Doris Day Biography Paints Less Than Idyllic Life

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Her life on-screen played like an American fairy tale.

Blond, bouncy and beautiful, Doris Day captivated mid-20th century moviegoers in a series of rollicking romantic comedies with her favorite leading man, Rock Hudson, including "Pillow Talk" and "Lover Come Back." She also starred in the western musical "Calamity Jane," Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "The Man Who Knew Too Much," the musical drama "Love Me or Leave Me" and many more films.

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Doris Day Biography Paints Less Than Idyllic Life

A former singer with Les Brown's band in the 1940s, Day also was a best-selling recording artist whose trademark songs -- "Sentimental Journey" and the Oscar-winning "Que Sera, Sera" -- seemed to epitomize her upbeat spirit. During her y...

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