came to an end.

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Doris Day — Doris Day holds on for dear life in the 1967 comedy-thriller, Caprice, alongside Richard Harris.

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Doris Day — Doris Day and John Raitt enjoy a tender moment together while filming ‘The Pajama Game’ in 1957

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Doris Day — Doris Day starred alongside many of the greatest actors of the time, including Jimmy Stewart, Rock Hudson, and of course, James Cagney.

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Doris Day — Doris Day hopped into a funny film alongside Danny Thomas from 1952, ‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’

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Doris Day — Doris Day was beloved by both Hollywood and the world for her bubbly personality and her good heart. In the later years of her life, she spent her time working as an animal welfare activist.

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Doris Day — Doris Day, who passed on May 13, 2019, made several films with her dear friend, Rock Hudson. Here, the pals share a kiss on-screen for the 1964 film ‘Send Me No Flowers.’

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Doris Day — Here in an MGM Portrait, Doris Day serves up a small smile, while showing off quite the ring. The legendary actress also famously had 3 unsuccessful marriages.

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Doris Day — Doris Day smiles this 1962 photo, taken a short time before the start of her very succesful TV show, The Doris Day Show.

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Doris Day — In another portrait shot in the 1950s, Doris Day gives the camera a sly smile, perfectly capturing her lovable personality that audiences gravitated to whenever she was on screen.

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