Actress Elaine Devry, who appeared in films such as ‘The Atomic Kid’ and ‘A Guide for the Married Man’ and dozens of television series, passed away at her home in Grants Pass, Oregon, according to a notice on a local funeral home website. She was 93.
Elainemarried actor Mickey Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952, becoming the fourth of Mickey’s eight wives, reports Variety.
The actress died on September 20 but the news of her death surfaced recently.
The actress made her first onscreen appearances the following year in the comedy film ‘A Slight Case of Larceny’ starring Mickey, as well as an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series ‘General Electric Theater’.
As per Variety, in the 1954 sci-fi comedy ‘The Atomic Kid’, directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she played nurse Audrey Nelson opposite Mickey’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry; she was billed as Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney) in the credits.
Elainemarried actor Mickey Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952, becoming the fourth of Mickey’s eight wives, reports Variety.
The actress died on September 20 but the news of her death surfaced recently.
The actress made her first onscreen appearances the following year in the comedy film ‘A Slight Case of Larceny’ starring Mickey, as well as an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series ‘General Electric Theater’.
As per Variety, in the 1954 sci-fi comedy ‘The Atomic Kid’, directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she played nurse Audrey Nelson opposite Mickey’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry; she was billed as Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney) in the credits.
- 10/23/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Actress Elaine Devry, who appeared in films such as ‘The Atomic Kid’ and ‘A Guide for the Married Man’ and dozens of television series, passed away at her home in Grants Pass, Oregon, according to a notice on a local funeral home website. She was 93.
Elainemarried actor Mickey Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952, becoming the fourth of Mickey’s eight wives, reports Variety.
The actress died on September 20 but the news of her death surfaced recently.
The actress made her first onscreen appearances the following year in the comedy film ‘A Slight Case of Larceny’ starring Mickey, as well as an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series ‘General Electric Theater’.
As per Variety, in the 1954 sci-fi comedy ‘The Atomic Kid’, directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she played nurse Audrey Nelson opposite Mickey’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry; she was billed as Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney) in the credits.
Elainemarried actor Mickey Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952, becoming the fourth of Mickey’s eight wives, reports Variety.
The actress died on September 20 but the news of her death surfaced recently.
The actress made her first onscreen appearances the following year in the comedy film ‘A Slight Case of Larceny’ starring Mickey, as well as an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series ‘General Electric Theater’.
As per Variety, in the 1954 sci-fi comedy ‘The Atomic Kid’, directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she played nurse Audrey Nelson opposite Mickey’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry; she was billed as Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney) in the credits.
- 10/23/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Elaine Devry, who appeared in such films as “The Atomic Kid” and “A Guide for the Married Man” and dozens of television series, died Sept. 20 at her home in Grants Pass, Oregon, according to a notice on a local funeral home website. She was 93.
Devry married actor Mickey Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952, becoming the fourth of Rooney’s eight wives. She made her first onscreen appearances the following year in the comedy film “A Slight Case of Larceny” starring Rooney, as well as an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series “General Electric Theater.”
In the 1954 sci-fi comedy “The Atomic Kid,” directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she played nurse Audrey Nelson opposite Rooney’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry; she was billed as “Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney)” in the credits.
Devry portrayed divorée Jocelyn Montgomery in the 1967 Gene Kelly-directed film “A Guide for the Married Man.
Devry married actor Mickey Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952, becoming the fourth of Rooney’s eight wives. She made her first onscreen appearances the following year in the comedy film “A Slight Case of Larceny” starring Rooney, as well as an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series “General Electric Theater.”
In the 1954 sci-fi comedy “The Atomic Kid,” directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she played nurse Audrey Nelson opposite Rooney’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry; she was billed as “Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney)” in the credits.
Devry portrayed divorée Jocelyn Montgomery in the 1967 Gene Kelly-directed film “A Guide for the Married Man.
- 10/22/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Elaine Devry, whose career spanned film and dozens of television shows, died Sept. 20 at her home in Grants Pass, Oregon. She was 93 and no cause was given by the funeral home, which listed her under her married name of Davis.
Devry was the fourth wife of actor Mickey Rooney.
