Doris Day: Images of a Hollywood Icon

To commemorate the 100th anniversary

of the birth of one of the most successful actresses and singers in the history

of show business,Hermes Press is proud to announce the publication of

DORIS DAY - IMAGES OF A HOLLYWOOD ICON,

featuring rare and previously

unpublished photographs from the late star's personal

collection.

Born in

Cincinnati, Ohio on April 3, 1922, Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff had dreams of

becoming a professional dancer before a near-fatal car accident during her teen

years left her bed-ridden with a shattered leg for over a year. While listening

to the radio during her recovery and becoming entranced by jazz vocalist Ella

Fitzgerald, Doris embarked on singing lessons for two years, resulting in her

becoming a local radio star and joining big bands -- where she adopted the stage

name of "Day" -- leading to a plum position with the Les Brown

Orchestra.

While touring

cross-country with Brown, Day had several hit records with the band, culminating

with the end-of-World-War-II anthem Sentimental

Journey. After two failed

marriages and giving birth to her son Terry, Doris relocated to Los Angeles

where she was discovered by famed film director Michael Curtiz

(Casablanca)

and signed to a contract with Warner

Brothers.

Starting with the

1948 Technicolor musical Romance on the High

Seas, where she introduced the

Oscar®-nominated hit song It's

Magic, Day quickly ascended to

the top of the most popular stars in Hollywood. While continuing her recording

career, she moved effortlessly between song-filled, nostalgic features such as

Calamity

Jane - introducing the

Oscar®-winning hit Secret

Love; gripping film noir

(Storm

Warning); musical biography

(Love Me or Leave

Me); a Hitchcock thriller

(The Man Who Knew Too

Much) and modern romantic

comedies with Rock Hudson (Pillow

Talk), Clark Gable

(Teacher's

Pet), Cary Grant

(That Touch of

Mink) and James Garner

(The Thrill of It

All).

Despite

not making a film since 1968, Day still holds the record as the number one

female box-office star. Her many honors include the Cecil B. DeMille Award for

outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry, the Los Angeles Film

Critics Award for Lifetime Achievement, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, an

Academy Award® nomination for Pillow Talk

and the Presidential Medal of

Freedom. Her films and recordings continue to appeal to audiences all over the

world. The iconic Oscar®-winning hit Que

Sera, Sera

(Whatever Will Be Will

Be) was not only the theme to

her top ten television series The Doris Day

Show but has resonated globally

with several generations.

A

lifelong animal lover and pioneering animal welfare advocate, Day focused her

later years on her heart's passion--making this a better world for animals and

the people who love them. Her celebrity voice has been instrumental in reducing

shelter euthanasia, introducing spay/neuter initiatives, lobbying for laws that

protect animals, and many other programs. Since 1978, the Doris Day Animal

Foundation has grown into a national non-profit animal welfare leader and

continues to carry on Day's

legacy.

DORIS DAY -

IMAGES OF A HOLLYWOOD ICON offers hundreds of photos, including

glamorous publicity portraits, behind-the-scenes images with famous friends and

colleagues, and glimpses into her personal life. Longtime fan Paul McCartney

has
contributed a Foreword.

Turner Classic Movies host Eddie Muller and singer-historian Michael Feinstein

have contributed appreciations of Day's motion picture and singing careers,

respectively. A complete filmography and discography are also

included.