Laraine Day

Laraine Day

actress, soundtrack

Laraine Day was born on Oct 13, 1920 in USA. Laraine Day's big-screen debut came with Stella Dallas directed by King Vidor in 1937. Laraine Day is known for Screen Directors Playhouse directed by Frank Borzage, Arthur Q. Bryan stars as Cabinet Member and Bill Erwin as 1st Gambler. The most recent award Laraine Day achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Laraine Day plays is Murder on Flight 502 which will be released on Nov 21, 1975.

Born into a prominent Mormon family in Utah, Laraine Day's acting career began after her parents moved to Long Beach, California, where she joined the Long Beach Players. She appeared in her first film in 1937 in a bit part, then did leads in several George O'Brien westerns. Signing a contract with MGM, she achieved popularity playing the part of Nurse Lamont in that studio's "Dr. Kildare" series. An attractive, engaging performer, she had leads in several medium-budget films for various studios, but never achieved major stardom. She was married for 13 years to baseball manager Leo Durocher, and took such an active interest in his career and the sport of baseball in general that she became known as "The First Lady of Baseball".

  • Birthday

    Oct 13, 1920

  • Place of Birth

    Roosevelt, Utah, USA

Known For

Screen Directors Playhouse
TV
Screen Directors Playhouse

19557.2

The Ford Television Theatre
TV
The Ford Television Theatre

19527.6

Lux Video Theatre
TV
Lux Video Theatre

19507.8

The Locket
Movie
The Locket

19467.1

Mr. Lucky
Movie
Mr. Lucky

19437.1

Foreign Correspondent
Movie
Foreign Correspondent

19407.5

Stella Dallas
Movie
Stella Dallas

19377.4

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Walk of Fame
1960
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame

Movies & TV Shows

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Movies
TV Shows