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Iconic actress and singer Doris Day turned
97 on April 3. Here’s a look back at some of her many movies. Talk
about a leading man bonanza: She’s worked with Rock Hudson, Brian Keith,
James Garner, Cary Grant and James Stewart!
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
Opposites attract in this World War I–set comedy-musical romance when high schooler Marjorie (Day) falls for a college student (Gordon MacRae).
April in Paris (1952)
Day plays a chorus girl who gets invited—in a case of mistaken identity—to Paris and falls for the befuddled bureaucrat (Ray Bolger) responsible for the mix-up.
Calamity Jane (1953)
This rousing musical features Day as the fabled frontierswoman and won an Oscar for its song “Secret Love.”
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Day starred alongside James Stewart in this thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
A telephone party line leads to romance for Jan (Day) and Brad (Rock Hudson).
Lover Come Back (1961)
An ad exec (Hudson, again) woos his competitor (Day) in an attempt to steal her account.
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That Touch of Mink (1962)
Philip (Cary Grant), a rich businessman, wants to have a discreet affair with Cathy (Day). But she’s a good girl saving herself for marriage.
Move Over, Darling (1963)
Ellen (Day) returns after being lost at sea, only to discover that her husband (James Garner) has remarried.
With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)
In her 39th and final film, Day plays a widow who falls in love with a widower (Brian Keith), but their kids aren’t happy with the newly blended family.
