Doris Day made three films with Rock Hudson, and “Pillow Talk” was the most celebrated: She earned Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for her work in it. The romantic comedy featured Day as an interior decorator who has an ongoing feud with her neighbor because they share a party phone line. He later pursues her, disguised as another man. Day’s clothes and hairstyle in the film were trend-setting (via The Hollywood Reporter and The Films of Doris Day).
Another of Day’s most famous movies was Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Man Who Knew Too Much.” She played the wife of an American doctor (James Stewart) whose son is kidnapped while they’re on vacation (via The Films of Doris Day). Day sang her signature song, “Que Sera Sera,” in the movie, and it also won an Oscar for best song. During filming, which took place in London and Morocco, Day asked Hitchcock why he wasn’t correcting her performance, and he told her she was doing everything right (via the Doris Day website). Day’s natural quality as an actress and singer is part of her enduring legacy.
