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Doris Day (born Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 or 1924)〔NOTE: There is a highly contentious public disagreement over which year of birth is correct, 1922 or 1924. Day gave the latter year during her career and elsewhere; but census records and her biographer (David Kaufman) cite the earlier year.〕 is an American actress, singer, and animal rights activist. Day began her career as a big band singer in 1939. Her popularity began to rise after her first hit recording "Sentimental Journey", in 1945. After leaving Les Brown & His Band of Renown to embark on a solo career, Day started her long-lasting partnership with Columbia Records, which remained her only recording label. The contract lasted from 1947 to 1967 and included more than 650 recordings, making Day one of the most popular and acclaimed singers of the 20th century. In 1948, after being persuaded by songwriters Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne and by Al Levy, her agent at the time, she auditioned for film director Michael Curtiz, which led to her being cast as the female lead in ''Romance on the High Seas''. Over the course of her career, Day appeared in 39 films. She was ranked the biggest box-office star, the only woman appearing on that list in the era, for four years (1960, 1962, 1963 and 1964), ranking in the top 10 for ten years (1951–1952 and 1959–1966). She became the top-ranking female box-office star of all time and is currently ranked sixth among the top 10 box office performers (male and female), as of 2012. Day received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in ''Pillow Talk'', won three Henrietta Awards (World Film Favorite), received the Los Angeles Film Critics Association's Career Achievement Award and in 1989, she received the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in motion pictures. She made her last film in 1968. She received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Legend Award from the Society of Singers. In 2011, she released her 29th studio album, ''My Heart'', which debuted at No. 9 on the UK Top 40 charts. As of January 2014, Day is the oldest living artist to score a UK Top 10 with an album featuring new material. Her strong commitment to animal welfare began in 1971, when she co-founded "Actors and Others for Animals". She started her own non-profit organization in the late 1970s, the Doris Day Animal Foundation and, later, the Doris Day Animal League (DDAL). Establishing the annual observance Spay Day USA in 1994, the Doris Day Animal League now partners with The Humane Society of the United States and continues to be a leading advocacy organization. In 2004, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush in recognition of her distinguished service to the country. Day is retired from acting and performing, but has continued her work in animal rights causes and animal welfare. ==Early life== Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff was born on April 3, 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Alma Sophia (née Welz), a housewife, and William Joseph Kappelhoff, a music teacher and choir master.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://interactive.ancestry.com/2442/m-t0627-03199-00438/34332334?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3d1940usfedcen%26rank%3d1%26new%3d1%26MSAV%3d0%26msT%3d1%26gss%3dangs-d%26gsfn%3dDoris%26gsln%3dKappelhoff%26msbpn__ftp%3dCincinnati%252c%2bHamilton%252c%2bOhio%252c%2bUSA%26msbpn%3d51335%26msbpn_PInfo%3d8-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3247%257c38%257c0%257c1266%257c51335%257c0%257c%26msrpn__ftp%3dCincinnati%252c%2bHamilton%252c%2bOhio%252c%2bUSA%26msrpn%3d51335%26msrpn_PInfo%3d8-%257c0%257c1652393%257c0%257c2%257c3247%257c38%257c0%257c1266%257c51335%257c0%257c%26msmng0%3dAlma%26uidh%3dxh6%26_83004003-n_xcl%3dm%26pcat%3d35%26fh%3d0%26h%3d34332334&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord ). (registration required; initial 14 day free pass)〕 She has given her year of birth as 1924. All of her grandparents were German immigrants. The youngest of three siblings, she had two older brothers: Richard (who died before her birth) and Paul, several years older. Due to her father's alleged infidelity, her parents separated. 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, injured her legs and curtailed her prospects as a professional dancer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doris Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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