Doris Day sings "Secret Love" from "Calamity Jane" (1953) - YouTube Doris Day sings "Secret Love" from "Calamity Jane" (1953) Want to watch this again later? Sign in to add this video to a playlist. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Rating is available when the video has been rented. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Published on Aug 3, 2013 Doris Day made famous Oscar winning song "Secret Love" in the film "Calamity Jane." This incredibly gifted actress and singer ushered in the award for "Best Original Song" in the 1953 Academy Awards.

Category Doris Day - Biography - IMDb Doris Day Biography Showing all 133 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (4) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (72) | Personal Quotes (49) Overview (4) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) One of America's most prolific actresses was born Doris Mary Ann Von Kapplehoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Alma Sophia (Welz), a housewife, and William Joseph Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master. Her grandparents were all German immigrants. She had two brothers, Richard, who died before she was born and Paul, a few years older. Her parents divorced while she was still a child and she lived with her mother. Like most little girls, Doris liked to dance. At fourteen, she formed a dance act with a boy, Jerry Doherty, and they won $500 in a local talent contest. She and Jerry took a brief trip to Hollywood to test the waters.

They felt they could succeed, so she and Jerry returned to Cincinnati with the intention of packing and making a permanent move to Hollywood. Tragically, the night before she was to move to Hollywood, she was injured riding in a car hit by a train, ending the possibility of a dancing career. It was a terrible setback, but after taking singing lessons she found a new vocation, and at age 17, she began touring with the Les Brown Band. She met trombonist Al Jorden, whom she married in 1941. Jorden was prone to violence and they divorced after two years, not long after the birth of their son Terry. In 1946, Doris married George Weidler , but this union lasted less than a year. Day's agent talked her into taking a screen test at Warner Bros. The executives there liked what they saw and signed her to a contract (her early credits are often confused with those of another actress named Doris Day, who appeared mainly in B westerns in the 1930s and 1940s). Her first starring movie role was in Romance on the High Seas (1948).

The next year, she made two more films, My Dream Is Yours (1949) and It's a Great Feeling (1949). Audiences took to her beauty, terrific singing voice and bubbly personality, and she turned in fine performances in the movies she made (in addition to several hit records). She made three films for Warner Bros. in 1950 and five more in 1951. In that year, she met and married Martin Melcher , who adopted her young son Terry, who later grew up to become Terry Melcher , a successful record producer. In 1953, Doris starred in Calamity Jane (1953), which was a major hit, and several more followed: Lucky Me (1954), Love Me or Leave Me (1955), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) and what is probably her best-known film, Pillow Talk (1959). She began to slow down her filmmaking pace in the 1960s, even though she started out the decade with a hit, Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960).

In 1958, her brother Paul died. Around this time, her husband, who had also taken charge of her career, had made deals for her to star in films she didn't really care about, which led to a bout with exhaustion. The 1960s weren't to be a repeat of the previous busy decade. She didn't make as many films as she had in that decade, but the ones she did make were successful: Do Not Disturb (1965), The Glass Bottom Boat (1966), Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968) and With Six You Get Eggroll (1968). Martin Melcher died in 1968, and Doris never made another film, but she had been signed by Melcher to do her own TV series, The Doris Day Show (1968). That show, like her movies, was also successful, lasting until 1973. After her series went off the air, she made only occasional TV appearances. By the time Martin Melcher died, Doris discovered she was millions of dollars in debt.

She learned that Melcher had squandered virtually all of her considerable earnings, but she was eventually awarded $22 million by the courts in a case against a man that Melcher had unwisely let invest her money. She married for the fourth time in 1976 and since her divorce in 1980 has devoted her life to animals. Today, she runs the Doris Day Animal League in Carmel, California, which advocates homes and proper care of household pets. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Denny Jackson and Sharon Spouse (4) ( 17 April 1941 - 8 February 1943) (divorced) (1 child) Trade Mark (3) Theme song: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)", which she introduced in the film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956). Her youthful appearance. Blonde hair and blue eyes. Trivia (72) She and her son Terry Melcher (along with a partner) co-own the Cypress Inn in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, a small "Hotel California-esque" inn built in a beautiful Mediterranean motif.

According to her autobiography, she got the nickname Clara Bixby when Billy De Wolfe told her, on the set of Tea for Two (1950), that she didn't look like a "Doris Day", but more like a "Clara Bixby", To this day, that remains her nickname among a close circle of old friends, such as Van Johnson . Rock Hudson called her "Eunice" because he said that whenever he thought of her as Eunice, it made him laugh. She turned down the role of Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967), which went to Anne Bancroft . Is referenced in the song "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by pop band Wham! , a single that hit Billboard's #1 in 1984. When her husband and manager of 17 years, Martin Melcher , died suddenly in April 1968, she professed not to have known that he had negotiated a multimillion-dollar deal with CBS to launch The Doris Day Show (1968) the following fall. After an abbreviated period of mourning, she went ahead with the series, which ran successfully for five seasons.

It was during the location filming of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), when she saw how camels, goats and other "animal extras" in a marketplace scene were being treated, that Day began her lifelong commitment to preventing animal abuse. Is also referenced in the 1989 song "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel . Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 133-134. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George W. Bush . She did not attend the White House award ceremony because of her intense fear of flying. [June 2004] Is referenced in the 1970 song "Dig It" by The Beatles . Is referenced in the 1985 song "Wrap Her Up" by Elton John .

