He said that whenever he thought of her as Eunice, it made him laugh. Rock Hudson, who co-starred with Day in “Pillow Talk,” called her Eunice, according to IMDb. Their son, Terry, later became the initial target of the Manson Family they later were behind the grisly killing of actress Sharon Tate.
Day found out after his 1968 death that he had mismanaged or embezzled nearly $20 million from her. However, shadows lurked behind the glittering scrim of her celebrity: Doris’s third husband, Martin Melcher, her manager and producer of many of her films, turned out to be a louse. Remembered as one of the most popular screen actresses of all time, Day’s sing-song sweetness and oh-gosh innocence put her adoring fans in the palm of her hand. The Doris Day Animal Foundation said in a statement that Day was surrounded by close friends and “had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia.” She was surrounded by loved ones, including her fellow pet lovers who will remember their friend as much for her benevolent animal-rights work as they will for her legendary screen presence. Doris Day: 11 things you didn't know about actress and singerįor Doris Day fans, the lilting memories of the entertainer’s amazing 50-year run on stage and screen will live forever, both in those now-haunting lyrics of that Oscar-winning song and across the film musicals and playful rom-coms of a more innocent mid-century America.ĭay died early Monday in her Carmel Valley home at the age of 97.
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