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I always feel a rise in my scalp or in the backs of my wrists when something is special, whether it be a song or a man.

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Doris Day
Age: 97 †
Born: 1922
Born: January 1
Died: 2019
Died: May 13
Actor
Actress
Autobiographer
Film Actor
Jazz Musician
Recording Artist
Singer
Television Actor
Television Producer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Doris Mary Kappelhoff
Doris Mary Ann Kappelhoff
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I've been through everything. I always said I was like those round-bottomed circus dolls — you know, those dolls you could push down and they'd come back up? I've always been like that. I've always said, No matter what happens, if I get pushed down, I'm going to come right back up.
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I don't know if I want to get married again.
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