In order to make a political statement regarding the platform of the Canadian Alliance Party, in 2000 Canadian satirist Rick Mercer launched an attempt to hold a national referendum on the question of whether or not Stockwell Day should be forced to change his first name to "Doris". Within days, he had the required number of signatures under the Alliance Parties current platform to launch a federal referendum. According to her publicist, Doris was amused by this. Was named the top box-office star of 1963 by the Motion Picture Herald, based on an annual poll of exhibitors as to the drawing power of movie stars at the box-office, conducted by Quigley Publications. Her son Terry Melcher had rented the house at 10050 Cielo Drive in Bel Air, California, at which Sharon Tate and her friends were murdered by the Manson Family. On March 23, 1969, Charles Manson had visited the house looking for Melcher, a music producer and composer who had worked with The Beach Boys , Bobby Darin and The Byrds .

The house was now sub-leased by Tate, and her photographer told Manson to leave by "the back alley", possibly giving Manson a motive for the later attack. Melcher had auditioned Manson for a recording contract but rejected him, and there was a rumor after the murders that Manson had intended to send a message to Melcher, a theory that police later discounted. With the death of Annette Funicello on April 8, 2013, she is the last surviving person mentioned in the song "Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee", in Grease (1978). Premiere magazine ranked her as #24 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005). Is referenced in the song "Life Is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion , with lead singer Joey Levine . Reportedly did not like profanity. As a recording artist, she would require anyone who swore to put a quarter in a "swear jar". In addition, she does not allow her songs to be used in movies that contain swear words.

Has often cited Calamity Jane (1953) as her personal favorite of the 39 films she appeared in. Her mother named her after her favorite silent film star, Doris Kenyon . By coincidence, in the mid 1970s when Day wrote her autobiography, Kenyon was her neighbor on Crescent Drive in Beverly Hills. Her great-niece Pia Douwes is also a critically acclaimed actress. Is referenced in the 1994 song "Dirty Epic" by Underworld . Also referenced in the song, "What do we do? We fly!" from the musical "Do I Hear a Waltz?" by Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim . Has a 1982 hit song, by the hugely popular Dutch ska-pop band Doe Maar , named after her. Gave birth to her only child at age 19, a son Terrence Jorden (aka Terry Melcher ) on February 8, 1942. Child's father was her first ex-husband, Al Jorden. Her only British appreciation club is called "Friends of Doris Day" and is based in Oxford, England. She lived for years in the star-laden Crescent Drive at 713 Crescent.

Her good friend Louis Jourdan lived just across the street at 714. Is a staunch supporter of the Republican Party, and told the press she voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election. Telephoned the White House to personally explain to President George W. Bush her reasons for not attending her award presentation in June 2004, and said she was praying hard that he would be elected to a second term of office in November. After her Pillow Talk (1959) co-star Rock Hudson died of AIDS in 1985, Day told the press that she had never known he was a homosexual. In Italy, most of her films were dubbed by Rosetta Calavetta . She was occasionally dubbed by Dhia Cristiani , Rina Morelli and once by Lidia Simoneschi in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956). In Germany, Edith Schneider dubbed her voice in most of her films. Profiled in the book, "Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973", by Thomas Lisanti and Louis Paul (McFarland, 2002).

Is referenced on every chorus of Ringo Starr 's last top 40 release in 1999, "La De Da". Childhood idol was Ginger Rogers , with whom she starred in Storm Warning (1951). Vocal supporter and close friends with President Ronald Reagan . She smoked two-and-a-half packs a day until about 1951. Briefly dated Ronald Reagan shortly after his divorce from Jane Wyman when she and Reagan were contract players at Warner Brothers. Day told him that he was so good at talking that he should be touring the country making speeches. At the time, the future Republican President was a Democrat. Has a fear of flying that stemmed from tours with Bob Hope in the 1940s that resulted in some close calls in impenetrable winter weather. She almost turned down her role in Alfred Hitchcock 's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) because it was to be filmed in London and Marrakesh. Her husband and manager, Martin Melcher talked her into accepting it.

Has performed two songs in films that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song: "Secret Love" from Calamity Jane (1953) and "Que Sera, Sera" from The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956). Introduced four songs that were nominated: "It's Magic" from Romance on the High Seas (1948), "It's a Great Feeling" from It's a Great Feeling (1949), "I'll Never Stop Loving You" from Love Me or Leave Me (1955) and "Julie" from Julie (1956). Her father was William Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choral master in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her mother was Alma Sophia Kappelhoff. She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6735 Hollywood Boulevard; and for Recording at 6278 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Went to the same Cincinnati ballroom dance studio as a child as Vera-Ellen . Their parents used to carpool together to the dance studio.

Her dreams of a dancing career were dashed when a car accident on October 13, 1937 badly damaged her legs. She spent most of her teenage years wheelchair-bound and during this time began singing on the radio. Was in a relationship with Jack Carson early in her career before leaving him for Martin Melcher . Was good friends with Judy Garland after meeting her on the Warner Bros. lots. She was filming Young at Heart (1954) as Garland was filming A Star Is Born (1954). The film The Children's Hour (1961) was constructed with both Day and Katharine Hepburn as the two leading ladies. However both actresses backed out due to scheduling conflicts and as a result Shirley MacLaine was cast in Hepburn's role and Audrey Hepburn was cast in Day's role. Doris' second husband was saxophone player and former child actor George Weidler . His sister was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer child actress Virginia Weidler . In 1976, Doris married Barry Comden, 12 years her junior. They met at the Beverly Hills Old World Restaurant where he was the maitre d'.

