Laraine Day, 87, Actress, star of "Foreign Correspondent," dies
wazzzy
Laraine Day, who appeared in nearly 50 films including the Alfred
Hitchcock thriller "Foreign Correspondent," has died. She was 87.
Day died of natural causes Saturday at her daughter's home in Utah,
where she moved following the death of her husband of 47 years,
producer Michel Grilikhes, earlier this year, said publicist Dale
Olson.
Day starred opposite Joel McRea in 1940's "Foreign Correspondent" and
also appeared in such films as "Mr. Lucky," "I Take This Woman," "The
Story of Dr. Wassell," "My Dear Secretary" and "The High and the
Mighty." She appeared in her last movie, "The Third Voice" in l960,
the year she married Grilikhes.
During a break in her film career, Day co-starred on a national
theatre tour with Gregory Peck in "Angel Street," and also took the
stage in "Lost Horizon," 'The Women" and "Time of the Cuckoo."
In 1951, Day became one of U.S. television's first female talk-show
hosts in "The Laraine Day Show."
Day penned the memoir "Day With Giants" in 1951 about life with
baseball manager Leo Durocher, to whom she was married from 1947 to
1960, a period in which she was sometimes called "The First Lady of
Baseball."
Day's first husband was singer Ray Hendricks.
Day made her film debut in a bit part in "Stella Dallas" in 1937. She
changed her birth name and first won fame as Nurse Mary Lamont in the
film series "Dr. Kildare," starring Lew Ayres.
Day is survived by her twin brother, three daughters, a son and
numerous grandchildren.
Brad Ferguson
wazzzy <enter...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.brandonsun.com/story.php?story_id=76502
>
> Laraine Day, who appeared in nearly 50 films including the Alfred
> Hitchcock thriller "Foreign Correspondent," has died. She was 87.
>
> Day died of natural causes Saturday at her daughter's home in Utah,
> where she moved following the death of her husband of 47 years,
> producer Michel Grilikhes, earlier this year, said publicist Dale
> Olson.
>
> Day starred opposite Joel McRea
McCrea. Sheesh.
> in 1940's "Foreign Correspondent" and
> also appeared in such films as "Mr. Lucky," "I Take This Woman," "The
> Story of Dr. Wassell," "My Dear Secretary" and "The High and the
> Mighty." She appeared in her last movie, "The Third Voice" in l960,
> the year she married Grilikhes.
I would have listed "Journey for Margaret" as well. BTW, IMDb lists a
1949 film called "I Married a Communist," which I think I'd like to see
for its hoot factor.
Laraine Day appeared on television into the mid-'80s.
Sysyphus' Sister
Cant forget The Locket co-starring one hawt Robert Mitchum......woot!
Sysyphus' Sister