After marrying him in November 1952, she first appeared the next year in the Rooney-starring comedy film A Slight Case of Larceny and on an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series, General Electric Theater.
Devry also appeared in such films as China Doll (1958), Man-Trap (1961), The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961), Diary of a Madman (1963), With Six You Get Eggroll (1968), The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), Bless the Beasts & Children (1971), The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973) and Herbie Rides Again (1974).
Her TV resume included many guest starring appearances in the early days of television, including stints on Bourbon Street Beat, Bachelor Father,...
Devry was the fourth wife of actor Mickey Rooney.
After marrying him in November 1952, she first appeared the next year in the Rooney-starring comedy film A Slight Case of Larceny and on an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series, General Electric Theater.
Devry also appeared in such films as China Doll (1958), Man-Trap (1961), The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961), Diary of a Madman (1963), With Six You Get Eggroll (1968), The Cheyenne Social Club (1970), Bless the Beasts & Children (1971), The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973) and Herbie Rides Again (1974).
Her TV resume included many guest starring appearances in the early days of television, including stints on Bourbon Street Beat, Bachelor Father,...
- 10/22/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Elaine Devry, an actress who appeared in such films as The Atomic Kid and A Guide for the Married Man and on dozens of TV shows after becoming the fourth of Mickey Rooney’s eight wives, has died. She was 93.
Devry died Sept. 20 in her home in Grants Pass, Oregon, according to a notice placed on a local funeral home website.
Devry married Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952 and made her first onscreen acting appearances the next year in the Rooney-starring comedy film A Slight Case of Larceny and on an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series General Electric Theater.
In the Republic Pictures sci-fi comedy The Atomic Kid (1954), directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she was introduced as “Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney),” and her character, a nurse, marries her husband’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry at the end of the movie.
In A Guide for the Married Man...
Devry died Sept. 20 in her home in Grants Pass, Oregon, according to a notice placed on a local funeral home website.
Devry married Rooney in Las Vegas in November 1952 and made her first onscreen acting appearances the next year in the Rooney-starring comedy film A Slight Case of Larceny and on an episode of the Ronald Reagan-hosted CBS anthology series General Electric Theater.
In the Republic Pictures sci-fi comedy The Atomic Kid (1954), directed by Leslie H. Martinson, she was introduced as “Elaine Davis (Mrs. Mickey Rooney),” and her character, a nurse, marries her husband’s Barnaby “Blix” Waterberry at the end of the movie.
In A Guide for the Married Man...
- 10/22/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Team Experience has been celebrating Doris Day for her Centennial.
by Nathaniel R
Most careers peter out. Not so with Doris Day's. The most bankable actress of the first half of the 1960s chose to wrap it up at the first real sign that her popularity was waning. Her last top ten of the year hit was the bizarre comedy The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) but her last film, a blended family comedy called With Six You Get Eggroll (1968), was also a hit albeit not as big as her usual successes. The 1960s were tumultuous on all fronts including ideas about sexuality. The media became snide about Day, infamously dubbing her "The World's Oldest Virgin".
In retrospect, with only anecdotal history to go on, it's fascinating that Doris Day was supposedly rejected on these grounds when Julie Andrews, the box office queen of the second half of the 1960s, was not...
by Nathaniel R
Most careers peter out. Not so with Doris Day's. The most bankable actress of the first half of the 1960s chose to wrap it up at the first real sign that her popularity was waning. Her last top ten of the year hit was the bizarre comedy The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) but her last film, a blended family comedy called With Six You Get Eggroll (1968), was also a hit albeit not as big as her usual successes. The 1960s were tumultuous on all fronts including ideas about sexuality. The media became snide about Day, infamously dubbing her "The World's Oldest Virgin".
In retrospect, with only anecdotal history to go on, it's fascinating that Doris Day was supposedly rejected on these grounds when Julie Andrews, the box office queen of the second half of the 1960s, was not...