In the 1970s, Comden opened an Old World restaurant in Westwood and supervised the construction of another restaurant, Tony Roma's, in Palm Springs. It was Comden who came up with the idea for a line of pet food that would feature Doris' name. Doris Day Distributing Co. unraveled mainly because of a pyramid-type scheme that the couple had been unaware of. They lived in Carmel but Comden complained that Day preferred the company of her dogs more than him and they divorced in 1981. Her first marriage at age 17 to trombone player Al Jordan, whom she met while both were performing in Barney Rapp's band, was extremely unhappy. They divorced within two years amid reports of Jordan's alcoholism and abuse of the young star. Despondent and feeling his life had little meaning after the much publicized divorce, Jordan later committed suicide. While performing for a local radio station, Doris was approached by band leader Barney Rapp. Rapp felt that Doris's name, Kappelhoff, was too harsh and awkward and that she should change her name to something more pleasant.

The name "Day" was suggested by Rapp from one of the songs in Doris' repertoire, "Day by Day". She didn't like the name at first feeling that it sounded too much like a burlesque performer. She was scheduled to present, along with Patrick Swayze and Marvin Hamlisch , the Best Original Score Oscar at the 61st Annual Academy Awards (March 1989) but she suffered a deep leg cut and was unable to attend. She had been walking through the gardens of the hotel she owns when she cut her leg on a sprinkler. The cut required stitches. Received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2004, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. Oscar Levant quipped, "I've been around so long, I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.". This was first said by Groucho Marx . Has one grandson: Ryan Melcher (born May 1983). Underwent a hysterectomy during the filming of Julie (1956) after being diagnosed with a tumour the size of a grapefruit that was growing into her intestines. Ex-mother-in-law of Jacqueline Carlin .

Tinseltown folklore insists she was "discovered" by director Michael Curtiz , when she sang at a Hollywood party in 1948. At the time, Curtiz was seeking a singer/actress to replace Betty Hutton , who had become pregnant and had to back out of Romance on the High Seas (1948), which Curtiz was to direct. Manages the Doris Day Animal League in Carmel, California which advocates homes and proper care of household pets. [June 2008] Her only child Terry Melcher died of melanoma on November 19, 2004 aged 62. Was longtime friends with the late Julie London . She is the oldest of the six surviving people mentioned by name in the 1989 Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire". The other five are Queen Elizabeth II , Brigitte Bardot , Chubby Checker , Bob Dylan and Bernard Goetz . She turned down the role of Maria in The Sound of Music (1965) with the explanation: "I'm too American to play a nun from Austria.".

Co-starred with ex-partner Jack Carson in 3 films: Romance on the High Seas (1948), My Dream Is Yours (1949), and It's a Great Feeling (1949). Third husband Martin Melcher produced 18 of her movies between 1956 and his death in 1968, as well as working as executive producer on the first season of her CBS series The Doris Day Show (1968). In her 1975 autobiography, Day revealed that, by the mid-1960s, Melcher was signing her onto films without asking her whether or not she actually wanted to do them first. She did not like the scripts for Do Not Disturb (1965), The Ballad of Josie (1967), Caprice (1967), and Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968), but was forced to do the movies because Melcher had control over her career. She also did not find out he had signed her up for "The Doris Day Show" until after his death.

Personal Quotes (49) The happiest times in my life were the days when I was traveling with Les Brown and his band. The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it. Some of the downbeat pictures, in my opinion, should never be made at all. Most of them are made for personal satisfaction, to impress other actors who say "Oh, God! what a shot, what camera work!". But the average person in the audience, who bought his ticket to be entertained, doesn't see that at all. He comes out depressed. I like joy; I want to be joyous; I want to have fun on the set; I want to wear beautiful clothes and look pretty. I want to smile and I want to make people laugh. And that's all I want. I like it. I like being happy. I want to make others happy. Learning a part was like acting out the lyrics of a song. [on recording "Secret Love" for the film Calamity Jane (1953)]: When I first heard "Secret Love" I almost fainted, it was so beautiful.

When we finally got around to doing the pre-recording, Ray Heindorf , the musical director at Warner's, said he'd get the musicians in about 12:30 so they could rehearse. That morning, I did my vocal warm-up, then jumped on my bike and rode over to Warner's - we lived in Toluca Lake at the time, which was just minutes from the studio. When I got there, I sang the song with the orchestra for the first time. When I'd finished, Ray called me into the sound booth, grinning from ear to ear, and said, "That's it. You're never going to do it better." That was the first and only take we did. Almost all of Julie (1956) was shot on location in Carmel, which is a lovely resort town a little south of San Francisco. My co-star was Louis Jourdan , whom I liked very much. An amiable man, very gentle, very much interested in the people around him; we had a good rapport and I found talking to him a joy. We would take long walks on the beautiful Carmel beach, chatting by the hour.

If there is a Heaven, I'm sure Rock Hudson is there because he was such a kind person. [on Rock Hudson ] I call him Ernie, because he's certainly no Rock. [on Ronald Reagan ] Ronnie is really the only man I've ever known who loved dancing. [on Cary Grant ] A completely private person, totally reserved, and there is no way into him. The succession of cheerful, period musicals I made, plus Oscar Levant 's widely publicized remark about my virginity, contributed to what has been called my 'image', which is a word that baffles me. There never was any intent on my part either in my acting or in my private life to create any such thing as an image. [during the re-election campaign of President George W. Bush ] I'm pulling for him every step of the way. [1975] You don't really know a person until you live with him, not just sleep with him. Sex is not enough to sustain marriage.

I have the unfortunate reputation of being Miss Goody Two-shoes, America's Virgin, and all that, so I'm afraid it's going to shock some people for me to say this, but I staunchly believe no two people should get married until they have lived together. The young people have it right. What a tragedy it is for a couple to get married, have a child, and in the process discover they are not suited for one another! If I had lived with Al Jorden for a few weeks, God knows I would never have married him. Nor would I have married George Weidler. But I was too young and too inexperienced to understand any of this. Now my heart was busted and I had lost my way. [on Elizabeth Taylor 's diamonds] When I see Liz Taylor with those Harry Winston boulders hanging from her neck, I get nauseated. Not figuratively, but nauseated! All I can think of are how many dog shelters those diamonds could buy. [dismissing allegations that she "stole" husband Martin Melcher from his former wife, singer Patty Andrews ] A person does not leave a good marriage for someone else.

