Doris Day | SLIGHTLY NEW DAY David Kaufman's Doris Day adds some fresh insights from former coworkers and assistants to previously known details about the press-shy onetime Rock…
SLIGHTLY NEW DAY David Kaufman's Doris Day adds some fresh insights from former coworkers and assistants to previously known details about the press-shy onetime Rock Hudson costar
Book Review

Doris Day (2008)

EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: Jun 10, 2008; Writer: David Kaufman; Genres: Biography, Nonfiction; Publisher: Virgin Books

Though the subtitle of David Kaufman's biography Doris Day promises ''The Untold Story of the Girl Next Door,'' much about the long-retired, press-shy star's life was spilled by Day herself in A.E. Hotchner's 1976 first-person bio. So this hefty, reverent tome is not entirely fresh in recounting her big-band years, meltdowns, mostly lousy films, and failed marriages (including with hubby No. 3, who mismanaged her career and finances). What is new are fitfully insightful interviews with assistants and collaborators who portray Day as an insecure powerhouse who always seemed refreshingly down-to-earth despite her fame. B

Originally posted Jun 06, 2008 Published in issue #997 Jun 13, 2008 Order article reprints

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