- 4/4/2022
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
We don't usually cover the world of stand-up comedy on Cinema Retro but this is one for the ages: a late career burst of brilliance from George Carlin that reminds us of why his legacy is safe as one of the most innovative comic minds of his time. What is not generally remembered was that Carlin occasionally appeared in feature films. His first credited role was in the 1968 Doris Day/Brian Keith comedy "With Six You Get Eggroll". He also appeared in "Car Wash", "Outrageous Fortune", both "Bill & Ted" films and "The Prince of Tides" among others. ...
- 11/10/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
David H. DePatie, the the animation producer who, along with partner Friz Freleng created one of the most enduring and recognizable cartoon characters of the last century in the Pink Panther, died Sept. 23 of natural causes in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was 91.
His death was announced in a Seattle Times obituary.
In addition to the Pink Panther, which started as part of the main title credits for Blake Edwards’ 1963 heist comedy starring Peter Sellars before spinning off into its own cartoon shorts throughout the ’60s and ’70s, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises generated such instantly identifiable characters as StarKist Tuna’s Charlie Tuna, the cartoon versions of Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman for the opening credits of I Dream of Jeannie, and such children’s staples as The Ant and the Aardvark; Roland and Rattfink and Tijuana Toads, Here Comes the Grump, What’s New Mr. Magoo, Return to the Planet of the Apes,...
His death was announced in a Seattle Times obituary.
In addition to the Pink Panther, which started as part of the main title credits for Blake Edwards’ 1963 heist comedy starring Peter Sellars before spinning off into its own cartoon shorts throughout the ’60s and ’70s, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises generated such instantly identifiable characters as StarKist Tuna’s Charlie Tuna, the cartoon versions of Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman for the opening credits of I Dream of Jeannie, and such children’s staples as The Ant and the Aardvark; Roland and Rattfink and Tijuana Toads, Here Comes the Grump, What’s New Mr. Magoo, Return to the Planet of the Apes,...
- 10/14/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ken Osmond, best known for his role at the troublemaker Eddie Haskell on the television comedy “Leave It to Beaver,” died on Monday morning. He was 76.
Sources tell Variety Osmond passed away at his Los Angeles home surrounded by family members.
The cause of death is unknown.
Osmond, a native of Glendale, Ca., began his career as a child actor with his first speaking part at age 9 in the film “So Big,” starring Jane Wyman and Sterling Hayden, followed by “Good Morning Miss Dove,” and “Everything But the Truth. He also guest-starred on television series, including “Lassie,” “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” “Wagon Train,” “Fury,” and “The Loretta Young Show.”
In 1957, Osmond auditioned for the the Eddie Haskell role, which was originally intended to be a guest appearance, but those involved with the show were so impressed with Osmond’s portrayal that the character was a key component of...
Sources tell Variety Osmond passed away at his Los Angeles home surrounded by family members.
The cause of death is unknown.
Osmond, a native of Glendale, Ca., began his career as a child actor with his first speaking part at age 9 in the film “So Big,” starring Jane Wyman and Sterling Hayden, followed by “Good Morning Miss Dove,” and “Everything But the Truth. He also guest-starred on television series, including “Lassie,” “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet,” “Wagon Train,” “Fury,” and “The Loretta Young Show.”
In 1957, Osmond auditioned for the the Eddie Haskell role, which was originally intended to be a guest appearance, but those involved with the show were so impressed with Osmond’s portrayal that the character was a key component of...
- 5/18/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Doris Day finds herself the target of a malevolent murderer in Midnight Lace (1960), the performer’s last dramatic role prior to her retirement from filmmaking just eight years later in With Six You Get Eggroll (1968). Day, despite being best remembered for her bevy of Rock Hudson rom-coms from this period, was a celebrated method performer, and the toll of taking on a terrorized damsel in distress was enough for her to steer clear of venturing further into genre.…...
- 6/25/2019
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
When teenager Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff sang along to Ella Fitzgerald on the radio, the Cincinnati native could never have predicted that, as Doris Day, she would go on to become one of the 20th century’s most beloved performers, first as a vocalist, then as an actress and then finally as an outspoken champion for the rights of animals.
But it was those radio sing-alongs that inspired Alma Welz Kappelhoff to send her daughter to a vocal coach, and by the time Doris was 17, she was singing for bandleader Barney Rapp, who convinced her to change her name to a more marquee-friendly length.
