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Day at a Time: An Indiana Girl's Sentimental Journey to Doris Day's Hollywood and Beyond Paperback – October 5, 2007

by Mary Anne Barothy (Author)

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Mary Anne Barothy was first an enthusiastic fan, then the personal secretary of Doris Day in the 1970 when key events were happening in the famous stars life. The only person to live in the Day household except for relatives and helpers, she witnessed, and has written about, Doriss son Terry, the death of Doriss husband Marty Melcher, the TV series and movies, celebrity friends and dates, and many personal stories which show Doris Day almost the same as the roles she played on screen: a charming and decent friend from mid-America.

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Ms. Barothy grew up in Indianapolis joining the staff of The Indianapolis News as a society reporter for nearly two years before moving to Los Angeles. Her journalism background served here well with future employment at the May Company in Los Angeles and later working and living with Doris Day.

Print length

178 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Hawthorne Publishing
Publication date

October 5, 2007
Dimensions

6 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
ISBN-10

0978716744
ISBN-13

978-0978716745
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hawthorne Publishing (October 5, 2007)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 178 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0978716744
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0978716745
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches

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Proud Cheapskate

A pleasant inside look at an American legend

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2014

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Ms. Barothy was given the dream of her lifetime - the opportunity to personally connect with her idol, Doris Day. Her hope of meeting Day went from cruising by the star's Beverly Hills home in the hope of catching a glimpse of her, to being part of a group of young girls who would meet her at a local bakery to becoming Day's personal secretary and temporarily joining her household. Perhaps it's because I'm a Doris Day fan myself, but I'm glad Barothy didn't publish a trashy tell-all. She treats her former employer with love, care and respect. Day at a Time exceeded my expectations and "It's Magic" for Doris Kappelhoff's fans.

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Lynne Mclaughlin

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2014

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Enjoyed reading about Doris from someone else's point of view!

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Tiffy

Delightful read if you're a fan of Doris Day

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2014

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This is a very delightful read if you're a fan of Doris Day. The author was/is a die-hard Doris Day fan who ended up becoming her personal secretary while Doris was working on The Doris Day Show. Some of the stories are very humorous. My favorite is when Doris and Mary Anne, her secretary, were visiting Doris' son Terry who was in the hospital and Doris disliked how some plants/flowers weren't being watered outside. They both ended up making a big wet mess when they couldn't get the water to stop outside after breaking the knob! I recommend for any Doris fan.

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Ben Cassara

INTERESTING INSITE ON DAY HISTORY!

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2008

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Almost didn't purchase this book after reading many of the reviews....but being a HUGE Day fan and curious, I bought it. Have to say it was fascinating reading for me. It was really great to see another side of this great lady....she is only human....and still comes off as a super, very real and terrific person. I would recomend this book for fast interesting reading!

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Cheryl Lee Harris

Indiana Girl stalks a Movie Star and Betrays The Star' s Kindnesses

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2019

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I have loved Doris Day since I saw her in Calamity Jane in 1953 when I was six years old, so I purchased Barothy's memoir to learn more about Day's life and rise to stardom. I cannot fathom traveling across country, stalking a famous person like Doris Day, finagling a job in her home, taking notes, and then betraying her trust by revealing what should have remained private conversations and experiences. Had Barothy met this wonderful singer, dancer, comic and dramatic actress, enjoyed her company, respected her privacy and humanity, and loved her as much as she professes to, she never would had published this book. We all would be found flawed if someone trailed us about for 3 or 4 years and then published an account about what they had seen and heard. I have watched 38 of Day's movies and all five years of her television series, listened to many of her recordings, read her autobiography and several other books about her, and reviewed several interviews she did. She was greatly loved by people who knew and worked with her, and she has given great joy to countless people with her songs and performances. That she displayed bad judgment at times simply makes her, as she states about Clark Gable's character in TEACHER's PET, more human, and in my estimation, more lovable and relatable.

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John M. stansbury Jr.

day at a time

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2007

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A well written book giving you some insight on what it would be like to live with doris day. The book covers the time when doris was still doing a tv show and before she moved to carmel.There was some disclosure of the life of doris but some secrets are well kept.

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Christine Hess

Mary Anne the real Star

Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2019

Thank You for taking the time to share a part of your life with us. Even celebrities are human beings with many faults that remind us they are just like anybody else. I'm truly sorry your loyal devotion to Doris was not returned in the end. She was a woman who allowed others to control her life and this was common for women in this era. I truly enjoyed it and it makes you appreciate your life that was probably more normal then Doris. She was a beautiful actress but I'm deeply saddened that she never had a decent relationship with her grandson. You should be proud that you gave her a few years of honest and loyal devotion probably more then the majority in her life ever gave her. Actors and actresses are humans who make the same mistakes as the common people but never seem to be able to commit to lasting relationships even with their own families.

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2017

I like Doris Day. This was a person who stalked Doris Day which was really creepy. It was even more disturbing how many other fans she joined in with to stalk her. She eventually became "friends" with her. It seemed Doris was very demanding and Mary Anne had absolutely no self worth. She did whatever Doris demanded of her. He life evolved around Doris. The ending was abrupt and not very clear on why Doris fired her. After all these years, you would think that they would have talked at one time or another. Just more disturbing than anything.

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