May 29, 2010
Possible new ‘Doris Day’ compilations from Columbia/Sony Music. Another rumour circulating at the moment is that Doris Day may well be involved in compiling an all-new compilation of some of her most favourite songs from her illustrious recording career. We have little more on this at present but it certainly sounds like an interesting project ...
May 29, 2010
Aaron Edward (Hotch) Hotchner, the man behind Doris Day’s ONLY official biography “Her Own Story” (published in 1975/6) revealed in an interview this week with The New York Times how he is picking up his pen to work on a new Broadway musical about the life of darling Doris. “….I’m working on a musical about ...
May 27, 2010
Click here to join 5000+ film lovers crusading for Doris Day to be presented with an honourary Oscar! In these modern times, there are many wrongs which we as individuals can not easily fix as they are just too big for us alone to tackle. We only just have to turn on the news to ...
May 27, 2010
The 2010 calendar sold out just a week or so ago and we are thrilled to announce that even during such a severe economic downturn you have still help us raise nearly $1700USD*. Over the last three years, this site has arranged the production of a professionally printed Doris Day wall calendar. The calendars were ...
May 15, 2010
Hundreds of you joined together to help the webmaster of this site compile an online card of well-wishes for darling Doris just before Christmas 2009. Earlier this week, we received a delightful ‘thank you’ card from Ms. Day. She wrote to acknowledge receipt of the Christmas card and your heartfelt messages of undying love and ...
April 23, 2010
The home entertainment company MPI Home Video which produced and distributed Doris Day’s TV shows and other rarities on DVD format has now unearthed a 1965 radio interview of Doris on Lucille Ball’s “Let’s Talk To Lucy” show. This audio gem will be released on the 15 June 2010 as a bonus feature to the ...
April 23, 2010
Nellie McKay’s “Normal As Blueberry Pie (A Tribute to Doris Day)” album is a ‘Top 5′ smash on America’s Billboard Jazz chart. One of the big surprise hits of 2009 was “Normal As Blueberry Pie”; a tribute album to the music of Doris Day; lovingly crafted by the British born American singer-songwriter Nellie McKay. For those ...
April 21, 2010
This paperback book from long time jazz critic for the Village Voice Gary Giddins offers a collection of essays on Hollywood’s iconic films, their stars and the filmmakers such as Lubitsch, Hawks, Hitchcock & Welles. The book notably features a great story on Michael Curtiz’s discovery of his new star Doris Day. Warning Shadows: Home ...
April 15, 2010
In April 2010, Sony BMG Australia released a new budget Doris Day CD set of music which she originally recorded and released for the Columbia label. The set which we are now in possession of is entitled “Hits, Hollywood & Broadway”. The 3-discs come in a standard slimline case (usually associated with a single CD ...
April 4, 2010
Doris Day for a 4th consecutive year phoned in for a telephone chat with her local radio station. Doris Day’s local radio station KIDD 630-AM (formerly known as MAGIC 63 AM) broadcasts to the Monterey Bay Area of California. The station recently changed its name and format from Adult Standards to Oldies and now to ...
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