[1975] The picture I made with Kirk Douglas , Young Man with a Horn (1950), was one of the few utterly joyless experiences I had in films. I was made to feel like an outsider, an intruder. Kirk and Betty [ Lauren Bacall ] had gone together once, and this picture brought them back together again, so I guess that had something to do with it. Kirk was civil to me and that's about all. But then Kirk never makes much of an effort toward anyone else. He's pretty much wrapped up in himself. [1975] I was offered the part of Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate (1967) but I could not see myself rolling around in the sheets with a young man half my age whom I'd seduced. I realized it was an effective part but it offended my sense of values. Of course, in the years since then, explicit sex has become commonplace on the screen-so commonplace that it is considered novel when a film appears without a few naked bodies thrashing about. Now I really don't put anybody else down for doing such scenes. To each his own. Many actors enjoy doing these turns, and obviously many people enjoy watching them.

I don't, either doing or watching. I can't picture myself in bed with a man, all the crew around us, doing that which I consider so exciting and exalting when it is very personal and private. I am really appalled by some of the public exhibitions on the screen by good actors and actresses who certainly have the talent to convey what they are doing without showing us to the last detail of pubic hair and rosy nipple how they are doing it. [1975, on her late husband Martin Melcher ] There was no funeral. No family gathering. Nothing. Marty was cremated without ceremony of any kind. That's the way he wanted it. I knew this, not from his instructions about his own death, which he had not anticipated, but from his remarks about funerals of departed friends, none of which we ever attended. I shared Marty's antipathy to funerals. I think grief is a very private matter, and that the public nature of a funeral is barbaric. [2006] I've been through everything. I always said I was like those round-bottomed circus dolls - you know, those dolls you could push down and they'd come back up?

I've always been like that. I've always said, "No matter what happens, if I get pushed down, I'm going to come right back up". [2014] Helping animals has been a lifelong passion. They give us unconditional love and ask very little in return. [2014] All I ever wanted in my life was to get married, have kids, keep house and cook, and even though I did all these things, I still ended up in Hollywood. It was a great trip. I've had an amazing life and wonderful times. And I'm happy! [2014] My days are busy responding to the huge volume of mail I receive. I'm still floored by all the beautiful, heartwarming letters from people all over the world, telling me that my work somehow touched their lives. [2014] Would you believe I'm still offered scripts and projects all the time? Every once in a while I think about working again, but they don't make the kind of movies I made anymore! It's a different world. [2014, on her health at age 90] Oh, I have my little aches and pains now and then, like everyone.

But I've truly been blessed with good health. [2014] I love to be outside, walking along the beach or working in my garden. Those things are all quite enjoyable for me. I have everything I could ever want right here in Carmel! [2006, on the Katrina rescue effort] Some [of the rescued animals] were quite ill and couldn't be put on the plane, so people drove to the Gulf Coast and brought the sick ones back by car. Both groups were accompanied by a veterinarian. They're coming in every few days from Santa Cruz and whenever they're brought in, I'm there. The hard part is that I want them all! There's another thing I'd like to mention here. People sometimes say, "Oh, Miss Day, I can't take another animal, I just can't replace my darling little dog." Many people, when they lose their pet, can't face getting another. I felt like that once, and then I realized my baby would understand, and would want me to give a home to another animal. I want people to know they're not replacing the one they lost. They're giving another wonderful little soul a home.

I've done this over and over again, and have never regretted it. I've only been rewarded. Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit. If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers. [2006] By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953) and On Moonlight Bay (1951) - I loved doing those. You know, if life could be like it was in those movies, it would be beautiful, wouldn't it? Wrinkles are hereditary. Parents get them from their children. I don't even like parties. I always feel a rise in my scalp or in the backs of my wrists when something is special, whether it be a song or a man. [2006] I had the best co-stars you could ever have, and I miss them so much. We had such a great time working together. Some years ago, I made a special with John Denver and was asked to sing "Memories", Barbra Streisand 's song, which she did so beautifully.

Then I was told that huge pictures of all of my leading men would be shown as I sang, and I said, "Oh my God, how do you expect me to get though that?" But I did it. [on The Doris Day Show (1968)] There was a contract. I didn't know about it. I never wanted to do TV, but I gave it 100% anyway. That's the only way I know how to do it. [2006, regarding the mistreatment of animals on the set of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)] Oh, well, I didn't want to act like a big shot; it wasn't like that. But I did go to Mr. Hitchcock [director Alfred Hitchcock ], whom I loved dearly, and we had a long talk about it. I said "Hitch, I can't bear it, I can't bear to see what goes on here with animals." The horses were so thin, the donkeys were overburdened, and I was just horrified at the dogs running loose and starving. I told him I really couldn't work unless we fed these animals.

And he said, "We're going to do that, I want you to just relax and know that they will be taken care of." But then I thought, once we leave, it will go right back to the way it was. [2006, on the mistreatment of animals in cinema] Everything's acceptable in Hollywood now, it seems. I'm glad I'm not there, because I would be screaming. I hope and pray that the Hollywood stars who are making so much money really take a stand. It's hideous to have families watching these movies, and children seeing this portrayed as though it's okay. I liked being married instead of the girl who's looking for a guy. Middle age is youth without levity, and age without decay. Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty. I've never met an animal I didn't like, and I can't say the same thing about people. [on Pillow Talk (1959)] Every day on the set was a picnic - sometimes too much of a picnic, in that we took turns at breaking each other up.

