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Happy 97th Birthday to Hollywood legend & animal rights activist Doris Day! (Original Post) catbyte Apr 2019 OP
Animal lovers like Day and Betty White will live forever! (or at least they SHOULD) hlthe2b Apr 2019 #1
+1,000! TruckFump Apr 2019 #19
ABSOLUTELY!!! nt Raine Apr 2019 #34
I used to work for American Movie Classics back in the 80's... Javaman Apr 2019 #2
I still watch DownriverDem Apr 2019 #7
Wow! She is such a neat person. nt leftyladyfrommo Apr 2019 #3
And many more! sandensea Apr 2019 #4
She owns DownriverDem Apr 2019 #9
That she does. sandensea Apr 2019 #21
Cool Raine Apr 2019 #33
You're welcome. Here's hoping you can visit sometime soon. sandensea Apr 2019 #36
I grew up watching all her movies. Loved her onit2day Apr 2019 #5
I had no idea she was still around. JohnnyRingo Apr 2019 #6
I think that may have been Dinah Shore..n/t monmouth4 Apr 2019 #8
I was DownriverDem Apr 2019 #10
Oops You're right. JohnnyRingo Apr 2019 #29
Sorry to tell you, but... jbeing Apr 2019 #11
"Que Sera, Sera" won an Oscar in 1956 for "The Man Who Knew Too Much" red dog 1 Apr 2019 #22
Terrific... PCIntern Apr 2019 #12
I'm so happy that you reminded us all this gracious lady is still doing well. She deserves Karadeniz Apr 2019 #13
Happy birthday Ms. Day! geardaddy Apr 2019 #14
beautiful teeth and hair. Lucky genes! librechik Apr 2019 #15
I wonder if she follows a vegan/vegetarian diet too. ginnyinWI Apr 2019 #17
yes, IIRC she does! (of course) librechik Apr 2019 #18
wonderful! ginnyinWI Apr 2019 #20
Looking very good! oasis Apr 2019 #16
Happy Birthday, Doris! red dog 1 Apr 2019 #23
A class act. And what a voice! dchill Apr 2019 #24
Thanks catbyte erlewyne Apr 2019 #25
I heard she helped the animals on the set of the Hitchcock movie, The Man Who Knew Too Much Beringia Apr 2019 #26
Happy Birthday Doris Day! What a wonderful person! MoonRiver Apr 2019 #27
Once I Had A Secret Love....... suston96 Apr 2019 #28
Wow! She looks great for 97! smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #30
Yes. lpbk2713 Apr 2019 #31
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Doris Raine Apr 2019 #32
One of the very, very few people customerserviceguy Apr 2019 #35

Javaman

(62,531 posts)
2. I used to work for American Movie Classics back in the 80's...
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 12:11 PM
Apr 2019

when it was still something watchable.

and we had a run of Doris Day movies.

I had a massive crush on her.

sandensea

(21,639 posts)
4. And many more!
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 01:08 PM
Apr 2019

I stayed at the Cypress Inn, her hotel in Carmel, with my Basset a few years ago.

Classic, beautiful, well-maintained, and very pet-friendly - just like Ms. Day herself.

sandensea

(21,639 posts)
21. That she does.
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 02:07 PM
Apr 2019

She bought it in the '90s sometime, renovated it, and converted it into a pet-friendly inn - while losing none of its 1920s, Spanish Colonial Revival charm.

https://cypress-inn.com/



The photos don't do it - or Carmel - justice.

Very well-run, and, despite, the number of pets on any given day, very clean. Suffice it to say, the restaurant has menus for you and your pooch. Very healthy options.

Unfortunately, my Basset (he's since passed away) got very loud around other dogs - and with that deep Basset bellow of theirs! But the staff is very accommodating. The others guests, that depends.

It's been a few years. I should go back sometime.

sandensea

(21,639 posts)
36. You're welcome. Here's hoping you can visit sometime soon.
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 08:27 PM
Apr 2019

As Doris Day put it, it's the hotel "where people are also welcome."

JohnnyRingo

(18,636 posts)
6. I had no idea she was still around.
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 01:19 PM
Apr 2019

She was pretty old when I was a kid, and I'm on Social Security. While I might assume her squeaky clean lifestyle led to her long and healthy life, Keith Richards chuckles from the sidelines.

I imagine she sold a lot of Chevys back then with the "See the USA in your Chevrolet" jingle. Indeed, I remember those commercials more than her movies.

Happy B'day DD.

JohnnyRingo

(18,636 posts)
29. Oops You're right.
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 06:15 PM
Apr 2019

Dinah Shore was pretty shady compared to Doris Day. haha

I don't know how I mixed them up.

jbeing

(171 posts)
11. Sorry to tell you, but...
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 01:28 PM
Apr 2019

It was Dinah Shore.

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Doris Day was 10 Cents a Dance & Que Sera Sera and my favorite:

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Celebrate them both and why not?

red dog 1

(27,820 posts)
22. "Que Sera, Sera" won an Oscar in 1956 for "The Man Who Knew Too Much"
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 02:15 PM
Apr 2019

(Best Original Song)

Also, it was the theme song for the sitcom "The Doris Day Show"

PCIntern

(25,557 posts)
12. Terrific...
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 01:31 PM
Apr 2019

My mom was an "early" activist for animal rights and she corresponded with DD and Cleveland Amory (remember him?). Somewhere I have the letters.

DD looks great!

Karadeniz

(22,540 posts)
13. I'm so happy that you reminded us all this gracious lady is still doing well. She deserves
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 01:32 PM
Apr 2019

all the good she gets!❤

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
17. I wonder if she follows a vegan/vegetarian diet too.
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 01:54 PM
Apr 2019

She looks better than my mother in law who is 94.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
20. wonderful!
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 02:04 PM
Apr 2019

Being plant based goes along with animal rights advocate. I am a vegetarian plus fish once in a while.

erlewyne

(1,115 posts)
25. Thanks catbyte
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 02:33 PM
Apr 2019

She popped up on my OTD.
So I searched for her because I miss her. I thought no one else
would remember that dear person. She is special. Yes, and Dinah.

BTW, I checked DU earlier. and thought, oh shucks.

Beringia

(4,316 posts)
26. I heard she helped the animals on the set of the Hitchcock movie, The Man Who Knew Too Much
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 02:37 PM
Apr 2019

because they were being mistreated. Great gal. I can't believe she is still around but also can't believe she has aged. I expect her to look young forever.
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
30. Wow! She looks great for 97!
Wed Apr 3, 2019, 06:28 PM
Apr 2019

Happy Birthday Doris! I have seen almost all of her movies - I am a big fan of old movies - and found them very entertaining. I love the fact that she is an animal lover and animal rights activist!

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