Doris Day Articles

Doris Day may have been — once again — absurdly bypassed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors, but at least she’ll be getting some much deserved recognition from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA). Day, 87, has been named the recipient of the L.A. Critics’ Career Achievement Award of 2011 — or 2012, as the ceremony will take [...]

Hollywood Chinese Theatre Handprints/Footprints: From Norma Talmadge to Marilyn Monroe. [Photo: Cher, getting her hands dirty while plugging Burlesque in November 20120. Bob Freeman / chinesetheatres.com.] Cantinflas (December 28, 1960) Doris Day (January 19, 1961) Natalie Wood (December 5, 1961) Charlton Heston (January 18, 1962) Sophia Loren (July 26, 1962) Kirk Douglas (November 1, 1962) Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward (May 25, 1963) Jack Lemmon [...]

The Kennedy Center Honors have been handed out since 1978. Recipients hail from various branches of the American performance art world — including film, stage, music, and dance — even though performers more closely associated with British show business have managed to sneak in every now and then, e.g., Paul McCartney, Roger Daltrey, Elton John, Pete Townshend. Since recipients are supposed to attend the Washington, [...]

Doris Day, Duffy Doris Day, 87, and Duffy in a new photo to be used by Sony Music to promote Day’s upcoming record "My Heart," the legendary actress-singer’s 29th album and her first after a seventeen-year hiatus. "My Heart" is to be released in the United Kingdom on Sept. 5. It’ll be available on CD and digital-download formats. "It was brought to my attention that [...]