LOS ANGELES (AP) Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and innocent sex comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and 60s and among the most popular screen actresses in history, has died. She was 97.
The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at her Carmel Valley, California, home. The foundation said she was 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, the foundation said in an emailed statement.
The foundation also said she requested no funeral or memorial service and no grave marker.
With her lilting contralto, wholesome blonde beauty and glowing smile, Day = was a top box office draw and recording artist known for such films as Pillow Talk and That Touch of Mink and for such songs as Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) from the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much.
