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{{Short description|American actress and singer (1922–2019)}}
{{about|the American actress and singer|other uses|Doris Day (disambiguation)}}
{{distinguish|Dorothy Day}}
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| death_place = [[Carmel Valley, California]], U.S.
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer
| years_active = 1939–2012
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'''Doris Day''' (born '''Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff'''; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019<!-- Do not change her birth date to 1924 or any other date - this has been discussed and resolved on the talk page. -->) was an American actress and singer.<!--Keep most notable occupations in lead per [[MOS:ROLEBIO]]--> She began her career as a [[big band]] singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, "[[Sentimental Journey (song)|Sentimental Journey]]" and "[[My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time]]" with [[Les Brown (bandleader)|Les Brown and His Band of Renown]]. She left Brown to embark on a solo career and recorded more than 650 songs from 1947 to 1967.
Day was one of the
In 1989, Day was awarded the [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]] and the [[Cecil B. DeMille Award]] for Lifetime Achievement in Motion Pictures. In 2004, she was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]. In 2008, she received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as well as a Legend Award from the [[Society of Singers]]. In 2011, she was awarded the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association's Career Achievement Award]]. In 2011, Day released her 29th studio album, ''[[My Heart (Doris Day album)|My Heart]]'', which contained new material and became a UK Top 10 album. {{As of|2020}}, she was one of eight recording artists to have been the top box-office earner in the United States four times.<ref>{{cite web|date=2013|title=Doris Day|url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/BiographiesDetailsPage/BiographiesDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=BIC1&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Biographies&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&search_within_results=&p=BIC1&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CK2419200293&u=xavier_main&jsid=9460d7cd6fd7bee022fae21120e7eb84|access-date=January 15, 2016|website=Biography in Context|publisher=Gale|location=Detroit, MI}}</ref><ref name="AEHotchner1976">{{Cite book|last=Hotchner|first=A.E.|title=Doris Day: Her Own Story|publisher=William Morrow and Company, Inc.|year=1976|isbn=978-0-688-02968-5|location=New York}}</ref>
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==Early life==
[[File:Doris Day Childhood Home, Greenlawn Avenue, Evanston, Cincinnati, OH.jpg|thumb|left|Childhood home in Cincinnati]]
Day was born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff<ref name="nytimes" />
Day had two older brothers: Richard (1917–1919), who died before her birth, and Paul (1919–1957).{{Sfn|Hotchner|1975|p=18}} Her father's infidelity caused her parents to separate in 1932 when she was 10.<ref name="AEHotchner1976" /><ref>{{Cite news|first=Cleveland|last=Amory|title=Doris Day talks about Rock Hudson, Ronald Reagan and her own story|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GIsfAAAAIBAJ&pg=5091,1222023|access-date=August 10, 2013|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Press]]|date=August 3, 1986}}</ref> She developed an early interest in dance, and in the mid-1930s formed a dance duo with Jerry Doherty that performed in nationwide competitions.<ref name="ParishPitts2003">{{Cite book|last1=Parish|first1=James Robert|last2=Pitts|first2=Michael R.|title=Hollywood songsters. 1. Allyson to Funicello|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GlybVaD6cakC&pg=PA235|access-date=August 8, 2013|date=January 1, 2003|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-94332-1|page=235}}</ref> On October 13, 1937, while Day was riding with friends, their car collided with a freight train, and she broke her right leg, curtailing her prospects as a professional dancer.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Trenton Friends Regret Injury to Girl Dancer|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/anonymous-celebrity-clipping-oct-18-1937-241850/|access-date=April 3, 2017|work=Hamilton Daily News Journal|date=October 18, 1937|page=7}} {{Free access}}</ref><ref name="BrowneBrowne2001">{{Cite book|last1=Browne|first1=Ray Broadus|last2=Browne|first2=Pat|title=The Guide to United States Popular Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3rJxPYT32MC&pg=PA220|access-date=August 8, 2013|year=2001|publisher=Popular Press|isbn=978-0-87972-821-2|pages=220–221}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Broken leg perils career of Cincinnati Dancer--Girl, 16, Is Injured On Eve Of Trip To Hollywood|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18891829/oct-15-1937-doris-day-train-accident/|access-date=March 7, 2022|work=Cincinnati Enquirer|date=October 15, 1937|page=22}}</ref>