Day would go on to sing for the likes of Jimmy James and Bob Crosby, but it was her collaboration with Les Brown and His Band of Renown in the late 1940s that would rocket her to national stardom with hits like “Sentimental Journey” and “‘Till the End of Time.
But it was those radio sing-alongs that inspired Alma Welz Kappelhoff to send her daughter to a vocal coach, and by the time Doris was 17, she was singing for bandleader Barney Rapp, who convinced her to change her name to a more marquee-friendly length.
Day would go on to sing for the likes of Jimmy James and Bob Crosby, but it was her collaboration with Les Brown and His Band of Renown in the late 1940s that would rocket her to national stardom with hits like “Sentimental Journey” and “‘Till the End of Time.
- 5/13/2019
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
The ’Pillow Talk’ star was a huge box office draw in the 1950s and 60s.
Us actress and singer Doris Day, a Hollywood icon of the 1950s and 60s, has died aged 97 at her home in Carmel Valley, California, after a short case of pneumonia.
The Doris Day Animal Foundation, which she founded in 1978 and dedicated much money and time to, announced the news in a statement on their website and social media channels.
With heavy hearts, we share the news that Doris Day passed away peacefully this morning at her home in Carmel, Calif. She was 97. More info: https://t.
Us actress and singer Doris Day, a Hollywood icon of the 1950s and 60s, has died aged 97 at her home in Carmel Valley, California, after a short case of pneumonia.
The Doris Day Animal Foundation, which she founded in 1978 and dedicated much money and time to, announced the news in a statement on their website and social media channels.
With heavy hearts, we share the news that Doris Day passed away peacefully this morning at her home in Carmel, Calif. She was 97. More info: https://t.
- 5/13/2019
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Doris Day, the actress and singer who became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the Fifties and Sixties, died Monday after contracting pneumonia, The Associated Press reports. She was 97.
The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day’s death, saying she died at her home in Carmel Valley, California, surrounded by close friends. “Day had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia, resulting in her death,” a statement from the Foundation read.
Over the course of her career, Day starred in an array of films,...
The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day’s death, saying she died at her home in Carmel Valley, California, surrounded by close friends. “Day had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia, resulting in her death,” a statement from the Foundation read.
Over the course of her career, Day starred in an array of films,...
- 5/13/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Doris Day, whose career spanned radio, film, TV and, perhaps most famously, the beloved sweetly innocent “sex comedies” of the 1960s, most notably with costar and friend Rock Hudson, died today. She was 97.
The Associated Press reported the news, as confirmed by The Doris Day Animal Foundation.
Day’s Foundation attributed the death to pneumonia, noting the star had been in excellent health until the recent illness. She died early today at her Carmel Valley, California home, surrounded by friends.
Day was the star of such Hollywood classics as With Six You Get Eggroll, Pillow Talk, That Touch of Mink, and her own self-titled 1966-73 sitcom, and her performance of “Whatever Will Be, Will Be” in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much proved so popular that it would become her endurable signature song (and the theme for her TV comedy).
More to come…...
The Associated Press reported the news, as confirmed by The Doris Day Animal Foundation.
Day’s Foundation attributed the death to pneumonia, noting the star had been in excellent health until the recent illness. She died early today at her Carmel Valley, California home, surrounded by friends.
Day was the star of such Hollywood classics as With Six You Get Eggroll, Pillow Talk, That Touch of Mink, and her own self-titled 1966-73 sitcom, and her performance of “Whatever Will Be, Will Be” in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much proved so popular that it would become her endurable signature song (and the theme for her TV comedy).
More to come…...
- 5/13/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood legend Doris Day is celebrating her 96th birthday!
Retired since 1973, she lives quietly in Carmel-by-the-sea, California, her adopted hometown, which is throwing her a weekend birthday bash that will also help raise funds for her pet cause: the Doris Day Animal Foundation.
“I am blessed with good health and so fortunate to be surrounded by loving friends and fans who have traveled so far to help raise money for the precious four-leggers,” Day told People. “It means a great deal to me and I am so grateful for their support.”
