OT: Mantle, Maris, Berra and Doris Day

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I'm a big Doris Day fan too. She was beautiful, a fine actress, and a great singer. She was equally good in comedy and drama.

Totally agree, Barry. As an actress, I thought she did amazing and convincing in her first dramatic role, playing James Stewart's wife in the 1955 color version of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller, "The Man Who Knew Too Much".

---Brian Powell

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by brian1961

Totally agree, Barry. As an actress, I thought she did amazing and convincing in her first dramatic role, playing James Stewart's husband in the 1955 color version of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller, "The Man Who Knew Too Much".

---Brian Powell

The second Man Who Knew Too Much is a classic, and that's where she sang Que Sera Sera.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Cary Grant was no slouch either. Very few, if any, better actors, though he was not as multi-talented as Doris.

[Buythatcard]

Cary Grant and Doris Day did pretty well for themselves. But the other 3 guys on the bench didn't do too bad either.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Thank you for posting that.

My favorite movie of hers is "Midnight Lace" with Rex Harrison and John Gavin.

She was a natural.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Cary Grant was no slouch either. Very few, if any, better actors, though he was not as multi-talented as Doris.

Cary Grant is another favorite. How can you not like Cary Grant?

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Cary Grant is another favorite. How can you not like Cary Grant?

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[brian1961]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

The second Man Who Knew Too Much is a classic, and that's where she sang Que Sera Sera.

Barry, isn't it ironic that with all of her easy, breesy movies featuring her sensational singing, she finally does a leading lady dramatic movie, and beautifully so, where she essentially sings one song---and that one song becomes her signature piece. I did a Wikipedia search, and Doris had done a thriller in 1951, Storm Warning.

Also, I made certain to edit my first post to express that she played Stewart's wife, and not "husband", as I carelessly worded. Oh well. It's all good---now. Good health to you, sir. ---- Brian Powell

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by brian1961

Barry, isn't it ironic that with all of her easy, breesy movies featuring her sensational singing, she finally does a leading lady dramatic movie, and beautifully so, where she essentially sings one song---and that one song becomes her signature piece. I did a Wikipedia search, and Doris had done a thriller in 1951, Storm Warning.

Also, I made certain to edit my first post to express that she played Stewart's wife, and not "husband", as I carelessly worded. Oh well. It's all good---now. Good health to you, sir. ---- Brian Powell

Agreed. She sang Que Sera in the Hitchcock movie merely to connect with her son who was kidnapped. She knew if he heard her singing it, he would know she was out looking for him. And it became possibly her most memorable song.

She was extremely versatile, and her comedies with Rock Hudson and James Garner, both who became her closest friends, are wonderful.

Sorry to get off the OP's original post, but Doris Day is one of those fan favorites. And it is great that she is still with us, having outlived all of her famous costars.

[Buythatcard]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Agreed. She sang Que Sera in the Hitchcock movie merely to connect with her son who was kidnapped. She knew if he heard her singing it, he would know she was out looking for him. And it became possibly her most memorable song.

She was extremely versatile, and her comedies with Rock Hudson and James Garner, both who became her closest friends, are wonderful.

Sorry to get off the OP's original post, but Doris Day is one of those fan favorites. And it is great that she is still with us, having outlived all of her famous costars.

Most posts do go off the original topic. But we all know the achievements of those 3 guys in pinstripes. It's nice to hear about the others.

[barrysloate]

Doris Day died today at age 97.

[calvindog]

She was a peach.