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In the U.S., the album reached No. 12 on [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]'s bestseller list and helped raise funds for the [[Doris Day Animal League]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/464665/weekly-chart-notes-doris-day-gloria-estefan-selena-gomez|title=Weekly Chart Notes: Doris Day, Gloria Estefan, Selena Gomez – Chart Beat|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref> Day became the oldest artist to score a UK Top 10 with an album featuring new material.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-14870590|work=BBC News|title=Doris Day makes UK chart history|date=September 11, 2011|access-date=April 4, 2012}}</ref>
In January 2012, the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]] presented Day with a Lifetime Achievement Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/awards/column-post/doris-day-wins-lifetime-achievement-award-la-film-critics-32300|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031080033/http://www.thewrap.com/awards/column-post/doris-day-wins-lifetime-achievement-award-la-film-critics-32300|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 31, 2011|title=Doris Day Wins Lifetime Achievement Award from L.A. Film Critics|date=October 29, 2011|publisher=The wrap|access-date=December 12, 2012
In April 2014, Day made an unexpected public appearance to attend the annual Doris Day Animal Foundation benefit.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McNeil|first1=Liz|title=Doris Day Makes Her First Public Appearance in More Than 2 Decades|url=https://people.com/celebrity/doris-day-makes-her-first-public-appearance-in-more-than-2-decades/|access-date=June 26, 2018|work=People|date=April 9, 2014}}</ref>
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In 1971, she cofounded Actors and Others for Animals and appeared in a series of newspaper advertisements denouncing the wearing of fur along with [[Mary Tyler Moore]], [[Angie Dickinson]] and [[Jayne Meadows]].{{Sfn|Patrick|McGee|2006|p=132|ps=, photograph of ad.}}
In 1978, Day founded the Doris Day Pet Foundation, now the Doris Day Animal Foundation (DDAF).<ref name="Grudens2001">{{cite book|last=Grudens|first=Richard|title=Sally Bennett's Magic Moments|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R6M6S4t4ejcC&pg=PA115|access-date=August 8, 2013|year=2001|publisher=Celebrity Profiles Publishing|isbn=978-1-57579-181-4|page=115}}</ref> An independent nonprofit [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)(3) grant-giving public charity]], DDAF funds other nonprofit causes that promote animal welfare.<ref>{{cite
To complement the Doris Day Animal Foundation, Day formed the [[Doris Day Animal League]] (DDAL) in 1987, a national nonprofit citizens' lobbying organization on behalf of animals.<ref>{{cite book|title=Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul: Stories about Pets as Teachers, Healers, Heroes, and Friends|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QIPdhSiMN48C&pg=PA385|access-date=August 8, 2013|year=1998|publisher=HCI Books|isbn=978-1-55874-571-1|page=385|archive-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175143/http://books.google.com/books?id=QIPdhSiMN48C&pg=PA385|url-status=dead}}</ref> Day actively lobbied the [[United States Congress]] in support of legislation designed to safeguard [[animal welfare]] on a number of occasions, and in 1995 she originated the annual [[World Spay Day]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Join 'Spay Day USA' campaign|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19950131&id=EUNWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3068,7529821|access-date=January 15, 2016|work=[[Gainesville Sun]]|date=January 31, 1995}}</ref> The DDAL merged into the [[Humane Society of the United States]] (HSUS) in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/06/AR2006090601770.html|title=Merger Adds to Humane Society's Bite|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=June 5, 2007|first=Judy|last=Sarasohn|date=September 7, 2006}}</ref>
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A posthumous auction of 1,100 of Day's possessions in April 2020 generated $3 million for the Doris Day Animal Foundation.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 6, 2020|title=Doris Day's awards, animal artifacts haul in $3 million at auction|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-doris-day-idUSKBN21O04P|access-date=June 20, 2020}}</ref>
Doris Day actively engaged in [[HIV/AIDS]] awareness for many years. Her commitment was primarily focused on raising awareness and fundraising for HIV/AIDS research. She co-organized several fundraising events for HIV/AIDS-related charities and provided financial contributions to research and support programs for individuals affected by the disease. In 2011, the Canadian magazine Gay Globe paid tribute to Doris Day by featuring her on the cover of their #79 edition.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gayglobe.net/magazine-gay-globe-79/ | title=Magazine Gay Globe 79 - GROUPE GAY GLOBE LE POINT | date=June 19, 2020 }}</ref>
==Personal life==
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* [https://www.dorisdayanimalfoundation.org/ Doris Day Animal Foundation]
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* {{AFI person | 40605-Doris-Day | Doris Day }}
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