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Doris DayBehind the 'girl next door' Doris Day
Hollywood starlet Doris Day was a household name back in the 1950s and 1960s and while she withdrew from public life shortly thereafter, she is still the top-ranking female box-office star of all time. We look at her career with a Doris Day biographer and hear songs inspired by Day's career performed by singer-songwriter Nellie McKay live in our studio. Also: Film composer Carter Burwell and cellist Maya Beiser discuss the art of film scoring.
Doris Day: The reclusive Hollywood star
Her "girl next door" looks, charming personality and acting in numerous films such as The Man Who Knew Too Much, Pillow Talk, and Midnight Lace made Doris Day Hollywood's biggest female star from the late 1940s into the early 1960s. While trying to step away from the public limelight in the following decades, she suffered a series of setbacks, both financially and emotionally, that made it all the much harder.
Today we look back at her fascinating career with biographer David Kaufman, author of the book Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door. Also: Singer-songwriter Nellie McKay performs songs from her recently released Doris Day tribute album, Normal as Blueberry Pie, live in our studio.
Doris Day: The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door on Amazon
Normal as Blueberry Pie: A Tribute to Doris Day on Amazon
Nellie McKay's website
Carter Burwell and Maya Beiser
Film composer Carter Burwell has had a storied career as a film composer for the past two decades. Known for his longtime collaboration with the Coen Brothers and Spike Jonze in which he has scored all their films, including their latest, A Serious Man and Where The Wild Things Are, respectively. He joins us along with cellist Maya Beiser today to talk about the complex art of film scoring, and to present his latest works for cello.
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