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The post World War II period brought out some of the finest musical entertainers in this century, but one of those not only enhanced her careerthrough her singing, but also with her talent as an actress in the film industry.

Doris Day was born Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff on April 3, in the middle class Cincinnati suburb of Evanston, Ohio to first generation American parents, Frederick Wilhelm (William) and Alma Sophia Welz, whose parents had immigrated from Germany.

Her mother named her Doris after her favorite silent film star, Doris Kenyon, and her professional name Day was suggested by a local bandleader, Barney Rapp, because she frequently sang a requested song entitled Day After Day and also felt von Kappelhoff was inappropriate for a professional stage name.

Doris expressed dissatisfaction with the name D