June 4, 2009
‘Discovering Doris’ interviewed Pierre Patrick during the release of his book “A Beautiful Day: The Doris Day Companion” (Pierre is pictured above at the 50th GRAMMY Awards). How did you discover Doris Day? I discovered Doris Day in the Hospital believe it or not. I spent the first 10 years of my life there and she ...
October 31, 2008
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 ...
October 20, 2008
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 ...
October 11, 2008
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 ...
August 31, 2008
Romance On The High Seas (1948) I’m in Love It’s You Or No One Tourist Trade It’s Magic Put ‘em In A Box, Tie ‘em With A Ribbon [And Throw 'em In The Deep Blue Sea] Run, Run, Run Two Lovers Met in the Night My Dream Is Yours (1949) My Dream Is Yours Canadian ...
August 31, 2008
Alan Hale Jnr. West Point Story (1950) Young at Heart (1954) Alice Ghostley With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) Barbara Hershey With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) Bernard Miles The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Bill Goodwin It’s A Great Feeling (1949) Billy De Wolfe Tea For Two (1950) Lullaby of Broadway (1951) Brian ...
December 30, 2007
Below is an interview with the singer Craig Pomranz whose latest album “My Heart Don’t Skip A Beat” is available now. What inspired you to be a singer? I was a very shy child in elementary school, but when our music teacher decided to do a little concert and she asked all of us to ...
December 14, 2007
During the mid-1980s, Doris Day returned to a recording studio for the first time in over a decade to do a project that was driven by her son Terry Melcher, along with his buddy Bruce Johnston (Terry’s former music partner in the early ’60s and a long-time member of The Beach Boys). The big ...
September 30, 2007
I understand your new album “Heart’s Desire: A Tribute To Doris Day” is released on an anniversary year for you. What actually inspired you to start singing and how does it feel to now reach such a landmark anniversary? My mother was a singer and I had a great great Aunt that performed in German ...
September 10, 2007
The Los Angeles born character actress Jackie Joseph first worked with Doris Day, in 1968, on her final motion picture With Six You Get Eggroll. In 1971, Jackie then joined the 4th season cast of The Doris Day Show. Jackie began her entertainment career as a featured performer and singer in the Billy Barnes ...