Doris Day

I logged on to our RUSC Facebook account today, to find that Doris Day is 'trending' on social media, because she just found her birth certificate...

I am not sure how this happens, but she apparently thought she was 93 ... when in fact it turns out she is 95!

To her many admirers, I'm sure she remains ageless - but happy birthday Doris all the same! 

She was born Doris Mary Kappelhoff, on 3rd April 1922, to Alma Sophia (née Welz, a housewife) and William Kappelhoff (a music teacher and choir master) - and all of her grandparents were German immigrants. 

She developed an early interest in dance, and in the mid-1930s formed a dance duo with Jerry Doherty that performed locally in Cincinnati. A car accident on October 13, 1937, damaged her legs and curtailed her prospects as a professional dancer.

While recovering, Day started to sing along with the radio and discovered a talent that she didn't know she had, which led on to a successful beginning as a big band singer. 

She starred on many radio shows before making her film debut in 1948, and followed it up with a string of smash-hit romantic comedies.

I have added a Bob Hope show today, which stars Doris Day alongside Bing Crosby. Bob, the mascot of the Cleveland Indians who are in the audience, attempts to romance her. It's classic Bob Hope and will have you chuckling in no time!

You can listen to it by clicking on the link here.

Happy listening my friends,