The Life And Loves of Doris Day

Published on 09/12/2018
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QUE SERA SERA

The 1956 Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much is well-known for being a masterpiece. Yet another claim to fame would be its theme song Que Sera Sera. It was performed by none other than Doris Day herself, though she was apparently reluctant to sing it in the beginning. She thought it was a “children’s song,” but she recorded it anyway since the studio demanded it.

HER SIGNATURE TUNE QUE SERA SERA

QUE SERA SERA

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A Beautiful Career

As Doris Day continued to act, her inclination towards dramatic roles became more apparent. One example would be the 1950 film Young Man with a Horn where she starred opposite Kirk Douglas. She played a singer and Douglas played a troubled musician. Another example is Storm Warning where she portrayed the wife of a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Afterward, she started appearing in more romantic comedies to the extent that she was hailed the queen of the subgenre. It was at this point that her net worth saw a dramatic increase.

THE BEGINNING OF A WONDERFUL FILM CAREER

A Beautiful Career

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