Archive for October, 2005

Doris Day’s Animal Foundation airlifts dogs and cats from the US region devastated by Hurricane Katrina

October 31, 2005 No Comments

Another consequence to the devastation caused by Katrina is that evacuees of hurricane-torn Louisiana were not allowed to take their beloved pets when they fled their homes. Many were lost, abandoned and nearly starved. However, on the evening of 3 October 2005, 130 four-legged survivors were rescued thanks to the kindness of Doris Day’s Washington based ...

Archive News, Charity Work
Norman’s Date with Doris Day (1973)

Norman’s Date with Doris Day (1973)

October 25, 2005 No Comments

I got to the hotel and sat in the lounge, after a while a porter came in and said “Would Miss Day’s party please follow me.” He led us to her suite and I walked in. Doris was sat on the couch and looked stunning, dressed in red… My story starts in 1954, after I ...

Are you as big a Doris Day fan as Canadian collector Ken Hallett?

Are you as big a Doris Day fan as Canadian collector Ken Hallett?

October 24, 2005 No Comments

In a world thriving with new Doris Day admirers there is one long-term fan, whose sheer enthusiasm for America’s original girl-next-door is as fresh as the day he discovered her. That fan is Ken Hallett! I had the pleasure to meet with Canadian fan Ken Hallett who lives in Toronto earlier this year. I was ...

Ray’s Dance with Doris Day (1993)

Ray’s Dance with Doris Day (1993)

October 24, 2005 No Comments

Ray Lyons, from Rhode Island (USA), tells the story of the evening he slow danced with Doris during a rare public appearance she made for a DDAL fundraiser in 1993. Never in my wildest imagination could I have thought of a setting so perfect as I had when I had a slow dance with Doris ...

Australian Region 4 DVD release due for “The Doris Day Show” in November 2005

October 22, 2005 1 Comment

Australian fans will be delighted to hear that the first season of Doris’s TV show finally reaches your shores on November 7. It will be released by Umbrella Entertainment with slightly revised packaging to both the American and European releases. Other than that it will contain all 28 episodes from 1968/9 as well as the ...

Archive News, New Releases

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Details revealed about “The Doris Day Show – Season 2″ DVD set

October 1, 2005 No Comments

Hot on the heels of the release of Season 1 is yet another date to pencil in your diary as the next instalment of Doris’s cult sitcom is due to arrive before the end of 2005. Season 2 will be available across America and Canada on four more glorious Region1 DVDs from 25 October 2005. ...

Archive News, New Releases

Rock legend Bruce Johnston recalls his buddy Terry Melcher & working on songs from Doris Day’s latest album “My Heart”

We feel immensely privileged to be able to bring to you now an interview with Rock legend Bruce Johnston...

Multi-Platinum selling Producer Ted Carfrae talks about producing on Doris Day’s latest album “My Heart” and gives a track-by-track appraisal!

Over the last 30 years, Ted Carfrae has been a prominent name on the UK and USA music scene...

Mattel’s Director of Marketing Liz Grampp talks to this site about their new Barbie Collector gift set celebrating Doris Day & Rock Hudson’s “Pillow Talk”

Mattel released on the 16 June 2011 their Barbie Collector “Pillow Talk” gift set which features Ken and Barbie...

NYC photographer Michael Williams talks about his lifelong love of dolls and what he thought of Mattel’s NEW Barbie “Doris & Rock” giftset!

  The New York City photographer and graphic designer Michael Williams was the first to snap Mattel’s ‘Barbie’ doll homage to Doris...