The festivities began on March 29 with a fan-run bingo night at the Cypress Inn,...
Retired since 1973, she lives quietly in Carmel-by-the-sea, California, her adopted hometown, which is throwing her a weekend birthday bash that will also help raise funds for her pet cause: the Doris Day Animal Foundation.
“I am blessed with good health and so fortunate to be surrounded by loving friends and fans who have traveled so far to help raise money for the precious four-leggers,” Day told People. “It means a great deal to me and I am so grateful for their support.”
The festivities began on March 29 with a fan-run bingo night at the Cypress Inn,...
- 3/31/2018
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
After winning three Academy Awards and establishing himself as one of the world's greatest living actors, Daniel Day-Lewis issued a statement last week announcing that he was retiring from acting, and that the film he recently completed, director Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread, would be his last film performance.
The decision came as a shock to fans of the 60-year-old actor and father of three, many of whom feel like he has a lot more to offer in the way of brilliant performances. However, he's far from the first star to retire before his or her time. Here's a look at just a few major stars, throughout the history of Hollywood, who have walked away from their careers in search of something different.
Watch: Daniel Day-Lewis Announces Retirement From Acting, Final Film 'Phantom Thread' to Premiere This Christmas
1. Sean Connery
20th Century Fox
After a long career playing everything from James Bond to romantic leads, Connery...
The decision came as a shock to fans of the 60-year-old actor and father of three, many of whom feel like he has a lot more to offer in the way of brilliant performances. However, he's far from the first star to retire before his or her time. Here's a look at just a few major stars, throughout the history of Hollywood, who have walked away from their careers in search of something different.
Watch: Daniel Day-Lewis Announces Retirement From Acting, Final Film 'Phantom Thread' to Premiere This Christmas
1. Sean Connery
20th Century Fox
After a long career playing everything from James Bond to romantic leads, Connery...
- 6/29/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
The recent box office success of The Boss firmly establishes Melissa McCarthy as the current queen of movie comedies (Amy Schumer could be a new contender after an impressive debut last Summer with Trainwreck), but let us think back about those other funny ladies of filmdom. So while we’re enjoying the female reboot/re-imagining of Ghostbusters and those Bad Moms, here’s a top ten list that will hopefully inspire lots of laughter and cause you to search out some classic comedies. It’s tough to narrow them down to ten, but we’ll do our best, beginning with… 10. Eve Arden The droll Ms. Arden represents the comic sidekicks who will attempt to puncture the pomposity of the leading ladies with a well-placed wisecrack (see also the great Thelma Ritter in Rear Window). Her career began in the early 1930’s with great bit roles in Stage Door and Dancing Lady.
- 8/8/2016
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
No, Hollywood legend Doris Day is not making her comeback in Clint Eastwood's next movie.
Strange rumours of a new film project for the 93-year-old actress-singer started in a German tabloid, eventually catching fire online.
Her spokesperson Charley Walters has since spoken out to insist that Day is solely focused on her animal charity at this time.
"While Doris always appreciates hearing from her fans, the rumours about her returning to the big screen are not true," Walters told Deadline.
"She adores her longtime friend Clint Eastwood, but Doris's recent and current focus remains on her Doris Day Animal Foundation, which continues to help animals and the people who love them."
Day last appeared on the big screen back in 1968, in the blackout movie Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? and romantic comedy With Six You Get Eggroll.
During her heyday, Day was paired with Rock Hudson in the light-hearted Pillow Talk,...
Strange rumours of a new film project for the 93-year-old actress-singer started in a German tabloid, eventually catching fire online.
Her spokesperson Charley Walters has since spoken out to insist that Day is solely focused on her animal charity at this time.
"While Doris always appreciates hearing from her fans, the rumours about her returning to the big screen are not true," Walters told Deadline.
"She adores her longtime friend Clint Eastwood, but Doris's recent and current focus remains on her Doris Day Animal Foundation, which continues to help animals and the people who love them."
Day last appeared on the big screen back in 1968, in the blackout movie Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? and romantic comedy With Six You Get Eggroll.
