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Culture
Doris Day Was America’s Sweetheart With Added Steel
REST IN PEACE
Doris Day, who has died at 97, was known for her frothy romantic comedies with Rock Hudson. But her onscreen easy-breezy perkiness camouflaged a supreme acting and musical talent.
Tim Teeman
Senior Editor and Writer
Published
May 13 2019
5:24PM EDT
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Tim Teeman
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