Happy 97th Birthday to Hollywood legend & animal rights activist Doris Day!

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[hlthe2b]

1. Animal lovers like Day and Betty White will live forever! (or at least they SHOULD)

[TruckFump]

19. +1,000!

My first thought when I saw the thread -- an animal lover!

[Raine]

34. ABSOLUTELY!!! nt

[Javaman]

2. I used to work for American Movie Classics back in the 80's...

when it was still something watchable.

and we had a run of Doris Day movies.

I had a massive crush on her.

[DownriverDem]

7. I still watch

American Movie Classics.

[leftyladyfrommo]

3. Wow! She is such a neat person. nt

[sandensea]

4. And many more!

I stayed at the Cypress Inn, her hotel in Carmel, with my Basset a few years ago.

Classic, beautiful, well-maintained, and very pet-friendly - just like Ms. Day herself.

[DownriverDem]

9. She owns

the hotel?

[sandensea]

21. That she does.

She bought it in the '90s sometime, renovated it, and converted it into a pet-friendly inn - while losing none of its 1920s, Spanish Colonial Revival charm.

https://cypress-inn.com/



The photos don't do it - or Carmel - justice.

Very well-run, and, despite, the number of pets on any given day, very clean. Suffice it to say, the restaurant has menus for you and your pooch. Very healthy options.

Unfortunately, my Basset (he's since passed away) got very loud around other dogs - and with that deep Basset bellow of theirs! But the staff is very accommodating. The others guests, that depends.

It's been a few years. I should go back sometime.

[Raine]

33. Cool

Thanks for sharing this, I didn't know she had a hotel and especially nice they allow pets!

[sandensea]

36. You're welcome. Here's hoping you can visit sometime soon.

As Doris Day put it, it's the hotel "where people are also welcome."

[onit2day]

5. I grew up watching all her movies. Loved her

[JohnnyRingo]

6. I had no idea she was still around.

She was pretty old when I was a kid, and I'm on Social Security. While I might assume her squeaky clean lifestyle led to her long and healthy life, Keith Richards chuckles from the sidelines.

I imagine she sold a lot of Chevys back then with the "See the USA in your Chevrolet" jingle. Indeed, I remember those commercials more than her movies.

Happy B'day DD.

[monmouth4]

8. I think that may have been Dinah Shore..n/t

[DownriverDem]

10. I was

just going to say it was Dinah Shore.

[JohnnyRingo]

29. Oops You're right.

Dinah Shore was pretty shady compared to Doris Day. haha

I don't know how I mixed them up.

[jbeing]

11. Sorry to tell you, but...

It was Dinah Shore.

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Doris Day was 10 Cents a Dance & Que Sera Sera and my favorite:

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Celebrate them both and why not?

[red dog 1]

22. "Que Sera, Sera" won an Oscar in 1956 for "The Man Who Knew Too Much"

(Best Original Song)

Also, it was the theme song for the sitcom "The Doris Day Show"

[PCIntern]

12. Terrific...

My mom was an "early" activist for animal rights and she corresponded with DD and Cleveland Amory (remember him?). Somewhere I have the letters.

DD looks great!

[Karadeniz]

13. I'm so happy that you reminded us all this gracious lady is still doing well. She deserves

all the good she gets!❤

[geardaddy]

14. Happy birthday Ms. Day!

[librechik]

15. beautiful teeth and hair. Lucky genes!

Happy Birthday Miss Day!

[ginnyinWI]

17. I wonder if she follows a vegan/vegetarian diet too.

She looks better than my mother in law who is 94.

[librechik]

18. yes, IIRC she does! (of course)

protein shakes!

[ginnyinWI]

20. wonderful!

Being plant based goes along with animal rights advocate. I am a vegetarian plus fish once in a while.

[oasis]

16. Looking very good!

[red dog 1]

23. Happy Birthday, Doris!

[dchill]

24. A class act. And what a voice!

[erlewyne]

25. Thanks catbyte

She popped up on my OTD.
So I searched for her because I miss her. I thought no one else
would remember that dear person. She is special. Yes, and Dinah.

BTW, I checked DU earlier. and thought, oh shucks.

[Beringia]

26. I heard she helped the animals on the set of the Hitchcock movie, The Man Who Knew Too Much

because they were being mistreated. Great gal. I can't believe she is still around but also can't believe she has aged. I expect her to look young forever.

[MoonRiver]

27. Happy Birthday Doris Day! What a wonderful person!

[suston96]

28. Once I Had A Secret Love.......

I still do.......

[smirkymonkey]

30. Wow! She looks great for 97!

Happy Birthday Doris! I have seen almost all of her movies - I am a big fan of old movies - and found them very entertaining. I love the fact that she is an animal lover and animal rights activist!

[lpbk2713]

31. Yes.

Thanks for being you DD.

You have no equal.

[Raine]

32. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Doris

and many more to come!

[customerserviceguy]

35. One of the very, very few people

who was a star in the 1950's as an adult who is still with us today.