[1996, on learning that husband Martin Melcher had committed to her to a television series, which became The Doris Day Show (1968), after his death] It was awful. I was really, really not very well when Marty passed away, and the thought of going into TV was overpowering. But he'd signed me up for a series. And then my son Terry [ Terry Melcher ] took me walking in Beverly Hills and explained that it wasn't nearly the end of it. I had also been signed up for a bunch of TV specials, all without anyone ever asking me. I like to sing love songs. I like to sing others, too. There's so many that I love. I love them and I love singing them. [on the independent working women she usually played in her romantic comedies] I didn't feel different in any of them, even though they were different. I loved being married, and I loved not being married but working on it. And doing what I was supposed to do and be. That's the way I worked.

[on singing 'Que Sera Sera' in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)] The first time somebody told me it was going to be in that movie, I thought, "Why?" I didn't think there was a place to put that song. I thought, "I'm not crazy about that. Where are they going to put it? For what?" I didn't think it was a good song. [on recovering from injuries sustained in a 1937 car accident] During this long, boring period, I used to while away a lot of time listening to the radio, sometimes singing along with the likes of Benny Goodman , Duke Ellington , Tommy Dorsey , and Glenn Miller . But the one radio voice I listened to above others belonged to Ella Fitzgerald . There was a quality to her voice that fascinated me, and I'd sing along with her, trying to catch the subtle ways she shaded her voice, the casual yet clean way she sang the words. [on the popularity of 'Que Sera Sera'] I thought that was wonderful, because it became that because of children. And then I understood it.

Because it was for our child in the movie [ The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)]. Then I realized, maybe it isn't a favorite song of mine, but people loved it. And kids loved it. And it was perfect for the film. So I can't say that it's a favorite song of mine, but, boy, it sure did something. If I come across a doggie who needs a home, that's when I take them. They're in a special area - an outdoor area - but the ceiling is all glass and they look up there and see the trees. They have two big rooms inside and then one outside. They just love it. See also Doris Day and Paul McCartney in conversation - Telegraph Rock and Pop Features Doris Day and Paul McCartney in conversation As the legendary Hollywood star is set to release her first new album in 17 years, Doris Day talks to Paul McCartney about her illustrious career.

Hollywood legend Doris Day holding her dog Duffy as she promotes her new album My Heart By Doris Day 7:35AM BST 01 Sep 2011 Sir Paul McCartney and Doris Day might seem to come from different worlds -- he a giant figure in British pop since the Sixties, she a Hollywood icon with a wholesome image who starred in 39 films. Yet the former Beatle has long been a friend of hers, admiring not only her singing and acting but also her commitment to animal rights. Now 87, Doris Day is about to release her first album of new material in 17 years. My Heart includes cover versions of the Beach Boys, Lovin Spoonful and Joe Cocker, along with nine brand-new recordings of songs written by her late son, singer and Byrds producer Terry Melcher, who died in 2004. Day spoke to McCartney at her home in Carmel, California, this year and told him about her new album and illustrious career. PM I remember ringing you up after watching Calamity Jane in the Sixties to tell you it was the best film and you were the best character. DD You’re very sweet.

Related Articles Jennifer Crook: Merry-Go-Round, CD review 18 Aug 2011 PM My daughter Stella loves that film. She said when she saw you in that yellow dress, that’s what made her want to be a designer. Watching that film, none of us wanted that dress to get messed up when you fell in the mud. And is it true that you didn’t want to sing Secret Love [Oscar winning song in 1954] in the film originally? DD Yes. It worried me that if I had to sing it in character as Calamity rather than in my voice it might interfere and make it seem so phony. But I was taught to see the difference. PM With your new album I wasn’t quite sure what to expect because I knew you hadn’t worked in show business for a while as you’ve been looking after your animals. But you seem so perky and I feel that spirit in the album. I think it’s very beautifully sung. DD It has been a long time. I had a lot of fun doing it and I hope people enjoy it as I enjoyed doing it so much. PM: I think your fans will go crazy with it.

It’s a nice album with beautiful emotions. Is it true when you sing Joe Cocker’s You Are So Beautiful you are singing about the beauty you find in animals? DD Well I do find the beauty in animals. I find beauty everywhere. I find beauty in my garden. PM On the album, you’ve included Ohio from [Bernstein’s musical] Wonderful Town. Does it have sentimental value because you grew up there? DD Of course. All my family lived there. I had a wonderful family including my aunts, uncles and cousins but they’ve all gone to heaven. I’m the only one left so it’s sad for me. I love Cincinnati and I thought I would stay there until …but all of a sudden, I was zoom, and off to all these different places. That was my life, singing with my band and I’ve loved it ever since. PM When you’re singing, there’s a lot of emotion in your voice. Is that from your early training with vocal coach Grace Raine? DD She decided I should have three lessons a week and we couldn’t afford that so she gave me three for the price of one. She was a wonderful lady who had retired from the WLW Radio (a Cincinnati talk radio station).

She knew that the words meant so much to me and that’s what she really liked. And they’ve always meant so much to me. I’m singing to someone. PM That’s great she had such vision to recognise your talent. When you were working with [40s bandleader] Les Brown, what was it like travelling and performing with a bunch of guys at such a young age? DD I didn’t know much! But they were so marvellous. We had great guys in the band. They were so nice and took care of me, they really did. It was just heaven for me. They were all funny. We laughed all the time and had great fun. Everyone got along. We were a family. PM That’s so important. We’ve got that with the guys I tour with. We have a laugh and are like a big extended family. It settles everyone down. Everyone knows everyone’s having a good time and it brings out the best in people. DD You relax and you’re real. That’s what it’s all about. To enjoy what you’re doing for the people. If you’re enjoying it, then they’re enjoying it.

