| 'Doris Day' (born American actress, and animal welfare advocate. A vivacious blonde with a wholesome image, she was one of the most prolific actresses of the Hollywood with her partner, Jerry Doherty, in 1936, but turned to singing when she injured her leg in an auto accident in 1937. She was a singer with the big bands of Barney Rapp, Bob Crosby, and Les Brown before setting out on her own as a singer in the late 1940s. It was Barney Rapp who convinced her that 'Kappelhoff' was too awkward a name and suggested 'Day' after a song named 'Day after Day' that was part of her repertoire. She never really liked the name 'Doris Day', thinking it sounded too much like a stripper; this was ironic, since she eventually became associated with a nearly opposite image of wholesomeness and innocence. |
