Free from her seven year contract with Warner Brothers, Doris Day was finally able to consider tempting offers from other Hollywood studios; allowing the opportunity for husband/manager, Marty Melcher to attain producer credit on almost all her future movies… Fortunately, her first choice was a winner and there must have been no hesitation in accepting ...
An American doll maker has paid tribute to Doris Day by creating dolls based on two of her most iconic movie roles. I felt compelled to tell you all about a very talented lady named Alesia Newman-Breen, who is an actress, sculptor, graphic artist, writer, wife and mother living in suburban Baltimore, Maryland with her ...
Spay Day USA takes place each year on the last Tuesday of February and was originally created by the Doris Day Animal League (DDAL) in 1995. The event subsequently became a program of The Humane Society of the United States when the DDAL combined operations with them in 2006. Spay Day USA is America’s first ...
Fans will be thrilled to learn that the new GRAMMY® museum will open with a special Doris Day exhibit. The new GRAMMY Museum opens to the public in December 2008. It occupies a vibrant new space in downtown Los Angeles at 714 W. Olympic BLVD in L.A. 90015 (USA). The museum is billed as an ...
On the 15 September 2008, independent British music label Zone Records released their 2nd CD instalment containing more of Doris Day’s 1950s radio shows. Many of you will recall, how just over a year ago, we were treated to the release of “The Doris Day Show – Volume 1“. The latest CD set indulges us ...
Audio mastering engineer and multi-million selling producer Ted Carfrae talks about his work restoring Doris Day’s vintage radio shows from the 1950s. I’ve known the guys from Zone Records for many years, in fact they were one of my first clients ever when I had my studio in London’s West End. Since then, they have ...
Below is an interview with Jim Pierson, the man behind the many Doris Day TV show DVDs which you all have been enjoying over the last few years: How/when did you first discover Doris Day? I remember her television show as a kid in the 1970s and seeing her last movie in the theatres. What ...
Five years of “The Doris Day Show” (1968-73) on one definitive Region 1 DVD boxset. It only seems like yesterday that the independent American distributor, MPI Media Group, came to the rescue of frustrated Doris Day fans who wanted to see the star’s TV sitcom given a DVD release. The reality is three years have ...
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Christmas TV shows, rare music and newsreel footage plus commentary from Doris. I sat down last night to review this special “Christmas” DVD release from MPI Home Video. I actually found myself quite charmed by its content. I may not be an avid fan of Doris’s television sitcom but I did actually thoroughly enjoy the ...
Inject instant Christmas cheer into your household with an album of the songs loved and associated most with the holiday season. I am sure many of you will be asking, “What sets this Doris Day Christmas release apart from those previous?” In short, the 1997 American CD “Personal Christmas Collection” and the 2003 UK re-issue ...
We feel immensely privileged to be able to bring to you now an interview with Rock legend Bruce Johnston...
Over the last 30 years, Ted Carfrae has been a prominent name on the UK and USA music scene...
Mattel released on the 16 June 2011 their Barbie Collector “Pillow Talk” gift set which features Ken and Barbie...
The New York City photographer and graphic designer Michael Williams was the first to snap Mattel’s ‘Barbie’ doll homage to Doris...