PM You became the armed forces sweetheart [in 1945 with Sentimental Journey]. What was it like for you at that time with the returning soldiers? DD I loved that song. It made me feel so good to think they were coming home and I loved that. PM What about Que Sera Sera? It became your signature song and won an Oscar for Best Original Song [in1956]. Why do you think it stood the test of time?” DD I really don’t know but it was perfect for the movie [The Man Who Knew Too Much]. I often hear from people about that song. They used to sing their children to sleep with it. Isn’t that sweet? PM I know you’ve been through a lot of difficulties personally, with the loss of your son Terry Melcher in 2004. Did music help you through the hard times? DD I’m not sure. I miss my Terry every day. But I keep him here and I’m so happy that he’s singing on the album. I used to love to hear him sing and he should have done more things. I get mail from his friends all the time saying he had so much talent and he was always laid back.

He didn’t push himself. He was such a good guy and I loved him dearly. PM I knew Terry a little bit in the Sixties and he was a really nice man. But you were right, he didn’t push himself. I didn’t either though come to think of it. He was a lovely boy. We love him and hopefully he’s looking down on this album saying ‘I’m proud of you mum’ DD That would be the greatest. If he were here now, looking at me and saying that. But I know how he feels and he’s right here. PM Was there any single moment that made you dedicate your life to helping animals? For me it was when I was in Tennessee once and fishing in a lake. I could see the fish struggling for his life and it was a moment. I thought ‘I don’t need your life’ and I put him back. I haven’t fished since. DD I’ve just always loved animals. With the band, I couldn’t have any pets then when I went into films and stayed in one place, I could. I’ve had many of them and I still have many. PM: I know, I’ve been round to your house.

Funny how some people think they’re not as important as humans. They don’t realise we’re so privileged to live on this planet with all these beautiful animals. DD You’re so right. Mine are so sweet. I love helping horses, dogs, every animal. PM And is it true that on the set of The Man Who Knew Too Much, you demanded from Alfred Hitchcock that the animals on set should be better cared for? DD I did. Because they weren’t being looked after. They were being used. So I spoke with Hitch about it and he agreed and then they were treated beautifully. PM And now at the end of every film, there’s a statement saying no animals were harmed making this movie. So you were a pioneer in that, Doris. DD That’s the way I feel. I just love animals, babies and music. Doris Day - IMDb IMDb Soundtrack | Actress | Producer One of America's most prolific actresses was born Doris Mary Ann Von Kapplehoff on April 3, 1922, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Alma Sophia (Welz), a housewife, and William Joseph Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master. Her grandparents were all German immigrants.

She had two brothers, Richard, who died before she was born and Paul, a few years ... See full bio » Born: a list of 40 people created 24 Jun 2013 a list of 29 people created 08 Feb 2014 a list of 36 people created 06 Apr 2014 a list of 35 people created 25 Jan 2015 a list of 28 people created 10 months ago Do you have a demo reel? Add it to your IMDbPage How much of Doris Day's work have you seen? User Polls Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 25 wins & 22 nominations. See more awards » Known For The Doris Day Show Doris Martin / Doris Day (1968-1973) 2011-2016 Sawako no asa (TV Series) (performer - 214 episodes) - Junko Shimada (2016) ... (performer: "Tea for Two") - Tomio Umezawa (2016) ...

(performer: "Tea for Two") - Itsuki Natsui (2016) ... (performer: "Tea for Two") - Hiromi Iwasaki (2016) ... (performer: "Tea for Two") - Amon Miyamoto (2016) ... (performer: "Tea for Two") 2016 Who's Doing the Dishes? (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Crissy Rock (2016) ... (performer: "Happy Talk" - uncredited) 2016 Krueger: The Legend of Elm Street (Short) (performer: "Dream a Little Dream of Me") 2015 I Saw the Light (performer: "(Where Are You) Now That I Need You") 2015 The Bronze (performer: "Ohio") 2014 Noble (performer: "Move Over Darling", "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps") 2014 The Following (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - For Joe (2014) ...

(performer: "Que Sera Sera" - uncredited) 2013 Ray Donovan (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - The Bag or the Bat (2013) ... (performer: "Hooray for Hollywood") 2013 WPC 56 (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Great Pretenders (2013) ... (performer: "Que Sera, Sera" - uncredited) 2012-2013 Call the Midwife (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes) - Episode #2.4 (2013) ... (performer: "Everybody Loves a Lover" - uncredited) - Christmas Special (2012) ... (performer: "Christmas Story" - uncredited) - Episode #1.1 (2012) ... (performer: "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" - uncredited) 2012 Vegas (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Estinto (2012) ...

(performer: "The Christmas Waltz") 2012 Moeder, ik wil bij de revue (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Het geheim (2012) ... (performer: "Secret Love" - uncredited) 2012 Timeshift (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) 2011 Formula 1: BBC Sport (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - The Chinese Grand Prix: Highlights (2011) ... (performer: " (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai" - uncredited) - The Chinese Grand Prix (2011) ...

(performer: " (Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai" - uncredited) 2011 Shooting the Hollywood Stars (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Hooray for Hollywood" - uncredited) 2010 Mafia II (Video Game) (performer: "MAKIN' WHOOPEE") 2010 Frankie & Alice (performer: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)") 2009 Julie & Julia (performer: "A Bushel and a Peck") 2008 Katherine Jenkins: A Girl from Neath (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)" - uncredited) 2008 Bronson (performer: "Tea For Two") 2008 Comme les autres (lyrics: "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizás, Quizás, Quizás)") / (performer: "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizás, Quizás, Quizás)") 2007 Fred Claus (performer: "Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)", "Lud

acrismas") 2007 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode) - Tony Bennett: The Music Never Ends (2007) ...

