Doris Day: Difference between revisions

| birth_name = Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|activist}}

'''Doris Day''' (born '''Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff'''; April 3, 1922 &nbsp;– 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 born Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff<ref name="nytimes" /> on April 3, 1922, in [[Cincinnati]], Ohio,<ref name="shes95">{{Cite web|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4e59795cb64440bfa2567554e1f53097/only-ap-birthday-surprise-doris-day-shes-really-95|title=Birthday surprise for ageless Doris Day: She's actually 95|last=Elber|first=Lynn|date=April 2, 2017|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404111630/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4e59795cb64440bfa2567554e1f53097/only-ap-birthday-surprise-doris-day-shes-really-95|archive-date=April 4, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=April 2, 2017|quote=A copy of Day's birth certificate, obtained by The Associated Press from Ohio's Office of Vital Statistics, settles the issue: Doris Mary Kappelhoff, her pre-fame name, was born on April 3, 1922, making her 95. Her parents were Alma and William Kappelhoff of Cincinnati.}}</ref> the daughter of [[German Americans|German-American]]<ref>[https://www.philly.com/obituaries/doris-day-death-movies-songs-obituary-20190513.html Actress Doris Day dies at 97] Philly.com May 13, 2019.</ref><ref name="wn">{{cite news |last=Leidinger |first=Paul |date=May 13, 2015 |title=Doris Day heißt eigentlich Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff |newspaper=Westfälische Nachrichten |url=https://www.wn.de/Welt/Leute/3776715-Weltstar-mit-westfaelischen-Wurzeln-Doris-Day-heisst-eigentlich-Doris-Mary-Ann-Kappelhoff |access-date=December 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=Doris Day profile |url=http://www.wargs.com/other/day.html |type=ancestry |publisher=Wargs |access-date=April 5, 2014}}</ref> parents Alma Sophia ([[Maiden and married names|''née'']] Welz; 1895–1976) and William Joseph Kappelhoff (1892–1967). She was named after actress [[Doris Kenyon]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Braun |first1=Eric |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hwczAgAAQBAJ&q=%22Doris+Kenyon%22&pg=PT32 |title=Doris Day |date=2010 |publisher=Orion Publishing Group |isbn=9781409105695 |language=en}}</ref> Her mother was a [[Homemaking|homemaker]], and her father was a music teacher and [[conducting|choirmaster]].{{Sfn|Kaufman|2008|p=4}}<ref name="census">{{Cite web|title=Ancestry.com|url=http://interactive.ancestry.com/2442/m-t0627-03199-April00438/34332334|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224040343/http://interactive.ancestry.com/2442/m-t0627-03199-April00438/34332334|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 24, 2021|quote=Born 1922: age on April 10, 1940, in Hamilton County, Ohio, 91–346 (enumeration district), 2552 Warsaw Avenue, was 18 years old as per 1940 United States Census records; name transcribed incorrectly as "Daris Kappelhoff", included with mother Alma and brother Paul, all with same surname}}. (registration required; initial 14-day free pass)</ref> Her paternal grandfather Franz Joseph Wilhelm Kappelhoff immigrated to the United States in 1875 and settled within the large German community in Cincinnati.<ref name="wn"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/German_Ohioans|title=German Ohioans|access-date=December 28, 2019}}</ref> For most of her life, Day stated that she was born in 1924, but on the occasion of her 95th birthday, the [[Associated Press]] found her birth certificate that showed a 1922 date of birth.<ref name=shes95 />

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}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kilday|first1=Gregg|title=Doris Day to Receive Career Achievement Award From Los Angeles Film Critics Association|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/doris-day-los-angeles-film-critics-association-awards-254981|access-date=April 4, 2017|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 29, 2011}}</ref>

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 webnews|url=http://www.dorisdayanimalfoundation.org/about.html|title=About DDAF|publishernewspaper=Doris Day Animal Foundation|access-date=July 30, 2013}}</ref>

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