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Laraine Day

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Laraine Day
  • Birth Name:
    La Raine Johnson
  • Nickname:
    The First Lady of Baseball
  • Date of Birth:
    October 3, 1920
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Libra
  • Place of Birth:
    Roosevelt, Utah, USA
  • Place of Death:
    Ivins, Utah, USA
  • Date of Death:
    November 10, 2007
  • Cause of Death:
    Cancer
  • Height:
    5' 5"
  • Sex:
    Female
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Laraine Day
  • Brother:
    Lamar
  • Spouse:
    Ray Hendricks - divorced
    Leo Durocher - divorced
    Michael Grilikhes -
  • Son:
    Chris Durocher
  • Daughter:
    Leo Durocher

Career

Laraine Day

Trivia

Laraine Day
  • For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Laraine Day has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6676 Hollywood Blvd.
  • In 1939 she signed with MGM, going on to become popular and well-known (billed as Laraine Day) as "Nurse Mary Lamont", the title character's fiancee in a string of seven "Dr. Kildare" movies beginning with Calling Dr. Kildare (1939), with Lew Ayres in the title role.
  • In 1937 she debuted onscreen in a bit part in Stella Dallas; shortly afterwards she won lead roles in several George O'Brien westerns at RKO, in which she was billed as "Laraine Hays" and then Laraine Johnson.
  • She was a descendant of a prominent Mormon pioneer leader, and moved with her family from Utah to California, where she began her acting career with the Long Beach Players.
  • Was an American actress and a former MGM contract star.

Filmography

Laraine Day

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