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Doris Day
(1922-2019)
Who Was Doris Day?
A top film star of the 1950s and 1960s, Doris Day sang with several big bands before going solo in 1947.
In the 1950s, she made a series of popular film musicals, including Calamity Jane (1953) and The Pajama Game (1957). Day was an advocate for animal welfare and founded several organizations devoted to the cause.
Early Life
Born Doris von Kappelhoff, Day studied ballet and tap dance growing up.
She even won a local dance contest with her partner Jerry Doherty in her early teens. But her dreams of dancing professionally were shattered along with her leg in a 1937 car accident.
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The daughter of a music teacher, Day started taking voice lessons during her recovery. Ella Fitzgerald was one of her early inspirations as she developed her own vocal style.
Early Music Career
Day's first singing performances were on local radio programs.
She also sang with bandleader Barney Rapp and his group for a time. Rapp encouraged her to adopt a