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| I believe that both AMPAS and the Kennedy Centre have offered her honours..... | |
| Posted by: portenopete 04:20 pm EDT 04/03/18 | |
| In reply to: re: Happy 96th Birthday Doris Day!!!! - carolinaguy 12:56 pm EDT 04/03/18 | |
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| .....but she declined them. Obviously her choice but she is one of the only great stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood not to receive one. I always love explaining her career to younger people: when you lay it all out, her range of work and huge stardom really are amazing. But how lovely that she seems so well and happy in her late 90s! You know, she is lovely reminder of when stars were once an unattainable commodity. Without TV and the internet to shove every actor's face down our throats 24/7, that greatest generation of stars- the Hepburns and Grants and Stewarts and Crawfords- had an air of specialness about them that only Daniel Day Lewis still kind of holds. (Much as I love Meryl, she is no shrinking violet and seems to be everywhere.) I love that s sighting of Doris Day is an event. |
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| re: I believe that both AMPAS and the Kennedy Centre have offered her honours..... | |
| Posted by: JohnDunlop 08:28 pm EDT 04/04/18 | |
| In reply to: I believe that both AMPAS and the Kennedy Centre have offered her honours..... - portenopete 04:20 pm EDT 04/03/18 | |
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| The Kennedy Center made an exception for Irving Berlin. He may have been too old to travel to Washington. Perhaps that is viewed as mistake. And it probably was a mistake. |
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| re: I believe that both AMPAS and the Kennedy Center have offered her honors | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 09:24 pm EDT 04/04/18 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 09:22 pm EDT 04/04/18 | |
| In reply to: re: I believe that both AMPAS and the Kennedy Centre have offered her honours..... - JohnDunlop 08:28 pm EDT 04/04/18 | |
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| It's been reported that Day repeatedly turned down the Kennedy Center Honors because her fear of flying kept her from attending. From Wikipedia: ''In November 2015, one month before the ceremony, the Eagles postponed their honors until the following year because Glenn Frey had intestinal problems that required major surgery and a long recovery. Despite their absence, they were still honored in 2015 via a performance of "Desperado" by Miranda Lambert. Frey died on Jan. 18, 2016, though the Center made him and the three surviving members 2016 honorees.'' As for Berlin, I don't think it's ever a mistake to honor a national treasure. I hope the Kennedy Center isn't waiting until Doris Day turns 100 to make another exception. |
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| Doris' day in the limelight: Receiving the DeMille award at 1989 Golden Globes | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 11:42 am EDT 04/04/18 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 11:41 am EDT 04/04/18 | |
| In reply to: I believe that both AMPAS and the Kennedy Centre have offered her honours..... - portenopete 04:20 pm EDT 04/03/18 | |
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| Tom O'Neil of GoldDerby.com says Doris Day has privately told the Academy that if she were given a special Oscar, she wouldn't attend. I wish the Academy were flexible enough to allow her to accept such an honor via a remote at her home, or with just audio of her. And even if Doris didn't want to do either of those, the Academy oughta give it to her anyway, just for the record books. After all, you can win an Oscar without appearing in L.A. to accept it; Glenda Jackson and Woody Allen are just 2 examples. O'Neil says Doris' last award appearance was in 1989 at the Golden Globes, and she gave a gracious speech. Doris, then 65, even hinted that she might work again and that ''the best is yet to come.'' |
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| Link | Golden Globes 1989: Doris Day gets the Cecil B. DeMille Award |
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| re: Doris' day in the limelight: Receiving the DeMille award at 1989 Golden Globes | |
| Posted by: CCentero 09:19 pm EDT 04/04/18 | |
| In reply to: Doris' day in the limelight: Receiving the DeMille award at 1989 Golden Globes - WaymanWong 11:41 am EDT 04/04/18 | |
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| Agree that they should find a way to do this--as should the Kennedy Center Honors. | |
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