During her heyday, Day was paired with Rock Hudson in the light-hearted Pillow Talk,...
- 9/23/2015
- Digital Spy
Yesterday came a report picked up by numerous outlets indicating that famed actress Doris Day would be returning to film after nearly a half-century away.
That initial report appeared in a German tabloid and claimed that Day was convinced to return by Oscar-winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood who wanted her for his next directorial effort. There's just one problem - it's not true.
The publicity team for the 93-year-old actress said in a statement to Deadline:
"While Doris always appreciates hearing from her fans, the rumors about her returning to the big screen are not true. She adores her longtime friend Clint Eastwood, but Doris' recent and current focus remains on her Doris Day Animal Foundation, which continues to help animals and the people who love them."
Day hasn't appeared on screen since 1968's "With Six You Get Eggroll".
That initial report appeared in a German tabloid and claimed that Day was convinced to return by Oscar-winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood who wanted her for his next directorial effort. There's just one problem - it's not true.
The publicity team for the 93-year-old actress said in a statement to Deadline:
"While Doris always appreciates hearing from her fans, the rumors about her returning to the big screen are not true. She adores her longtime friend Clint Eastwood, but Doris' recent and current focus remains on her Doris Day Animal Foundation, which continues to help animals and the people who love them."
Day hasn't appeared on screen since 1968's "With Six You Get Eggroll".
- 9/23/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Doris Day stars in Mr Celebrity, released in 1941 when she was starting out in the industry. She plays a writer who befriends young orphan Danny, who wants to live with his race horse-owning uncle. Day’s last film was the 1968 romantic comedy With Six You Get Eggroll. Now, after a 47-year absence, the 91-year-old might be returning to the big screen in a new film directed by Clint Eastwood
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- 9/23/2015
- by Guardian Staff
- The Guardian - Film News
Newspapers overseas are publishing rumors of Doris Day returning to film after nearly a half-century with her pal, Oscar-winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood. But her publicity team tells Deadline exclusively that it’s not true. The 93-year-old actress hasn’t appeared on film since 1968, when she starred opposite Brian Keith in the comedy With Six You Get Eggroll. According to Charley Walters from Day's publicity team: "While Doris always appreciates hearing from her fans…...
- 9/22/2015
- Deadline
Doris Day today Doris Day, who turned 89 last April 24, was a special guest at the Nancy for Frank show — that’s Nancy Sinatra for Frank Sinatra — on SiriusXM Radio channel 71. The Doris Day photo above was posted on Nancy for Frank‘s Facebook page and on the Frank Sinatra Family Forum. (See also: Doris Day photo, with furry friend.) The Doris Day special was aired in two parts in late June 2013. The radio show consisted of Nancy Sinatra chatting with Day, in addition to musical interludes featuring Doris Day songs such as "I’ll String You Along with Me," "But Not for Me," "I’ll See You in My Dreams," and "Hooray for Hollywood," plus two versions of "I Didn’t Know What Time It Was" — one sang by Day, another sang by Frank Sinatra. Doris Day and Frank Sinatra made only movie together, Gordon Douglas’ 1954 musical drama Young at Heart,...
- 7/8/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Doris Day may have been — once again — absurdly bypassed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors, but at least she'll be getting some much deserved recognition from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (Lafca). Day, 87, has been named the recipient of the L.A. Critics' Career Achievement Award of 2011 — or 2012, as the ceremony will take place early next year. (This year's winners will be announced on December 11.) The first Lafca award winners were announced in 1975. The annual Career Achievement Award was instituted the following year. Since then, a mere four women have been recognized for their contributions to the motion picture industry: actresses Barbara Stanwyck (1981) and Myrna Loy (1983), editor Dede Allen (1999), and now Doris Day. Male recipients — sometimes two per year — range from auteur John Cassavetes to comedian/auteur Jerry Lewis, from producer John Calley to silent-era pioneer Allan Dwan, from animator Chuck Jones to filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
- 10/30/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The hardest working guru has another new feature!
