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Laraine Day

Acting

Born October 13, 1920 · Roosevelt, Utah, USA

Died November 10, 2007

Also known as Laraine Johnson · La Raine Johnson

Biography

Laraine Day was an American actress, radio and television commentator, and former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) contract star. As a leading lady, she was paired opposite major film stars, including Robert Mitchum, Joel McCrea, Lana Turner, Cary Grant, Ronald Reagan, Kirk Douglas, and John Wayne. In addition to her numerous film and television roles, she acted on stage, conducted her own radio and television shows, and wrote two books. Because of her marriage to Leo Durocher and her involvement with his baseball career, she was known as the "First Lady of Baseball". Her best-known films include Foreign Correspondent; My Son, My Son; Journey for Margaret; Mr. Lucky; The Locket; and the Dr. Kildare series.

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Awards & recognition

  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1960

Filmography27 titles

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

1962as Ruth

Airwolf

1984as Amelia Davenport

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Constance Fletcher

What's My Line?

1950as Self

Mr. Lucky

1943as Dorothy Bryant

Foreign Correspondent

1940as Carol Fisher

Stella Dallas

1937as Girl at Soda Shop / Train Passenger (uncredited)

Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day

1941as Nurse Mary Lamont

Dr. Kildare Goes Home

1940as Nurse Mary Lamont

Lux Video Theatre

1950as Lydia

Dr. Kildare's Crisis

1940as Nurse Mary Lamont

Letter to Loretta

1953as Sara Lewis

The Glass Key

1942as Nurse (uncredited)

Fantasy Island

1978as Mrs. Cummings

The Locket

1946as Nancy

The Story of Dr. Wassell

1944as Madeleine

The Love Boat

1977as Vera Simpson

My Dear Secretary

1948as Stephanie 'Steve' Gaylord

The Secret of Dr. Kildare

1939as Nurse Mary Lamont

Tarzan Finds a Son!

1939as Mrs. Richard Lancing

Murder on Flight 502

1975as Claire Garwood

The High and the Mighty

1954as Lydia Rice

The F.B.I.

1965as Helen York

Tycoon

1947as Maura Alexander Munroe

The Woman on Pier 13

1949as Nan Lowry Collins

Without Honor

1949as Jane Bandle

Climax!

1954as Ellen Parker