Day at a Time
An Indiana Girl's Sentimental Journey to Doris Day's Hollywood and Beyond
Description:... In 1968 Mary Anne Barothy left her society reporter's job on The Indianapolis News to fulfill a movie fan's dream: she went to Hollywood to see, and work near, her film idol Doris Day. Mary Anne got to know Miss Day and their friendship evolved into an offer to work for her long-time idol as her personal secretary, a position she held for four years, part of that time in residence, as the only person outside of family to ever have lived in the star's home. "My dream was to get to meet her one day and, through a series of events, my dream came true and I worked with and lived with her..." - Mary Anne Barothy. Mary Anne has now told in detail the story of her years as part of the Doris Day entourage in her new book Day at a Time: An Indiana Girl's Sentimental Journey to Doris Day's Hollywood and Beyond. There was plenty of action during these years when Day was fighting to regain her fortune, starring in a hit TV series, and beginning her career as an animal rights' advocate. "We never knew what would come up in any given day, and my job was to do it all, whether it was helping her with her lines for a dog food commercial, walking the 11 dogs who sometimes fought each other, fixing her favorite breakfast of eggs over lightly and crisp bacon, driving a truck, or aiding on 'The Doris Day Show" - Mary Anne Barothy. During this time Mary Anne also socialized with many well-known celebrities including Doris' son Terry, who was an innocent witness at the Charles Manson murder trial, Billy De Wolfe, James Cagney, June Allyson, Dr. Robert Schuller, Warren Beatty, and author Jackie Susann to name a few. As the only person besides a relative to live in Doris Day's home and experience the star's personal life and career moves first-hand, Mary Anne Barothy's story offers unique appeal featuring stories never before told and personal photos of Doris never before seen. "Day at a Time: An Indiana Girl's Sentimental Journey to Doris Day's Hollywood and Beyond is a positive, interesting memoir that contains many anecdotes about the star, celebrities she knew and events in her career. It was an important time in Doris Day's life: she had just lost her husband Marty Melcher; her son was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident; she was fighting to regain the fortune that had been lost by an unscrupulous agent; and she was completing her TV series. This well-told story will capture the hearts of the tens of thousands of fans of this woman who was recently voted the most popular film actress of all time." - Turner Classic Movies.
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