Brian Trenchard-Smith has a new film (his 41st or 42nd, I believe; the man works a lot), The Cabin, premiering on The Hallmark Channel this Saturday, July 30th. You’re gonna want to check it out, if you’re a fan of the man, but you don’t need me telling you that. Here’s Brian himself:
From a genre standpoint it’s my riff on those old fashioned 60′s blended family comedies like Yours Mine And Ours, and With Six You Get Eggroll. Lea Thompson is an absolute dream to work with. So talented; there’s nothing she cannot do, or nuance. She was particularly helpful with the child actors. Just before each take, she would remind her screen children, who sometimes had the attention span of all young kids, ” Remember I’m your mother, pay attention to what I am saying…...
Brian Trenchard-Smith has a new film (his 41st or 42nd, I believe; the man works a lot), The Cabin, premiering on The Hallmark Channel this Saturday, July 30th. You’re gonna want to check it out, if you’re a fan of the man, but you don’t need me telling you that. Here’s Brian himself:
From a genre standpoint it’s my riff on those old fashioned 60′s blended family comedies like Yours Mine And Ours, and With Six You Get Eggroll. Lea Thompson is an absolute dream to work with. So talented; there’s nothing she cannot do, or nuance. She was particularly helpful with the child actors. Just before each take, she would remind her screen children, who sometimes had the attention span of all young kids, ” Remember I’m your mother, pay attention to what I am saying…...
- 7/26/2011
- by Danny
- Trailers from Hell
Turner Classic Movies will present back-to-back showings of two films by the late Howard Morris, the supremely talented comedy actor and director. The films begin at 8:00 tonight (Est) with the 1968 comedy With Six You Get Eggroll starring Doris Day, Brian Keith and George Carlin in his first major screen appearance. Following this is the rarely-seen 1967 comedy Who's Minding the Mint? with a stellar cast that includes Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine, Milton Bearle, Walter Brennan, Joey Bishop, Bob Denver, Victor Buono and Jamie Farr. Neither film is available on DVD.
- 1/30/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Some of you may have noticed that any articles that have slipped off the front page now have moderated comments. I was forced to do this by huge waves of spam hitting my blog -- it's getting worse all the time actually, dozens of spam comments to be weeded out every day. But I'm delighted that people still comment on older articles. Two recent comments I wanted to draw attention to:
anonymous (sign your names people, it takes all of 1.5 seconds) on the casting of the August: Osage County movieYou know Doris Day has been itching to come back to do a film....and what a way of coming back to movies...also Im surprised no one has mentioned Beth Grant (from Sordid Lives) or even Delta Burke I can't imagine that Doris Day wants to work again. A Doris Day return would be an event regardless of the vehicle.
anonymous (sign your names people, it takes all of 1.5 seconds) on the casting of the August: Osage County movieYou know Doris Day has been itching to come back to do a film....and what a way of coming back to movies...also Im surprised no one has mentioned Beth Grant (from Sordid Lives) or even Delta Burke I can't imagine that Doris Day wants to work again. A Doris Day return would be an event regardless of the vehicle.
- 11/22/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
George Carlin, stand-up comedian, actor and author, died Sunday night of heart failure. He was 71.
Known for his irreverent attitude, particularly his satiric and caustic observations on religion and language, Carlin was a popular counterculture figure.
He first came to national attention during the 1960s on "Laugh In," where he created such persona as the hippie-dippie weatherman. Carlin never lost his hippie sensibilities as he retained his beard and ponytail.
Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and died later that evening, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.
Carlin was inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame in 1994.
In 2004, Carlin was voted the No. 2 "Greatest Stand-up Comedian of All Time" by Comedy Central, behind Richard Pryor. He...
Known for his irreverent attitude, particularly his satiric and caustic observations on religion and language, Carlin was a popular counterculture figure.
He first came to national attention during the 1960s on "Laugh In," where he created such persona as the hippie-dippie weatherman. Carlin never lost his hippie sensibilities as he retained his beard and ponytail.
Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and died later that evening, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas.
Carlin was inducted into the Comedy Hall of Fame in 1994.
In 2004, Carlin was voted the No. 2 "Greatest Stand-up Comedian of All Time" by Comedy Central, behind Richard Pryor. He...
- 6/23/2008
- by By Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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