American actress and singer Doris Day, whose wholesome screen presence stood for a time of innocence in 1960s films, has died, her foundation says. She was 97. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at her Carmel Valley, Calif., home. She was surrounded by close friends and “had been in excellent physical health for her age, until recently contracting a serious case of pneumonia,” the foundation says in an emailed statement. Day broke into her singing career at the age of 19 with the Les Brown Band. She went on to become a popular recording artist and Hollywood actress. In this good obit from City News she is seen telling Johnny Carson that despite the image she was no Goody Two Shoes.
