Doris Day dies at 97

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  • johncorrigan
    Full Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 10363

    Doris Day dies at 97

    Remember queuing Saturday afternoon for her films with Rock Hudson, but she is also responsible for one of the great cinematic musical moments too.
    This is our first introduction to the boisterous Calamity Jane (Doris Day) as she arrives in Deadwood City with a wagon full of goods. The sequence extends t...


    RIP
  • cloughie
    Full Member
    • Dec 2011
    • 22127

    #2
    In addition to hear acting she was also a very good singer, from jazz to pop, not least her work with Andre Previn and Harry James.
    RIP Doris.

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    • BBMmk2
      Late Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 20908

      #3
      Originally posted by cloughie View Post
      In addition to hear acting she was also a very good singer, from jazz to pop, not least her work with Andre Previn and Harry James.
      RIP Doris.
      I didn’t know she worked with Previn and James. My goodness! RIP Doris.
      Don’t cry for me
      I go where music was born

      J S Bach 1685-1750

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      • french frank
        Administrator/Moderator
        • Feb 2007
        • 30301

        #4
        Hearthrob of my teenage brother: we had loads of her 78s from the 1950s. Yes, a good singer and a very good actress too

        Just thought to look - yes, he's posted on his Facebook page
        It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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        • eighthobstruction
          Full Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 6441

          #5
          ....Now I Shout It From the Highest Hills....FAB....
          bong ching

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          • johncorrigan
            Full Member
            • Nov 2010
            • 10363

            #6
            My Mum used to wander round cleaning the house cheerily singing 'Que Sera Sera'. BBC4 have a one hour programme tonight at 8pm about Doris.

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            • french frank
              Administrator/Moderator
              • Feb 2007
              • 30301

              #7
              Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post
              ....Now I Shout It From the Highest Hills....FAB....
              And didn't she belt that out, and then piano to the
              It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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              • Richard Tarleton

                #8
                Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post
                My Mum used to wander round cleaning the house cheerily singing 'Que Sera Sera'. BBC4 have a one hour programme tonight at 8pm about Doris.
                Thanks for the alert.

                This was a great film - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ma...ch_(1956_film)

                No memorial, no funeral, no grave marker - class.

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                • Padraig
                  Full Member
                  • Feb 2013
                  • 4237

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View Post

                  No memorial, no funeral, no grave marker - class.
                  Even so, I remember a good bit of my own life when I hear this in particular:

                  Doris Day with the Les Brown band. Recorded Nov. 20, 1944. Photo's from 1945 to 1998.

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                  • doversoul1
                    Ex Member
                    • Dec 2010
                    • 7132

                    #10
                    I learned many great American Standards by collecting Doris Day’s singles.

                    Doris Day: the wholesome face of postwar American optimism
                    The actress, who has died aged 97, worked with the greats of Hollywood’s golden era to rival the crossover success of Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley


                    RIP.

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