(performer: "I Left My Heart in San Francisco") 2007 Married Life (performer: "I Can't Give You Anything But Love") 2007 The World Unseen (performer: "Again") 2006 Emily Cries (Short) (performer: "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps") 2006 Infamous (performer: "Teacher's Pet") - Round 6 (2006) ... ("Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps") 2005 Cold Case (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Colors (2005) ... (performer: "Sentimental Journey") 2005 Madman Muntz: American Maverick (Documentary) (performer: "Que Sera Sera") 2005 The Simpsons (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - There's Something About Marrying (2005) ...

(performer: "Que Sera Sera (Whatever Will Be Will Be)") 2004 Keisarikunta (performer: "Love Me Or Leave Me") 2003 Mona Lisa Smile (performer: "Tea for Two", "By the Light of the Silvery Moon") 2002 Gilmore Girls (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - Secrets and Loans (2002) ... (performer: "Que Sera Sera") 2001 Crossing Jordan (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Sight Unseen (2001) ...

(performer: "Secret Love" - uncredited) 2001 Tortilla Soup (performer: "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps") 2000 Rat (performer: "Secret Love") 1999 Girl, Interrupted (performer: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)") 1999 The Man Who Drove with Mandela (Documentary) (performer: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)") 1998 Antz (performer: "High Hopes") 1997 Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Here Comes Santa Claus" (excerpt)) 1997 Private Parts (performer: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)") 1996 Sleepers (performer: "All Alone", "I'll Never Stop Loving You") 1996 Tohuwabohu (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Beweisstück 30 (1996) ...

(performer: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" - uncredited) 1995 The Celluloid Closet (Documentary) (performer: "Secret Love") 1994 That's Entertainment! III (Documentary) (performer: "Shaking the Blues Away" (1927) - uncredited) 1993 Heart and Souls (performer: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera Sera)") 1992 The Long Day Closes (performer: "At Sundown") 1992 Strictly Ballroom ("Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" ("Quizas, Quizas, Quizas")) 1984-1992 Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes) - ¡Feliz 20 cumpleaños! (1992) ... (performer: "The Circus Is on Parade") - El circo II (1984) ... (performer: "The circus is on parade") - El circo I (1984) ...

(performer: "The circus is on parade") 1991 Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (TV Movie documentary) ("My Heart") 1990/I Havana (performer: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas") 1989 Gross Anatomy (performer: "If I Give My Heart To You") 1989 New Year's Day (performer: "It's a Most Unusual Day") 1989 Quantum Leap (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) 1988 Summertime Blues: Lemon Popsicle VIII (performer: "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera Sera)") 1984 Before Stonewall (Documentary) (performer: "Secret Love" - uncredited) 1983 The Terence Davies Trilogy (performer: "It All Depends on You") 1983 Death and Transfiguration (Short) (performer: "It All Depends on You") 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (Documentary) (performer: "Ten Cents a Dance" (1930) - uncredited) 19

75 Doris Day Today (TV Movie) (performer: "Sunshine Medley: Walking In The Sunshine / You Are the Sunshine of My Life / Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows / You Are My Sunshine / Sunshine on my Shoulders /, "Follow Me", "Exactly like you", "Que sera, sera", "Love me or leave me", "Secret Love", "Day by Day", "The way we were", "Everybody loves a Lover") 1974 Happy Days (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes) - In the Name of Love (1974) ...

(performer: "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" - uncredited) - Because She's There (1974) ... (performer: "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" - uncredited) 1968-1973 The Doris Day Show (TV Series) (performer - 128 episodes) - Byline, Alias Doris (1973) ... (performer: "Que Será, Será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)") - Welcome to Big Sur, Sir (1973) ... (performer: "Que Será, Será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)") - Meant for Each Other (1973) ... (performer: "Que Será, Será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)") - The Magnificent Fraud (1973) ...

(performer: "Que Será, Será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)") 1970 Alex in Wonderland (performer: "Hooray for Hollywood") 1967 Caprice (performer: "Caprice") 1966 The Glass Bottom Boat (performer: "The Glass Bottom Boat", "Soft As The Starlight", "Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)" (uncredited)) 1965 Do Not Disturb (performer: "Do Not Disturb", "Au Revoir Is Goodbye with a Smile") 1964 Send Me No Flowers ("Send Me No Flowers") 1963 Move Over, Darling (music: "Beautiful Dreamer (1862)" - uncredited) / (performer: "Move Over, Darling", "Twinkle Lullaby", "Beautiful Dreamer (1862)" (uncredited)) 1962 Billy Rose's Jumbo (performer: "Over and Over Again", "This Can't Be Love", "Circus On Parade", "My Romance", "Little Girl Blue", "Sawdust And Spangles And Dreams" (

uncredited)) 1961 Lover Come Back (performer: "Lover Come Back", "Should I Surrender" - uncredited) 1960 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (performer: "Please Don't Eat the Daisies", "Any Way the Wind Blows", "Que Sera Sera" (uncredited)) 1959 Pillow Talk (performer: "Pillow Talk", "Roly Poly", "Possess Me") 1958 The Tunnel of Love (performer: "The Tunnel of Love" (uncredited), "Have Lips, Will Kiss in the Tunnel of Love", "Run Away, Skidaddle, Skidoo") 1958 Teacher's Pet (performer: "Teacher's Pet", "The Girl Who Invented Rock and Roll") 1957 The Pajama Game (performer: "I'm Not At All In Love", "Once-A-Year-Day!", "Small Talk", "There Once Was a Man", "Hey There" (reprise), "7 1/2 Cents") 1956 Julie (performer: "Julie") 1955 19

55 Motion Picture Theatre Celebration (Short documentary) (performer: "Stay On the Right Side Sister") 1955 Love Me or Leave Me (performer: "It All Depends On You" (uncredited), "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" (uncredited), "Stay On the Right Side, Sister" (uncredited), "Everybody Loves My Baby (but My Baby Don't Love Nobody but Me)" (uncredited), "Mean to Me" (uncredited), "Sam, the Old Accordion Man" (uncredited), "Shaking the Blues Away" (uncredited), "Ten Cents a Dance" (uncredited), "I'll Never Stop Loving You", "Never Look Back", "At Sundown (Love Is Calling Me Home)" (uncredited), "Love Me or Leave Me" (uncredited), "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Girl?)" (uncredited), " (What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry?" (uncredited), "I Cried for You" (uncredited), "My Blue Heaven" (uncredited)) 1954 Young at Heart (performer: "Hold Me

 in Your Arms", "Ready, Willing and Able", "Till My Love Comes Back to Me", "There's a Rising Moon for Every Falling Star", "You, My Love", "Young at Heart" - uncredited) 1954 Lucky Me (performer: "I Wanna Sing Like an Angel", "I Speak to the Stars", "Love You Dearly", "High Hopes", "The Superstition Song", "Men", "Blue Bells of Broadway") 1953 Calamity Jane (performer: "The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away)", "Introducing Henry Miller", "I Can Do Without You", "Just Blew in from the Windy City", "A Woman's Touch", "The Black Hills of Dakota", "Secret Love") 1953 So You Want a Television Set (Short) (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" - uncredited) 1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon (lyrics: "Ain't We Got Fun" - uncredited) / (performer: "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", "Your Eyes Have Told Me So", "Be

 My Little Baby Bumble Bee", "Ain't We Got Fun", "If You Were the Only Girl in the World", "King Chanticleer", "I'll Forget You" - uncredited) 1952 April in Paris (performer: "April in Paris" (1932), "It Must Be Good" (uncredited), "I'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight" (uncredited), "That's What Makes Paris Paree" (uncredited), "I'm Going to Rock the Boat" (uncredited), "I Ask You" (uncredited), "The Place You Hold in My Heart" (uncredited), "I Know a Place" (uncredited)) 1952 The Winning Team (performer: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game", "Ol' Saint Nicholas" - uncredited) 1951 Starlift (performer: "You're Gonna Lose Your Gal", "'S Wonderful", "You Oughta Be in Pictures", "You Do Something to Me", "Lullaby of Broadway" - uncredited) 1951 I'll See You in My Dreams (performer: "I Wish I Had a Girl", "The

 One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)", "Nobody's Sweetheart", "My Buddy", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!)", "Makin' Whoopee", "No, No, Nora", "I'll See You in My Dreams" - uncredited) 1951 On Moonlight Bay (performer: "Moonlight Bay", "Tell Me", "Love Ya", "Merry Christmas All", "Till We Meet Again" - uncredited) 1951 Lullaby of Broadway (performer: "Lullaby of Broadway", "You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me", "Just One of Those Things", "Somebody Loves Me", "I Love the Way You Say Goodnight" - uncredited) 1950 The West Point Story ("By the Kissing Rock", uncredited) / (performer: "Ten Thousand Four Hundred and Thirty-Two Sheep", "The Military Polka" - uncredited) 1950 Tea for Two (performer: "I Know That You Know", "Tea for Two", "I Want to Be Happy", "Do, Do, Do", "Oh Me!

Oh My!", "No, No, Nanette") 1950 Young Man with a Horn (performer: "The Very Thought of You", "Too Marvelous for Words", "I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)", "With a Song in My Heart" - uncredited) 1949 It's a Great Feeling (performer: "It's a Great Feeling", "At the Cafe Rendezvous", "That Was a Big Fat Lie", "There's Nothing Rougher than Love", "Blame My Absent-Minded Heart" - uncredited) 1949 My Dream Is Yours (performer: "Cuttin' Capers", "Freddie, Get Ready", " (You May Not Be an Angel, but) I'll String Along With You", "Love Finds a Way", "My Dream Is Yours", "Someone Like You", "Tic, Tic, Tic", "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", "Nagasaki", "With Plenty of Money and You") 1948 Romance on the High Seas (performer: "Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon (and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea)",

 "It's Magic", "It's You or No One", "I'm in Love", "She's a Latin from Manhattan" - uncredited) Hide Secret Love Lyrics by Doris Day - written by Sammy Fain and Paul-Francis Webster - written for the movie "Calamity Jane" - #1 song of January 1954 - Tommy Edwards (#28, 1954); Ray Anthony (#29, 1954); - Billy Stewart (#29, 1966); Once I had a secret love That lived within the heart of me All too soon my secret love Became impatient to be free So I told a friendly star The way that dreamers often do Just how wonderful you are And why I am so in love with you Now I shout it from the highest hills Even told the golden daffodils At last my heart's an open door And my secret love's no secret anymore ------------------------------------------------------------------- "When I first heard 'Secret Love' I almost fainted, it was so beautiful....

When we finally got around to doing the prerecording, Ray Heindorf, the musical director at Warner's, said he'd get the musicians in about 12:30 so they could rehearse. That morning I did my vocal warm up, then jumped on my bike and rode over to Warner's (we lived in Toluca Lake at the time, which was just minutes from the studio). When I got there, I sang the song with the orchestra for the first time. When I'd finished, Ray called me into the sound booth, grinning from ear to ear, and said, 'That's it. You're never going to do it better.' That was the first and only take we did." - Doris Day

Question: Which film did the Oscar winning song 'Secret Love' come from?
Answer: CALAMITY JANE